How To Install firefox on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is firefox
firefox is:
Firefox delivers safe, easy web browsing. A familiar user interface, enhanced security features including protection from online identity theft, and integrated search let you get the most out of the web. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Xul-Appid: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
Package: firefox Architecture: amd64 Version: 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: web Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 197766 Provides: gnome-www-browser, iceweasel, www-browser Depends: lsb-release, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.30), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.10.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.4), libharfbuzz0b (>= 0.6.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (» 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrender1, libxt6 Recommends: xul-ext-ubufox, libcanberra0, libdbusmenu-glib4, libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 Suggests: fonts-lyx Replaces: kubuntu-firefox-installer Filename: pool/main/f/firefox/firefox_75.0+build3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 52125060 MD5sum: 360ae305dd6420369e1847fd4e9fb414 SHA1: 5a4eee1bfab50bc8e570c90fc1407f0f95f9564a SHA256: b86258946997f8fd435f2968c1dde17dc58dd66c51a786df9476d6ea08ee69dd Description-en: Safe and easy web browser from Mozilla Firefox delivers safe, easy web browsing. A familiar user interface, enhanced security features including protection from online identity theft, and integrated search let you get the most out of the web. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Xul-Appid: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
There are three methods to install firefox on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firefox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firefox
Install firefox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firefox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firefox
Install firefox 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 firefox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firefox
How To Uninstall firefox on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the firefox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firefox
Uninstall firefox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firefox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firefox
Remove firefox Configurations and Data
To remove firefox configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firefox
Remove firefox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firefox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firefox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
