How To Install xul-ext-ubufox on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ubufox on Ubuntu 18.04. xul-ext-ubufox is Ubuntu modifications for Firefox

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ubufox on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xul-ext-ubufox

xul-ext-ubufox is:

This package currently ships no functionality, but may be used again in the future to display a restart notification after upgrading Firefox.

There are three methods to install xul-ext-ubufox 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 xul-ext-ubufox 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-ubufox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-ubufox

Install xul-ext-ubufox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xul-ext-ubufox

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

sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-ubufox

How To Uninstall xul-ext-ubufox on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-ubufox

Uninstall xul-ext-ubufox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xul-ext-ubufox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-ubufox

Remove xul-ext-ubufox Configurations and Data

To remove xul-ext-ubufox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-ubufox

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-ubufox

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-ubufox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.