How To Install ubufox on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubufox on Ubuntu 20.04. ubufox is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubufox on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ubufox

ubufox is:

This is a transitional dummy package to ease the migration from the ubufox to the new xul-ext-ubufox package. You can remove it safely.

There are three methods to install ubufox 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 ubufox Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ubufox

Install ubufox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubufox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubufox

Install ubufox 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 ubufox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubufox

How To Uninstall ubufox on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ubufox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubufox

Uninstall ubufox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubufox

Remove ubufox Configurations and Data

To remove ubufox configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubufox

Remove ubufox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubufox

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Summary

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