How To Install firefox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is firefox-dev
firefox-dev is:
This is a transitional package to ensure that upgrades work correctly. It can be safely removed
There are three methods to install firefox-dev 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 firefox-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firefox-dev
Install firefox-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firefox-dev
Install firefox-dev 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 firefox-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firefox-dev
How To Uninstall firefox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the firefox-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firefox-dev
Uninstall firefox-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firefox-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firefox-dev
Remove firefox-dev Configurations and Data
To remove firefox-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firefox-dev
Remove firefox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firefox-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firefox-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
