How to Install and Uninstall webext-ublock-origin-firefox Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "webext-ublock-origin-firefox" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install webext-ublock-origin-firefox on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall webext-ublock-origin-firefox on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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-firefox package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: webext-ublock-origin-firefox
Architecture: all
Version: 1.29.0+dfsg-2
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: 9824
Recommends: firefox (>= 50) | firefox-esr (>= 50)
Suggests: ublock-origin-doc
Breaks: webext-ublock-origin (<< 1.29.0)
Replaces: webext-ublock-origin (<< 1.29.0)
Filename: pool/universe/u/ublock-origin/webext-ublock-origin-firefox_1.29.0+dfsg-2_all.deb
Size: 1880736
MD5sum: 78ca8593688e106255bc7d03cad5388a
SHA1: d8cb360bf83aaf52e3d655edc424c02e66c1a4dc
SHA256: cb5f0cd34cff61fc0d3193804a96a1333976a492662b641ab990bee941c05da7
SHA512: e452d8a1ac6a370f1ef3148a574e76bcc1244bad27c813ceb62e2ac812440fe29168550964d13c694fe1c1cbbc669059a82f6ccbad6e04ba0b211e7988c01e3b
Homepage: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Description-en: lightweight and efficient ads, malware, trackers blocker (Firefox)
uBlock is a small footprint blocker for against web ads, malware, trackers,
analytics and similar invasive items.
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Compared to other blockers like AdBlock and Ghostery, µBlock is focused on
having a smaller memory and CPU footprint.
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This package provides the Firefox version of the addon.
Description-md5: 865e976575d85ba16dde0bd66214f109