How To Install midori on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install midori on Kali Linux. midori is fast, lightweight graphical web browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install midori on Kali Linux.

What is midori

midori is:

Midori is a lightweight web browser based on WebKit.

Its features include:

  • Full integration with GTK+2.
  • Fast rendering with WebKit.
  • Tabs, windows and session management.
  • Flexibly configurable Web Search.
  • User scripts and user styles support.
  • Straightforward bookmark management.
  • Customizable and extensible interface.
  • Support for extensions (written in C).
  • Custom context menu actions.

There are three methods to install midori 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 midori Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install midori

Install midori Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install midori using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install midori

Install midori 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 midori using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install midori

How To Uninstall midori on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the midori package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove midori

Uninstall midori And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove midori

Remove midori Configurations and Data

To remove midori configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge midori

Remove midori configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge midori

Dependencies

midori have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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