How To Install chromium-driver on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-driver on Kali Linux.
What is chromium-driver
chromium-driver is:
Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.
This package provides a bridge between the browser component and the selenium automatic webdriver.
There are three methods to install chromium-driver on Kali Linux. 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-driver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-driver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-driverInstall chromium-driver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-driver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-driverInstall chromium-driver Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-driver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-driverHow To Uninstall chromium-driver on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the chromium-driver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-driverUninstall chromium-driver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-driver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-driverRemove chromium-driver Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-driver configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-driverRemove chromium-driver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-driver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-driverDependencies
chromium-driver have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-driver package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.