How To Install xombrero on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xombrero on Debian 9.
What is xombrero
xombrero is:
xombrero is a minimalist web browser with sophisticated security features designed-in, rather than through an add-on after-the-fact. In particular, it provides both persistent and per-session controls for scripts and cookies, making it easy to thwart tracking and scripting attacks.
In addition to providing a familiar mouse-based interface like other web browsers, it offers a set of vi-like keyboard commands for users who prefer to keep their hands on their keyboard.
The default settings provide a secure environment. With simple keyboard commands, the user can whitelist specific sites, allowing cookies and scripts from those sites.
xombrero is light and has a very good performance when running over network connections, as SSH forwarded tunnels.
The major features are:
- Tabbed browsing;
- Written entirely in C;
- Based on Webkit and GTK3, with GTK2 compatibility;
- Built with security in mind;
- Minimal on-screen layout;
- Cookie, javascript and plugin toggles and whitelists;
- Browsing session data auto-saves in case of crash;
- Simple integration with Tor and other web proxies;
- vi-like default keybindings;
- Mouse-less browsing;
- Basic MIME support;
- Seamless upgrade process;
- DNS and link prefetch disabled by default;
- Colorful address bar indicates HTTPS certificate status;
- Control over user_agent presented to sites;
- Download manager;
- Text-based config file;
- Bookmarks, i.e. favorites;
- Printing, including to PDF.
There are three methods to install xombrero on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xombrero Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xombrero using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xombrero
Install xombrero Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xombrero using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xombrero
Install xombrero 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 xombrero using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xombrero
How To Uninstall xombrero on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xombrero package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xombrero
Uninstall xombrero And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xombrero and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xombrero
Remove xombrero Configurations and Data
To remove xombrero configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xombrero
Remove xombrero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xombrero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xombrero
Dependencies
xombrero have the following dependencies:
- libbsd0
- libc6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgnutls30
- libgtk-3-0
- libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libsoup2.4-1
- libwebkitgtk-3.0-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xombrero package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.