How To Install chromium on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium on Kali Linux.
What is chromium
chromium is:
Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.
This package contains the web browser component.
There are three methods to install chromium 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromiumInstall chromium Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromiumInstall chromium 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromiumHow To Uninstall chromium on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the chromium package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromiumUninstall chromium And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromiumRemove chromium Configurations and Data
To remove chromium configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromiumRemove chromium configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromiumDependencies
chromium have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.