How To Install chromium-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-common on Kali Linux.
What is chromium-common
chromium-common is:
Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.
This package contains resources that are in common to different chromium packages.
There are three methods to install chromium-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chromium-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-commonInstall chromium-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-commonInstall chromium-common Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install chromium-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-commonHow To Uninstall chromium-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the chromium-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-commonUninstall chromium-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-commonRemove chromium-common Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-commonRemove chromium-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-commonDependencies
chromium-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
