How To Install netsurf-fb on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install netsurf-fb on Ubuntu 20.04. netsurf-fb is small web browser with CSS support for framebuffers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netsurf-fb on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is netsurf-fb

netsurf-fb is:

NetSurf is a multi-platform lightweight web browser. It aims to provide comprehensive rendering of HTML 5 with CSS 2 in a small resource footprint without compromising performance.

This version uses no toolkit and displays output on various framebuffers.

There are three methods to install netsurf-fb on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netsurf-fb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install netsurf-fb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install netsurf-fb

Install netsurf-fb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netsurf-fb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netsurf-fb

Install netsurf-fb 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 netsurf-fb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netsurf-fb

How To Uninstall netsurf-fb on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the netsurf-fb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netsurf-fb

Uninstall netsurf-fb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netsurf-fb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netsurf-fb

Remove netsurf-fb Configurations and Data

To remove netsurf-fb configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netsurf-fb

Remove netsurf-fb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove netsurf-fb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netsurf-fb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netsurf-fb package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.