How To Install webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu.
What is webext-ublock-origin
webext-ublock-origin is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed. Please install webext-ublock-origin-firefox or webext-ublock-origin-chromium instead.
There are three methods to install webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install webext-ublock-origin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-ublock-origin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webext-ublock-origin
Install webext-ublock-origin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-ublock-origin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webext-ublock-origin
Install webext-ublock-origin Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-ublock-origin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webext-ublock-origin
How To Uninstall webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the webext-ublock-origin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webext-ublock-origin
Uninstall webext-ublock-origin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webext-ublock-origin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-ublock-origin
Remove webext-ublock-origin Configurations and Data
To remove webext-ublock-origin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webext-ublock-origin
Remove webext-ublock-origin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webext-ublock-origin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-ublock-origin
Dependencies
webext-ublock-origin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-ublock-origin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.