How To Install webext-umatrix on Debian 10

Learn how to install webext-umatrix on Debian 10 with this tutorial. webext-umatrix is browser plugin to block requests and reduce data leakage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-umatrix on Debian 10.

What is webext-umatrix

webext-umatrix is:

A point-and-click matrix-based firewall for your browser, with many privacy-enhancing tools.

uMatrix put you in full control of where your browser is allowed to connect, what type of data it is allowed to download, and what it is allowed to execute. Nobody else decides for you: You choose. You are in full control of your privacy.

uMatrix is for advanced users, but aims for ease of use.

There are three methods to install webext-umatrix on Debian 10. 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-umatrix 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-umatrix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install webext-umatrix

Install webext-umatrix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webext-umatrix

Install webext-umatrix 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 webext-umatrix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webext-umatrix

How To Uninstall webext-umatrix on Debian 10

To uninstall only the webext-umatrix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webext-umatrix

Uninstall webext-umatrix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall webext-umatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-umatrix

Remove webext-umatrix Configurations and Data

To remove webext-umatrix configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge webext-umatrix

Remove webext-umatrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-umatrix

Dependencies

webext-umatrix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-umatrix package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.