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title: Install squid-proxy on KDE Neon using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of squid-proxy for on KDE Neon - Squid is a caching
  proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/squid-gary/kde-neon
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# Install squid-proxy on **KDE Neon**

# squid-proxy (squid-gary)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/squid-gary/kde-neon#install)

#### Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more.

It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching
and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
Squid has extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator.

usage: $ sudo snap set squid http-port=9876
supported parameters:

* http-port: The socket addresses where Squid will listen for HTTP client requests. The default is '3128'
* cache-mem: The ideal amount of memory (MB) to be used for in-transit/Hot/negative-Cached objects. The default is '256'
* maximum-object-size: The max-size parameter on any cache\_dir (MB). The default is '512'.
* maximum-object-size-in-memory: Objects greater than this size (MB)will not be attempted to kept in the memory cache. The default is '16'.
* cache\_dir\_space: The amount of disk space (MB) to use under cache directory. The default value is '4096'.
* visible-hostname: If you want to present a special hostname in error messages, etc, define this. The default value is 'store.etag.proxy'.
* cache\_mgr: Email-address of local cache manager who will receive mail if the cache dies. The default value is 'webmaster@mail.com'.

### Package name

* squid-gary

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2017 - latest/stable
* 17 May 2017 - latest/candidate

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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## Enable snaps on KDE Neon and install squid-proxy

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line. Open the *Konsole* terminal and enter the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install squid-proxy

To install squid-proxy, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install squid-gary
```

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