How to install libsocks0 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

A Free Socks v4 and v5 Client Implementation

License: BSD-3-Clause http://www.inet.no/dante/

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	—	—	—
RHEL 9	—	—	—
RHEL 8	—	—	✓	1.4.3
RHEL 7	—	—	✓	1.4.3
RHEL 6	—	—	—

Description

Dante is a free implementation of the following proxy protocols: socks version 4, socks version 5 (rfc1928), and msproxy. It can be used as a firewall between networks. It is being developed by Inferno Nettverk A/S, a Norwegian consulting company. Commercial support is available. This package contains the dynamic libraries required to make existing applications become socks clients.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

libsocks0 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install libsocks0

libsocks0 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install libsocks0

Frequently asked questions

How do I install libsocks0 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install libsocks0 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is libsocks0 available for?

libsocks0 is available for RHEL 7, 8 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is libsocks0 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.