How To Install webext-umatrix on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-umatrix on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is webext-umatrix
webext-umatrix is:
A point-and-click matrix-based firewall for your browser, with many privacy-enhancing tools.
uMatrix put you in full control of where your browser is allowed to connect, what type of data it is allowed to download, and what it is allowed to execute. Nobody else decides for you: You choose. You are in full control of your privacy.
uMatrix is for advanced users, but aims for ease of use.
There are three methods to install webext-umatrix on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install webext-umatrix 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-umatrix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webext-umatrix
Install webext-umatrix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-umatrix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webext-umatrix
Install webext-umatrix 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 webext-umatrix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webext-umatrix
How To Uninstall webext-umatrix on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the webext-umatrix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webext-umatrix
Uninstall webext-umatrix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webext-umatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-umatrix
Remove webext-umatrix Configurations and Data
To remove webext-umatrix configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webext-umatrix
Remove webext-umatrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webext-umatrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-umatrix
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-umatrix package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
