How To Install firefox-geckodriver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-geckodriver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is firefox-geckodriver
firefox-geckodriver is:
Firefox delivers safe, easy web browsing. A familiar user interface, enhanced security features including protection from online identity theft, and integrated search let you get the most out of the web.
This package contains geckodriver, a proxy for using W3C WebDriver-compatible clients (such as selenium) to interact with Gecko-based browsers. See https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/geckodriver/ for details.
There are three methods to install firefox-geckodriver on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firefox-geckodriver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox-geckodriver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firefox-geckodriver
Install firefox-geckodriver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox-geckodriver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firefox-geckodriver
Install firefox-geckodriver 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 firefox-geckodriver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firefox-geckodriver
How To Uninstall firefox-geckodriver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the firefox-geckodriver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firefox-geckodriver
Uninstall firefox-geckodriver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firefox-geckodriver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firefox-geckodriver
Remove firefox-geckodriver Configurations and Data
To remove firefox-geckodriver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firefox-geckodriver
Remove firefox-geckodriver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firefox-geckodriver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firefox-geckodriver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-geckodriver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
