Build Squid 4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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The following steps show how to rebuild the latest version of Squid 4 capable of HTTPS filtering and SSL inspection on Ubuntu 16 Xenial.

• Step 1: Update the System
• Step 2: Install Build Tools
• Step 3: Build eCAP 3 Library
• Step 4: Recompile Squid to Support HTTPS/SSL Filtering
• Ubuntu 16 Repository for Squid

Note

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