How To Install edbrowse on Debian 10

Learn how to install edbrowse on Debian 10 with this tutorial. edbrowse is /bin/ed-alike webbrowser written in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install edbrowse on Debian 10.

What is edbrowse

edbrowse is:

edbrowse is a reimplementation of /bin/ed, with some basic differences (it uses Perl regular expressions) with the ability to visit webpages and ftp sites. edbrowse performs basic transformations on the html source to produce a readable representation. edbrowse supports Forms, Frames, Netscape-style cookies, HTTPS connections and JavaScript.

There are three methods to install edbrowse on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install edbrowse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install edbrowse

Install edbrowse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install edbrowse

Install edbrowse 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 edbrowse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install edbrowse

How To Uninstall edbrowse on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove edbrowse

Uninstall edbrowse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall edbrowse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove edbrowse

Remove edbrowse Configurations and Data

To remove edbrowse configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge edbrowse

Remove edbrowse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edbrowse

Dependencies

edbrowse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install edbrowse package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.