How To Install ublock-origin-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ublock-origin-doc on Debian 9. ublock-origin-doc is general-purpose lightweight ads, malware, trackers blocker - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ublock-origin-doc on Debian 9.

What is ublock-origin-doc

ublock-origin-doc is:

uBlock is a small footprint blocker for against web ads, malware, trackers, analytics and similar invasive items.

Compared to other blockers like AdBlock and Ghostery, ?Block is focused on having a smaller memory and CPU footprint.

This package contains larger files that are part of ?Block’s documentation.

There are three methods to install ublock-origin-doc 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 ublock-origin-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ublock-origin-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ublock-origin-doc

Install ublock-origin-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ublock-origin-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ublock-origin-doc

Install ublock-origin-doc 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 ublock-origin-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ublock-origin-doc

How To Uninstall ublock-origin-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ublock-origin-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ublock-origin-doc

Uninstall ublock-origin-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ublock-origin-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ublock-origin-doc

Remove ublock-origin-doc Configurations and Data

To remove ublock-origin-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ublock-origin-doc

Remove ublock-origin-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ublock-origin-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ublock-origin-doc

Dependencies

ublock-origin-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ublock-origin-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.