How To Install chromium-sandbox on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-sandbox on Kali Linux.

What is chromium-sandbox

chromium-sandbox is:

Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.

This package contains the setuid chromium sandbox.

There are three methods to install chromium-sandbox 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-sandbox 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-sandbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chromium-sandbox

Install chromium-sandbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chromium-sandbox

Install chromium-sandbox 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install chromium-sandbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chromium-sandbox

How To Uninstall chromium-sandbox on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chromium-sandbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chromium-sandbox

Uninstall chromium-sandbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chromium-sandbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-sandbox

Remove chromium-sandbox Configurations and Data

To remove chromium-sandbox configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-sandbox

Remove chromium-sandbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-sandbox

Dependencies

chromium-sandbox have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• chromium-sandbox website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-sandbox package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.