Installation

Privoxy 3.0.15 User Manual3. Installation2. Installation

Privoxy is available as raw source code (tarball - or via CVS), or pre-compiled binaries for various platforms. See the is available both in convenient pre-compiled + packages for a wide range of operating systems, and as raw source code. + For most users, we recommend using the packages, which can be downloaded from our + Privoxy Project Page for - the most up to date release information. +>Privoxy Project + Page.

Note: + On some platforms, the installer may remove previously installed versions, if + found. (See below for your platform). In any case be sure to backup + your old configuration if it is valuable to you. See the note to upgraders section below.

2.1. Binary Packages

How to install the binary packages depends on your operating system:

2.1.1. Red Hat and Fedora RPMs

RPMs can be installed with rpm -Uvh privoxy-3.0.15-1.rpm, + and will use /etc/privoxy for the location + of configuration files.

Note that on Red Hat, Privoxy will not be automatically started on system boot. You will + need to enable that using chkconfig, + ntsysv, or similar methods.

If you have problems with failed dependencies, try rebuilding the SRC RPM: + rpm --rebuild privoxy-3.0.15-1.src.rpm. This + will use your locally installed libraries and RPM version.

Also note that if you have a Junkbuster RPM installed + on your system, you need to remove it first, because the packages conflict. + Otherwise, RPM will try to remove Junkbuster + automatically if found, before installing Privoxy is also available via CVS. - This is the recommended approach at this time. But - please be aware that CVS is constantly changing, and it may break in - mysterious ways.

2.1.2. Debian and Ubuntu

DEBs can be installed with apt-get install privoxy, + and will use /etc/privoxy for the location of + configuration files.

2.1.3. Windows

Just double-click the installer, which will guide you through + the installation process. You will find the configuration files + in the same directory as you installed Privoxy in.

Version 3.0.5 beta introduced full Windows service + functionality. On Windows only, the Privoxy + program has two new command line arguments to install and uninstall + Privoxy as a service.

Arguments:

--install[:service_name] +

--uninstall[:service_name] +

After invoking Privoxy with + --install, you will need to bring up the + Windows service console to assign the user you + want Privoxy to run under, and whether or not you + want it to run whenever the system starts. You can start the + Windows services console with the following + command: services.msc. If you do not take the manual step + of modifying Privoxy's service settings, it will + not start. Note too that you will need to give Privoxy a user account that + actually exists, or it will not be permitted to + write to its log and configuration files.

2.1.4. Solaris

Create a new directory, cd to it, then unzip and + untar the archive. For the most part, you'll have to figure out where + things go.

2.1.5. OS/2

First, make sure that no previous installations of + Junkbuster and / or + Privoxy are left on your + system. Check that no Junkbuster + or Privoxy objects are in + your startup folder.

Then, just double-click the WarpIN self-installing archive, which will + guide you through the installation process. A shadow of the + Privoxy executable will be placed in your + startup folder so it will start automatically whenever OS/2 starts.

At present, The directory you choose to install Privoxy is known to run on Win32, Mac - OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, Linux (RedHat, Suse, Debian), FreeBSD, and many flavors - of Unix. There are source and binary releases for these available for - download at + into will contain all of the configuration files.

2.1.6. Mac OS X

Unzip the downloaded file (you can either double-click on the zip file + icon from the Finder, or from the desktop if you downloaded it there). + Then, double-click on the package installer icon and follow the + installation process.

The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful + installation (in addition to every time your computer starts up). To + prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your + computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named + /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.

To manually start or stop the privoxy service, use the Privoxy Utility + for Mac OS X. This application controls the privoxy service (e.g. + starting and stopping the service as well as uninstalling the software).

2.1.7. AmigaOS

Copy and then unpack the lha archive to a suitable location. + All necessary files will be installed into Privoxy + directory, including all configuration and log files. To uninstall, just + remove this directory.

2.1.8. FreeBSD

Privoxy is part of FreeBSD's Ports Collection, you can build and install + it with cd /usr/ports/www/privoxy; make install clean.

If you don't use the ports, you can fetch and install + the package with pkg_add -r privoxy.

The port skeleton and the package can also be downloaded from the + http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118File Release + Page, but there's no reason to use them unless you're interested in the + beta releases which are only available there.

2.1.9. Gentoo

Gentoo source packages (Ebuilds) for Privoxy are + contained in the Gentoo Portage Tree (they are not on the download page, + but there is a Gentoo section, where you can see when a new + Privoxy Version is added to the Portage Tree).

Before installing Privoxy under Gentoo just do + first emerge --sync to get the latest changes from the + Portage tree. With emerge privoxy you install the latest + version.

Configuration files are in /etc/privoxy, the + documentation is in /usr/share/doc/privoxy-3.0.15 + and the Log directory is in /var/log/privoxy.

3.1. Source2.2. Building from Source

There are several ways to install The most convenient way to obtain the Privoxy sources + is to download the source tarball from our + project download + page.

If you like to live on the bleeding edge and are not afraid of using + possibly unstable development versions, you can check out the up-to-the-minute + version directly from the + CVS repository.

To build Privoxy from source, - autoconf and GNU make (gmake) are required. Source is available as gzipped - tar archives. For this, first unpack the source:

autoconf, + GNU make + (gmake), and, of course, a C compiler like gcc are required.

When building from a source tarball, + first unpack the source:

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 tar xzvf privoxy-2.9.14-beta-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
- cd privoxy-2.9.14-beta
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tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.15-beta-src.tar.gz + cd privoxy-3.0.15-beta

For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need the CVS - package installed first. Note CVS source is development quality, - and may not be stable, or well tested. To download CVS source:

For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need a CVS client installed. + Note that sources from CVS are typically development quality, and may not be + stable, or well tested. To download CVS source, check the Sourceforge + documentation, which might give commands like:

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current - cd current -
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login + cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current + cd current
, which will contain the source tree.

Then, in either case, to build from unpacked tarball or CVS source:

You can also check out any Privoxy + "branch", just exchange the current + name with the wanted branch name (Example: v_3_0_branch for the 3.0 cvs + tree).

It is also strongly recommended to not run Privoxy + as root. You should configure/install/run Privoxy as + an unprivileged user, preferably by creating a "privoxy" user + and group just for this purpose. See your local documentation for the correct + command line to do add new users and groups (something like + adduser, but the command syntax may vary from platform + to platform).

/etc/passwd might then look like:

autoheader - autoconf - ./configure (--help to see options) - make (the make from gnu, gmake for *BSD) - su - make -n install (to see where all the files will go) - make install (to really install) -
privoxy:*:7777:7777:privoxy proxy:/no/home:/no/shell

Redhat and SuSE src and binary RPMs can be built with - "make redhat-dist" or - "make suse-dist" from unpacked sources. You - will need to run "autoconf; autoheader; - ./configure" beforehand. *BSD will require gmake (from - http://www.gnu.org). -

For Redhat and SuSE Linux RPM packages, see below.

3.1.1. Red Hat

To build Redhat RPM packages from source, install source as above. Then:

And then /etc/group, like:

autoheader - autoconf - ./configure - make redhat-dist -
privoxy:*:7777:

This will create both binary and src RPMs in the usual places. Example:

Some binary packages may do this for you.

/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686/privoxy-2.9.14-1.i686.rpm

/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/privoxy-2.9.14-1.src.rpm

To install, of course:

Then, to build from either unpacked tarball or CVS source:

rpm -Uvv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686/privoxy-2.9.14-1.i686.rpm -
autoheader + autoconf + ./configure # (--help to see options) + make # (the make from GNU, sometimes called gmake) + su # Possibly required + make -n install # (to see where all the files will go) + make -s install # (to really install, -s to silence output)

This will place the Privoxy configuration - files in /etc/privoxy/, and log files in - /var/log/privoxy/. Run - " Using GNU chkconfig privoxy on" to have - Privoxy start automatically during init.

3.1.2. SuSE

To build SuSE RPM packages, install source as above. Then:

make, you can have the first four steps + automatically done for you by just typing:

autoheader - autoconf - ./configure - make suse-dist -
make

This will create both binary and src RPMs in the usual places. Example:

in the freshly downloaded or unpacked source directory.

/usr/src/packages/RPMS/i686/privoxy-2.9.14-1.i686.rpm

/usr/src/packages/SRPMS/privoxy-2.9.14-1.src.rpm

To install, of course:

To build an executable with security enhanced features so that + users cannot easily bypass the proxy (e.g. "Go There Anyway"), or + alter their own configurations, configure like this:

rpm -Uvv /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i686/privoxy-2.9.14-1.i686.rpm -
./configure --disable-toggle --disable-editor --disable-force

This will place the Privoxy configuration - files in /etc/privoxy/, and log files in - /var/log/privoxy/.

3.1.3. OS/2

Then build as above. In Privoxy 3.0.7 and later, all of these options +can also be disabled through the configuration file.

Privoxy is packaged in a WarpIN self- - installing archive. The self-installing program will be named depending - on the release version, something like: - privoxyos2_setup_2.9.14.exe. In order to install it, simply - run this executable or double-click on its icon and follow the WarpIN - installation panels. A shadow of the PrivoxyWARNING: If installing as root, the install will fail + unless a non-root user or group is specified, or a privoxy - executable will be placed in your startup folder so it will start - automatically whenever OS/2 starts.

"user". If a group is specified (and no user), then the + support files will be installed as writable by that group, and owned by the + user running the installation.

The directory you choose to install configure accepts --with-user and + --with-group options for setting user and group ownership + of the configuration files (which need to be writable by the daemon). The + specified user must already exist. When starting + Privoxy - into will contain all of the configuration files.

, it must be run as this same user to + insure write access to configuration and log files!

If you would like to build binary images on OS/2 yourself, you will need - a few Unix-like tools: autoconf, autoheader and sh. These tools will be - used to create the required config.h file, which is not part of the - source distribution because it differs based on platform. You will also - need a compiler. - The distribution has been created using IBM VisualAge compilers, but you - can use any compiler you like. GCC/EMX has the disadvantage of needing - to be single-threaded due to a limitation of EMX's implementation of the - select() socket call.

Alternately, you can specify user and group + on the make command line, but be sure both already exist:

In addition to needing the source code distribution as outlined earlier, - you will want to extract the os2seutp directory from CVS: -

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co os2setup -
make -s install USER=privoxy GROUP=privoxy
- This will create a directory named os2setup/, which will contain the +>

The default installation path for make install is Makefile.vac makefile and /usr/local. This may of course be customized with + the various ./configure path options. If you are doing + an install to anywhere besides os2build.cmd - which is used to completely create the binary distribution. The sequence - of events for building the executable for yourself goes something like this: -
cd current - autoheader - autoconf - sh configure - cd ..\os2setup - nmake -f Makefile.vac -
/usr/local, be + sure to set the appropriate paths with the correct configure options + (./configure --help). Non-privileged users must of course + have write access permissions to wherever the target installation is going.

If you do install to /usr/local, the install will use + sysconfdir=$prefix/etc/privoxy by default. All other + destinations, and the direct usage of --sysconfdir flag + behave like normal, i.e. will not add the extra privoxy - You will see this sequence laid out in "config" name, and thus makes + /usr/local/etc cleaner.

If installing to /usr/local, the documentation will go + by default to os2build.cmd$prefix/share/doc. But if this directory + doesn't exist, it will then try $prefix/doc and install + there before creating a new $prefix/share/doc just for + Privoxy.

3.1.4. Windows

Click-click. (I need help on this. Not a clue here. Also for -configuration section below. HB.)

Again, if the installs goes to /usr/local, the + localstatedir (ie: var/) will default + to /var instead of $prefix/var so + the logs will go to /var/log/privoxy/, and the pid file + will be created in /var/run/privoxy.pid.

make install will attempt to set the correct values + in config (main configuration file). You should + check this to make sure all values are correct. If appropriate, + an init script will be installed, but it is up to the user to determine + how and where to start Privoxy. The init + script should be checked for correct paths and values, if anything other than + a default install is done.

If install finds previous versions of local configuration files, most of + these will not be overwritten, and the new ones will be installed with a + "new" extension. default.action and default.filter + will be overwritten. You will then need + to manually update the other installed configuration files as needed. The + default template files will be overwritten. If you have + customized, local templates, these should be stored safely in a separate + directory and defined in config by the + "templdir" directive. It is of course wise to always back-up any + important configuration files "just in case". If a previous + version of Privoxy is already running, you will + have to restart it manually.

For more detailed instructions on how to build Redhat RPMs, + Windows self-extracting installers, building on platforms with + special requirements etc, please consult the developer manual.

3.1.5. Other

2.3. Keeping your Installation Up-to-Date

Some quick notes on other Operating Systems.

As user feedback comes in and development continues, we will make updated versions + of both the main actions file (as a separate + package) and the software itself (including the actions file) available for + download.

For FreeBSD (and other *BSDs?), the build will require gmake - instead of the included make. gmake is - available from If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release updates of + Privoxy or the actions file, http://www.gnu.org. - The rest should be the same as above for Linux/Unix.

subscribe + to our announce mailing list, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.

In order not to lose your personal changes and adjustments when updating + to the latest default.action file we strongly + recommend that you use user.action and + user.filter for your local + customizations of Privoxy. See the Chapter on actions files for details.