How To Install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is chromium-browser
chromium-browser is:
An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
There are three methods to install chromium-browser 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 chromium-browser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-browser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-browser
Install chromium-browser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-browser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-browser
Install chromium-browser 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 chromium-browser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-browser
How To Uninstall chromium-browser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the chromium-browser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-browser
Uninstall chromium-browser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-browser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-browser
Remove chromium-browser Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-browser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-browser
Remove chromium-browser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-browser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-browser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-browser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
