shell proxy via proxychains-ng

This blog post provides an in-depth guide on how to set up a shell proxy using proxychains-ng on GNU/Linux systems. It begins by explaining the need for a proxy to speed up access when visiting external websites or downloading content through a shell. The post then introduces proxychains-ng, a simple and convenient tool for this purpose, as an alternative to temporary solutions like 'export https_proxy'. The post proceeds with detailed instructions on how to download, compile, and install proxychains-ng. The steps include cloning the tool from GitHub, entering the downloaded folder, compiling the tool, and installing it along with the proxychains.conf configuration file. The final part of the blog post covers the configuration process. It explains how to view and edit the profile location, set up a SOCKS5 proxy and an HTTP proxy, and modify an alias in zsh. After following these steps, readers should be able to achieve faster access through a proxy. The blog post concludes by congra...--GPT 4