How to Install and Uninstall webext-ublock-origin Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "webext-ublock-origin" package

This tutorial shows how to install webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "webext-ublock-origin" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall webext-ublock-origin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 webext-ublock-origin package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: webext-ublock-origin
Architecture: all
Version: 1.22.2+dfsg-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Source: ublock-origin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Mozilla Extension Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9276
Recommends: firefox (>= 50) | firefox-esr (>= 50) | chromium
Suggests: ublock-origin-doc
Breaks: chromium-ublock-origin (<< 1.15.24+dfsg-1), xul-ext-ublock-origin (<< 1.15.24+dfsg-1)
Replaces: chromium-ublock-origin (<< 1.15.24+dfsg-1), xul-ext-ublock-origin (<< 1.15.24+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/universe/u/ublock-origin/webext-ublock-origin_1.22.2+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 1563452
MD5sum: f52b4fed98a5a483ab64903cea9b4249
SHA1: b6070a2eb4441b41fdd00987198ed97d484ee529
SHA256: 048c09e3654c4d50e322458636c42b5782d5c76b7351eb5621171aab9bc008dd
Homepage: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Description: general-purpose lightweight ads, malware, trackers blocker (Web Extension)
Description-md5: 8e5d9f1e1154a8218258770a3fde2676