How To Install netsurf-fb on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netsurf-fb on Kali Linux.
What is netsurf-fb
netsurf-fb is:
NetSurf is a multi-platform lightweight web browser. It aims to provide comprehensive rendering of HTML 5 with CSS 2 in a small resource footprint without compromising performance.
This version uses no toolkit and displays output on various framebuffers.
There are three methods to install netsurf-fb 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 netsurf-fb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install netsurf-fb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netsurf-fbInstall netsurf-fb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install netsurf-fb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netsurf-fbInstall netsurf-fb 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 netsurf-fb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netsurf-fbHow To Uninstall netsurf-fb on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the netsurf-fb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netsurf-fbUninstall netsurf-fb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netsurf-fb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netsurf-fbRemove netsurf-fb Configurations and Data
To remove netsurf-fb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netsurf-fbRemove netsurf-fb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netsurf-fb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netsurf-fbDependencies
netsurf-fb have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcurl4
- libexpat1
- libfreetype6
- libjpeg62-turbo
- libpng16-16
- libsdl1.2debian
- libssl1.1
- libvncserver1
- libwayland-client0
- libxcb-icccm4
- libxcb-image0
- libxcb-keysyms1
- libxcb-shm0
- libxcb-util1
- libxcb1
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netsurf-fb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
