How To Install xul-ext-form-history-control on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-form-history-control on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xul-ext-form-history-control
xul-ext-form-history-control is:
An extension to View and Manage all form data that has been saved by the web browser giving you full control over what is stored, what is cleaned up or not, and when to perform a cleanup. This extension even allows you to control selectively for which webpages form history data is stored (either blacklist or whitelist). Also stores text from editor fields as you type for easy recovery in case of disaster.
This extension enables you to selectively delete privacy sensitive information without having to delete the entire history. With the help of powerful regular expressions, information can simply and effectively be retrieved, edited or deleted. Use it to correct misspelled entries, get rid of sensitive data like private banking info or delete passwords that were entered into the wrong formfield.
This plugin also stores text from editor fields as you type, so you never have to loose your work when disaster strikes. Recover your lost work after session timeouts, network failures, browser crashes, power failures and all other things that will destroy the hard work you just put into writing that important email, essay or blog post.
Form History Control can filter data either by keyword, active page, active field or cleanup criteria. Powerful advanced search options allows you to find information by name, value, timeframe, usage or host. Optional regular expressions provide a very effective way to retrieve any information you might look for. The advanced search option comes with a list of predefined regular expressions which can be altered or extended to fit any need.
The extension also offers the possibility to export/import form history data and configuration settings, allowing you to exchange data between multiple browser configurations or import history data into your own application of choice.
Form History Control can also be used to easily autofill textfields in a web form using either the most used or the last used formhistory data.
There are three methods to install xul-ext-form-history-control on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xul-ext-form-history-control Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-form-history-control using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-form-history-control
Install xul-ext-form-history-control Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-form-history-control using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-form-history-control
Install xul-ext-form-history-control 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 xul-ext-form-history-control using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-form-history-control
How To Uninstall xul-ext-form-history-control on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-form-history-control package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-form-history-control
Uninstall xul-ext-form-history-control And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-form-history-control and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-form-history-control
Remove xul-ext-form-history-control Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-form-history-control configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-form-history-control
Remove xul-ext-form-history-control configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-form-history-control configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-form-history-control
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-form-history-control package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
