How To Install epiphany-browser on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epiphany-browser on Kali Linux.
What is epiphany-browser
epiphany-browser is:
Epiphany is a simple yet powerful GNOME web browser targeted at non-technical users. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance.
Simplicity is achieved by a well designed user interface and reliance on external applications for performing external tasks (such as reading email). Simplicity does not mean less features; Epiphany has everything a modern web browser is expected to have.
Standards compliance is achieved on the HTML side by using the WebKitGTK+ rendering engine (which is based on the engine used by Apple Safari and Google Chrome); and on the user interface side by closely following the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) and by close integration with the GNOME desktop.
There are three methods to install epiphany-browser 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 epiphany-browser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install epiphany-browser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install epiphany-browserInstall epiphany-browser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install epiphany-browser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install epiphany-browserInstall epiphany-browser 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 epiphany-browser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install epiphany-browserHow To Uninstall epiphany-browser on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the epiphany-browser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove epiphany-browserUninstall epiphany-browser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall epiphany-browser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove epiphany-browserRemove epiphany-browser Configurations and Data
To remove epiphany-browser configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge epiphany-browserRemove epiphany-browser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove epiphany-browser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epiphany-browserDependencies
epiphany-browser have the following dependencies:
- default-dbus-session-bus
- epiphany-browser-data
- gsettings-desktop-schemas
- iso-codes
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libdazzle-1.0-0
- libgcr-base-3-1
- libgcr-ui-3-1
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgmp10
- libgtk-3-0
- libhandy-1-0
- libhogweed6
- libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18
- libjson-glib-1.0-0
- libnettle8
- libpango-1.0-0
- libsecret-1-0
- libsoup2.4-1
- libsqlite3-0
- libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
- libxml2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epiphany-browser package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
