How to Install and Uninstall chromium-chromedriver Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "chromium-chromedriver" package

This tutorial shows how to install chromium-chromedriver on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall chromium-chromedriver on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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-chromedriver package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: chromium-chromedriver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Source: chromium-browser
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Provides: chromium-driver
Depends: chromium-browser (>= 1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-chromedriver_85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 2496
MD5sum: 1988ba42d548d02674a2d4e7ad3fe174
SHA1: cb8bde3ffe5414963034a0272d74c4d64b661d1b
SHA256: fb2f141e55e82e9c9c1914f1af888d6a203113a54c2612edfb99cfafbc6b53f3
SHA512: 2c6b14f63639d51ef7e04f918250821bd57486aa0339638d6ee3894d82e17baebf45ecaea442a778adb8938b6eb5c7514e098ddcdde0629f64da6d88553a1af4
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Description-en: Transitional package - chromium-chromedriver -> chromium snap
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
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chromium-chromedriver is now replaced by the chromium snap.
Description-md5: eb8732d030bd6de55eaac40666d02553