Build Squid 4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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This article is now obsolete and no longer updated, please consider switching to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The following article describes how to build the latest Squid 4 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Build Squid 5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

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The following steps show how to rebuild Squid 4 capable of HTTPS filtering and SSL inspection on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

• Step 1: Update the System
• Step 2: Install Build Tools
• Step 3: Build Squid 4
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS repository for Squid 4

Note

All scripts mentioned in this tutorial can be downloaded from our GitHub repository .