How To Install mozplugger on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozplugger on Debian 9.
What is mozplugger
mozplugger is:
mozplugger allows you to seamlessly integrate external applications to view files downloaded from the web that Mozilla can not normally handle. The application is embedded within a Mozilla window as to act like and feel like a true plugin.
This allows you to view PDFs, Postscript files, animations and movies, amongst other file types all from within Mozilla (with supporting applications).
There are three methods to install mozplugger 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 mozplugger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mozplugger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mozplugger
Install mozplugger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mozplugger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mozplugger
Install mozplugger 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 mozplugger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mozplugger
How To Uninstall mozplugger on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mozplugger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mozplugger
Uninstall mozplugger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mozplugger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mozplugger
Remove mozplugger Configurations and Data
To remove mozplugger configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mozplugger
Remove mozplugger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mozplugger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mozplugger
Dependencies
mozplugger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozplugger package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
