How To Install gnome-browser-connector on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-browser-connector on Debian 12.
What is gnome-browser-connector
gnome-browser-connector is:
Provides integration with GNOME Shell extensions repository for Chromium (and derivatives) and Firefox
This package provides the connector that talks with the browser extension
There are three methods to install gnome-browser-connector on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-browser-connector Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-browser-connector using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-browser-connector
Install gnome-browser-connector Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-browser-connector using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-browser-connector
Install gnome-browser-connector 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-browser-connector using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-browser-connector
How To Uninstall gnome-browser-connector on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-browser-connector package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-browser-connector
Uninstall gnome-browser-connector And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-browser-connector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-browser-connector
Remove gnome-browser-connector Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-browser-connector configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-browser-connector
Remove gnome-browser-connector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-browser-connector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-browser-connector
Dependencies
gnome-browser-connector have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-browser-connector package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.