On 20/02/2015 10:52 p.m., BennoBright.MariaEphrem wrote: > Hi, > > We got a requirement as setting up a squid proxy in the Linux OS. Squid proxy is new for me. It will be helpful if I got clarification for the below questions. > > > 1) Is it Squid proxy compatible with Ubuntu Server 14.10. Yes. Squid is compatible with all popular OS in the market - and quite a few others as well. With some major limitations when used on Windows or MacOS. > > 2) Which Squid proxy version fit in more appropriate with the Ubuntu Server 14.10. > "apt-get install squid" (or maybe selecting Squid in the package manager menu) installs the Ubuntu provided 3.1 package. This is the definitively the most appropriate fit for that Ubuntu version - because it was created and built specifically for installing there. For a newer Squid I think you can also install the "squid3" package from the Debian Testing/Jesse or Unstable/Sid repositories fairly easily. It is a recent 3.4 with some relevant patches from the latest 3.4.11/12 releases. Going to the Debian package you trade Upstart integration and Ubuntu paid support for more up-to-date bug fixes, features and speed. > 3) Performance wise is there any recommendation to choose OS and Squid proxy combination with respect to the version etc? > Performance is an ongoing work. Each Squid version is a little better than the previous. So the answer will always be "the latest". Whether the gradual improvements actually matter for you depends on what the expected bandwith load is going to be... - If you are installing it to have up to 30Mbps of traffic thrown through it then any of the recent Squid should be just fine. - If you are expecting over 30Mbps traffic rates from a single proxy then go with the latest (see answer for #2) and prepare yourself to start learning how to fine tune the config for performance, and later perhapse also how to custom build with even more tuning. - A single Squid can reach to somewhere between 50Mbps and 100Mbps at present with tuning last I heard, then things start to get fancy with heirarchies for higher traffic volumes. > 4) Where can I see the list of Linux server versions which are compatible with the Squid Proxy. > All of them are. See answer for #1. The best choice is to go with the OS you (or your sysadmin) are most comfortible with managing already. Learning one new piece of software is enough, and Squid will operate pretty much the same on most OS. Amos _______________________________________________ squid-users mailing list squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.squid-cache.org/listinfo/squid-users
