How To Install webext-ublock-origin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-ublock-origin on Kali Linux. webext-ublock-origin is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-ublock-origin on Kali Linux.

What is webext-ublock-origin

webext-ublock-origin is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed. Please install webext-ublock-origin-firefox or webext-ublock-origin-chromium instead.

There are three methods to install webext-ublock-origin on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install webext-ublock-origin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

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

Install webext-ublock-origin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webext-ublock-origin

Install webext-ublock-origin Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install webext-ublock-origin

How To Uninstall webext-ublock-origin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove webext-ublock-origin

Uninstall webext-ublock-origin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall webext-ublock-origin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove webext-ublock-origin Configurations and Data

To remove webext-ublock-origin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

webext-ublock-origin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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