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--- centos7_privoxy [2016/04/21 13:43] – [Sources] admin
+++ centos7_privoxy [2016/04/21 14:47] – [Sources] admin
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   * Download the latest [[http://www.privoxy.org/|source code]].
   * Install development tools:<code>yum groupinstall development tools</code>
-  * Install required packages:<code>yum install zlib-devel w3m</code>
+  * Install required packages:<code>yum install zlib-devel pcre-devel w3m</code>
   * Extract the archive:<code>tar zxvf privoxy-3.0.24-stable-src.tar.gz</code>
   * Create a privoxy user:<code>groupadd -g 1984 privoxy
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 make -s install  USER=privoxy GROUP=privoxy
 </code>
+  * Privoxy only includes a SysV service, enable this service:<code>cp privoxy-generic.init /etc/init.d/privoxy
+# Edit /etc/init.d/privoxy and change the paths to /opt/privoxy...
+# PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/privoxy/sbin
+# P_CONF_FILE=/opt/privoxy/etc/config
+# P_PIDFILE=/opt/privoxy/var/run/privoxy.pid
+chkconfig --add privoxy
+chkconfig privoxy on</code>
+  * Start privoxy:<code>service privoxy start</code>
+====Post configuration====
+  * Change listen-address.
+  * Open firewall port.
+  * Check if Privoxy works: http://config.privoxy.org/ or http://p.p