How To Install webext-browserpass on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-browserpass on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is webext-browserpass
webext-browserpass is:
webext-browserpass is a Firefox/Chromium extension for the password manager pass. It retrieves your decrypted passwords for the current domain and allows you to auto-fill login forms, as well as copy it to clipboard. If you have multiple logins for the current site, the extension shows you a list of usernames to choose from.
There are three methods to install webext-browserpass 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 webext-browserpass Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-browserpass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webext-browserpass
Install webext-browserpass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-browserpass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webext-browserpass
Install webext-browserpass 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 webext-browserpass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webext-browserpass
How To Uninstall webext-browserpass on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the webext-browserpass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webext-browserpass
Uninstall webext-browserpass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webext-browserpass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-browserpass
Remove webext-browserpass Configurations and Data
To remove webext-browserpass configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webext-browserpass
Remove webext-browserpass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webext-browserpass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-browserpass
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-browserpass package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
