Thanks Amos and flyinghawk2k. I think I actually got squid built and running. I ran ./configure with just the " --prefix=/usr/local/squid" option to get started. I didn't change anything in the squid.conf file. After I started squid, a "ps" command yielded expected results. I then configured my browser to point to local host, port 3128, and entered a known url. The access.log file showed entries reflecting resources downloaded from the url entered. I stopped squid, and tried to refresh the previous url, but it failed as expected. I seemed to have some trouble getting squid to stop with "squid -k shutdown". Is there a more advisable way to stop squid? Also, where can I find the squid.pid file? TIA, Albert Wang ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:19:48 +1200 > From: squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: hi > > flyinghawk2k wrote: > > 2010/7/25 Albert Wang : > >> Hello, > >> I am trying to understand ICAP and ECAP services for a project at work, and am finding that squid looks to be a good first step. > >> > >> To that end, I want to learn how to install and configure squid3 on my home laptop, running Ubuntu 10.4. > > > > 1. download the source and untar it. > > 2. cd the source dir. > > 3. ./configure --help to check the options for compiling. > > 4. ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/squid ... (configure it with the > > options you want) --prefix=/usr/local/squid > > These are the minimal set of options to integrate with Debian based OS > including Ubuntu: > http://wiki.squid-cache.org/KnowledgeBase/Debian#Compiling > > > 5. make && make install (compile and install it) > > 6. cd /usr/local/squid; sbin/squid -z; (init the cachedir, and look > > for what happens) > > 7. sbin/squid (start the squid) > > > > That's all IMO. > > To use ecap you will also need to patch and build the libecap which is > not provided yet. I'm working on packaging it unofficially, but it may > take a while. > > Amos > -- > Please be using > Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE9 or 3.1.5
