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How To Use Proxies With Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an operating system that is based on Linux and is made from mostly free and open-source software. It has three versions released for desktops, servers, and cores. Most of the popular Linux devices have Ubuntu as an operating system. Among the Linux distributions. It’s the most secure and the easiest for beginners to understand.

Carl Gamutan

by Carl Gamutan

Publishing Date: June 22, 2022


Ubuntu is an operating system that is based on Linux and is made from mostly free and open-source software. It has three versions released for desktops, servers, and cores. Most of the popular Linux devices have Ubuntu as an operating system. Among the Linux distributions. It’s the most secure and the easiest for beginners to understand.

To enhance your experience when using an Ubuntu operating system, you can utilize a Ubuntu proxy. An Ubuntu proxy has many uses, one of which is that it can help you protect your online identity and give you total anonymity when browsing the internet. It can also help you increase your internet speed by allowing you to connect to a stronger and faster internet connection.

If you want to do advanced tasks like bot automation and web scraping, an Ubuntu proxy will help you avoid any ban that websites will throw on your account. By continuously rotating proxies, your bot would have a different IP address each time it sends a number of requests. This fools any website into thinking that your bot’s requests are from genuine users.

Let’s set up an Ubuntu proxy server.

How To Use Proxies With Ubuntu

Step 1. Open your Application Launcher and search for “Settings”. Step 2. Click on the Settings icon.

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Step 3. Click on Network.

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Step 4. Turn on the Network Proxy button.

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Step 5. Now, input your proxy server’s hostname or IP address with the corresponding port number.

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You can now close the window and it will automatically save your settings.

Congratulations! You have now finished configuring your Ubuntu proxy server. Note that the first time you visit any website, there will be a pop up asking for your login credentials.