How to Install and Uninstall chromium Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "chromium" package

Please follow the guidance below to install chromium on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "chromium" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall chromium on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chromium package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: chromium
Version: 90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1
Installed-Size: 192961
Maintainer: Debian Chromium Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: gnome-www-browser, www-browser
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 2.2.0), libatomic1 (>= 4.8), libatspi2.0-0 (>= 2.9.90), libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.0), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.1), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.7.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.38), libevent-2.1-6 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9), libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libharfbuzz0b (>= 2.2.0), libicu63 (>= 63.1-1~), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.5.0), libjsoncpp1 (>= 1.7.4), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628), libminizip1 (>= 1.1), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.22), libopenjp2-7 (>= 2.2.0), libopus0 (>= 1.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libre2-5 (>= 20160901), libsnappy1v5, libstdc++6 (>= 7), libvpx5 (>= 1.6.0), libwebp6 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpdemux2 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpmux3 (>= 0.6.1-2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxrandr2, libxshmfence1, libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2), chromium-common (= 90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1)
Suggests: chromium-l10n, chromium-shell, chromium-driver
Conflicts: libgl1-mesa-swx11, libnettle4, libsecret-1-0 (<< 0.18)
Breaks: chromium-lwn4chrome (<= 1.0-2), chromium-tt-rss-notifier (<= 0.5.2-2)
Description: web browser
Description-md5: 3a7ed4512cf49e4fe53b4490bcc1060b
Homepage: http://www.chromium.org/Home
Recommends: chromium-sandbox
Section: web
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/c/chromium/chromium_90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 58320908
MD5sum: 4d20de732c48d6ed3a9acdfc05a16524
SHA256: ec7bbc2c45b72384f9ca607aa9e747ddd4ac7213e2dfece2eda951052eb51db2

Package: chromium
Version: 89.0.4389.114-1~deb10u1
Installed-Size: 182737
Maintainer: Debian Chromium Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: gnome-www-browser, www-browser
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 2.2.0), libatomic1 (>= 4.8), libatspi2.0-0 (>= 2.9.90), libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.0), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.1), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.7.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.38), libevent-2.1-6 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9), libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libharfbuzz0b (>= 2.2.0), libicu63 (>= 63.1-1~), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.5.0), libjsoncpp1 (>= 1.7.4), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628), libminizip1 (>= 1.1), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.22), libopenjp2-7 (>= 2.2.0), libopus0 (>= 1.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libre2-5 (>= 20160901), libsnappy1v5, libstdc++6 (>= 7), libvpx5 (>= 1.6.0), libwebp6 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpdemux2 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpmux3 (>= 0.6.1-2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxrandr2, libxshmfence1, libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2), chromium-common (= 89.0.4389.114-1~deb10u1)
Recommends: chromium-sandbox
Suggests: chromium-l10n, chromium-shell, chromium-driver
Conflicts: libgl1-mesa-swx11, libnettle4, libsecret-1-0 (<< 0.18)
Breaks: chromium-lwn4chrome (<= 1.0-2), chromium-tt-rss-notifier (<= 0.5.2-2)
Description: web browser
Description-md5: 3a7ed4512cf49e4fe53b4490bcc1060b
Homepage: http://www.chromium.org/Home
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:ecmascript, devel::runtime, devel::web,
implemented-in::c++, implemented-in::ecmascript, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, network::client, protocol::TODO, protocol::ftp,
protocol::gopher, protocol::http, protocol::ipv6, protocol::ssl,
role::program, scope::application, uitoolkit::TODO, uitoolkit::gtk,
use::browsing, use::downloading, use::viewing, web::browser,
web::scripting, works-with-format::TODO, works-with-format::gif,
works-with-format::html, works-with-format::jpg,
works-with-format::json, works-with-format::mp3,
works-with-format::oggtheora, works-with-format::oggvorbis,
works-with-format::plaintext, works-with-format::png,
works-with-format::svg, works-with-format::xml,
works-with-format::xml:rss, works-with-format::xml:xslt,
works-with::audio, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster,
works-with::image:vector, works-with::text, works-with::video,
x11::application
Section: web
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/chromium/chromium_89.0.4389.114-1~deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 55357720
MD5sum: 75f6b27ba47563a94c73b7cd81c3cb07
SHA256: 17112d993acc22dcf3866cf407f75dfecdec533fde3943f1f8b6e02f12f1b612