How To Install chromium-shell on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-shell on Kali Linux. chromium-shell is web browser - minimal shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-shell on Kali Linux.

What is chromium-shell

chromium-shell is:

Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.

This package provides a minimal version of the chromium user interface (the content shell).

There are three methods to install chromium-shell 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-shell Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chromium-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chromium-shell

Install chromium-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chromium-shell

Install chromium-shell 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install chromium-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chromium-shell

How To Uninstall chromium-shell on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chromium-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chromium-shell

Uninstall chromium-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chromium-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-shell

Remove chromium-shell Configurations and Data

To remove chromium-shell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-shell

Remove chromium-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-shell

Dependencies

chromium-shell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-shell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.