[Privoxy-users] Privoxy on Mac Sierra

[Spencer PriceNash]

Privoxy runs flawlessly on my Macbook, running High Sierra, 10.13.6.
I wonder if that's old; I don't do updates often.

I installed it via the homebrew thing...the https://brew.sh/ suite.

What I'm writing might not be helpful.  I'm an old UNIX guy and I
don't know about looking for Privoxy via a GUI.  I tried Ian
Silvester's instructions, and found nothing that way.

After base Privoxy configuration (I've dealt with it since the
Junkbuster days), I wrote a startup script for it (colons for
safety):

::#!/bin/sh
::# start privoxy
::# log file is /usr/local/var/log/privoxy/logfile
::
::/usr/local/Cellar/privoxy/3.0.26/sbin/privoxy /usr/local/etc/privoxy/config

Good luck.  Using homebrew/brew to get Privoxy might not be the way
for you to go -- it's a lot of work for one program -- but it worked
for me.  Of course, I don't have brew just for Privoxy.




On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 02:12:48PM -0500, Ian Silvester wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> If there is no Privoxy folder in Applications it would seem that the installation did not actually succeed; this would also explain why configuring the browser to use the proxy broke it's connection, since privoxy will not be running.
> 
> The installation log file is, however, placed in the Privoxy application folder; could you check both the global Applications folder and the one within the user account you were using when you installed Privoxy? In Finder these are:
> 
> Macintosh HD/Applications
> Macintosh HD/Users/<your username>/Applications
> 
> If you find a Privoxy folder in either location, please post the contents of install.log to this list.
> 
> Another location worth checking is the folder in which the actual executable is located. This is hidden in Finder so you will need to type Shift-Cmd-G and then in the dialog that pops up type:
> 
> /usr/local/bin
> 
> and see if privoxy is listed there.
> 
> 
> Let me know what you find,
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2020, at 12:59, Jacob&Aliza Sturm wrote:
> > I installed Privoxy on Mac Sierra and the installation completed 
> > successfully. However, There is no Privoxy folder under Applications. 
> > Where else can I find it?
> > 
> > I also tried to configure Chrome to use the proxy but was not able to 
> > reach any site on the internet.
> > 
> > Would appreciate any advice on how to get Privoxy to work.
> > 
> > Thanks
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