How To Install xul-ext-ublock-origin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ublock-origin on Debian 9. xul-ext-ublock-origin is general-purpose lightweight ads, malware, trackers blocker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ublock-origin on Debian 9.

What is xul-ext-ublock-origin

xul-ext-ublock-origin is:

This is a transitional package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install xul-ext-ublock-origin 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 xul-ext-ublock-origin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-ublock-origin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-ublock-origin

Install xul-ext-ublock-origin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-ublock-origin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xul-ext-ublock-origin

Install xul-ext-ublock-origin 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 xul-ext-ublock-origin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-ublock-origin

How To Uninstall xul-ext-ublock-origin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xul-ext-ublock-origin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-ublock-origin

Uninstall xul-ext-ublock-origin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xul-ext-ublock-origin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-ublock-origin

Remove xul-ext-ublock-origin Configurations and Data

To remove xul-ext-ublock-origin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-ublock-origin

Remove xul-ext-ublock-origin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-ublock-origin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-ublock-origin

Dependencies

xul-ext-ublock-origin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ublock-origin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.