How To Install chromedriver on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromedriver on Debian 9.
What is chromedriver
chromedriver is:
Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.
This is a transitional package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install chromedriver on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chromedriver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chromedriver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromedriver
Install chromedriver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromedriver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromedriver
Install chromedriver 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install chromedriver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromedriver
How To Uninstall chromedriver on Debian 9
To uninstall only the chromedriver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromedriver
Uninstall chromedriver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromedriver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromedriver
Remove chromedriver Configurations and Data
To remove chromedriver configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromedriver
Remove chromedriver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromedriver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromedriver
Dependencies
chromedriver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromedriver package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
