Step by Step Install Squid Proxy Server on CentOS using yum install Command.

   The step by step article below show how to install Squid Proxy Server on CentOS using yum install command.  The example below show the step by step install squid sever using the CentOS installation DVD as the source of squid software package.  To install squid from CentOS installation DVD, first you need to setup the CentOS installation DVD as the source of installation software.  If your CentOS have the connection to the internet, you may execute the yum command (as show on command example below) to start to install Squid Proxy Server on CentOS system but if you want to install Squid from the installation DVD, you must make some yum configuration adjustment to enable you to install software package from CentOS installation DVD.

Install Squid Proxy Server on CentOS.

Execute yum install squid, then type in y key (when ask) and hit Enter button to start Squid proxy installation process.

[root@pc13 ~]# yum install squid

Setting up Install Process

Parsing package install arguments

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package squid.i386 7:2.6.STABLE6-5.el5_1.3 set to be updated

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size

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Installing:

 squid                   i386       7:2.6.STABLE6-5.el5_1.3  c5-media          1.2 M

Transaction Summary

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Install      1 Package(s)        

Update       0 Package(s)        

Remove       0 Package(s)        

Total download size: 1.2 M

Is this ok [y/N]: y   <-- Type in 'y' and hit 'Enter' key to proceed with squid proxy server installation

Downloading Packages:

Running rpm_check_debug

Running Transaction Test

Finished Transaction Test

Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction

  Installing: squid                        ######################### [1/1]

Installed: squid.i386 7:2.6.STABLE6-5.el5_1.3

Complete!

[root@pc13 ~]#

Note: You still have to connect to internet to update squid proxy server, and to update your CentOS entirely ;-) happy install

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