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slackware:parentalcontrol [2008/02/21 21:55] – Change EXEMPTUSERS to PRIVUSERS (bugfix); use gpasswd instead of usermod. alienslackware:parentalcontrol [2008/05/18 13:27] (current) – Newer dansguardian version number. alien
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   * Yet allow unlimited Internet access for the parents' login account, and for //root//.   * Yet allow unlimited Internet access for the parents' login account, and for //root//.
 The sections on compiling and installing tinyproxy and dansguardian are taken from that other article, to make //this// article self-contained. I still encourage you to read the [[:slackware:proxy|transparent proxy]] article if you want to know a little more on the background of (transparent) proxying and content filtering. The sections on compiling and installing tinyproxy and dansguardian are taken from that other article, to make //this// article self-contained. I still encourage you to read the [[:slackware:proxy|transparent proxy]] article if you want to know a little more on the background of (transparent) proxying and content filtering.
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 ===== Proxy installation ===== ===== Proxy installation =====
  
-The [[http://tinyproxy.sf.net/|homepage for tinyproxy]] has download links for "stable" and "devel" versions. I decided to just use the "devel" release since it looks like the current maintainer is looking for someone to take over the project and the software has not had an update for a long time. The "devel" program however is actually quite stable. \\ +The [[http://tinyproxy.sf.net/|homepage for tinyproxy]] has download links for "stable" and "devel" versions. I have used the "devel" version in the past, but I decided to switch to the "stable" release since that was actually released many months after the latest development release. Although this software has not had an update for a long time, the tinyproxy web site shows new activities, so I expect new releases to appear anytime soon. The "devel" program however is actually quite stable. \\ 
 Tinyproxy must explicitly be build for transparent proxy support. If you want to compile and install the software manually, this is what you would do: <code> Tinyproxy must explicitly be build for transparent proxy support. If you want to compile and install the software manually, this is what you would do: <code>
-tar -zxvf tinyproxy-1.7.0.tar.gz +tar -zxvf tinyproxy-1.6.3.tar.gz 
-cd tinyproxy-1.7.0+cd tinyproxy-1.6.3
 ./configure --prefix=/usr \ ./configure --prefix=/usr \
             --localstatedir=/var \             --localstatedir=/var \
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 make install make install
 </code> If you rather install a Slackware package or want to use a SlackBuild script to create a Slackware package, you'll find all you need in [[http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/tinyproxy/|my repository]] </code> If you rather install a Slackware package or want to use a SlackBuild script to create a Slackware package, you'll find all you need in [[http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/tinyproxy/|my repository]]
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 ===== Contentfilter installation ===== ===== Contentfilter installation =====
  
 The dansguardian software is actively maintained. You will need the basic software package you can download from the [[http://dansguardian.org/|dansguardian homepage]]. It's default configuration will already be sufficient for a lot of people. If you want more extensive URL blacklists or badword lists you can look at the website. Some extensions you'll find have to be paid for however.\\  The dansguardian software is actively maintained. You will need the basic software package you can download from the [[http://dansguardian.org/|dansguardian homepage]]. It's default configuration will already be sufficient for a lot of people. If you want more extensive URL blacklists or badword lists you can look at the website. Some extensions you'll find have to be paid for however.\\ 
-Although the most current release is in the //ALPHA// download section, it's actually quite stable. I used that for my install. For the manually compiling people: <code> +Although the most current release is in the //BETA// download section, it's actually quite stable. I used that for my install. For the manually compiling people: <code> 
-tar -zxvf dansguardian-2.9.7.1.tar.gz +tar -zxvf dansguardian-2.9.9.4.tar.gz 
-cd dansguardian-2.9.7.1+cd dansguardian-2.9.9.4
 ./configure --prefix=/usr \ ./configure --prefix=/usr \
             --localstatedir=/var \             --localstatedir=/var \
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             --enable-clamd \             --enable-clamd \
             --enable-email \             --enable-email \
 +            --enable-commandline \
             --with-proxyuser=nobody \             --with-proxyuser=nobody \
             --with-proxygroup=nobody             --with-proxygroup=nobody

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