How To Install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 22.04. chromium-browser is Transitional package - chromium-browser -> chromium snap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is chromium-browser

chromium-browser is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

chromium-browser is now replaced by the chromium snap.

There are three methods to install chromium-browser 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 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 22.04

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 22.04, 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 22.04 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 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.