How To Install falkon on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install falkon on Ubuntu 22.04. falkon is lightweight web browser based on Qt WebEngine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install falkon on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is falkon

falkon is:

Falkon is a new and very fast Qt Webengine browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms.

Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads with a builtin AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager.

There are three methods to install falkon on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install falkon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install falkon

Install falkon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install falkon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install falkon

Install falkon 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 falkon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install falkon

How To Uninstall falkon on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the falkon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove falkon

Uninstall falkon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall falkon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove falkon

Remove falkon Configurations and Data

To remove falkon configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge falkon

Remove falkon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge falkon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install falkon package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.