Squid for Solaris 8

Does anyone know how to correctly install squid on Solaris 8. I need step by step instructions if possible. Thanks

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Does anyone know how to correctly install squid on Solaris 8. I need step by step instructions if possible. Thanks

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Hi, since nobody else is gonna answer ur question I'll give u a little help. First read the Newbie FAQ (again). Now we can have a real talk.

I myself don't know any step by step instructions to install squid on Solaris but if I were u I would naturally search "how to install squid on solaris" (without quotes) at google. Yes u can type a full sentence or any other combination of words. Anyway, the first link comes up seems helpful to me. Check out the other links too.

Peace always,
<jdenny>

Heya 36_chambers
Wouldnt it be just like any other software i havent used squid and i dont know what it is but what are you
having trouble with ? is the file you downloaded an rpm or tar.gz package ?

if it is an rpm issue the command

rpm -Uvh <rpm file name>

the rpm command will make and install the file's on to you're machine then issue the command whereis squid and it will show you where the rpm has installed it to

and if it is a tar file issue the command (NOTE i always make a directory in /tmp directory if i am installing new file's)

gzip -d <file name.>.tar.gz

this will uncompress the file from gzip and will take the gzip compression out of the file and you will be left with
<file name>.tar

then issue the command

tar -xvf <file name>.tar

this will uncompress all the file's in to there own directory usually called what the tar package is
then cd in to the directory
then type ls to list the file's look for configure then type
./configure
make
make install

then ls to look for the file and ./squid --help to get the help menu
if the configure command is not listed when you type ls llok for a file named generic then
make generic
make install
then ./squid --help for help on command's

i dont mean to seem rude but the README file is there for a reason

hint 'cat README'
NOTE you can only install most file's by being root the super user acount
use the su command to switch user's

D.0.C

what up D.O.C, thanks for the info, i will try it in class today. This is for a project.