How to Install and Uninstall webext-ublock-origin-firefox Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the webext-ublock-origin-firefox on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install webext-ublock-origin-firefox on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall webext-ublock-origin-firefox on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the webext-ublock-origin-firefox package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: webext-ublock-origin-firefox
Architecture: all
Version: 1.40.2+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: 10433
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_1.40.2+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 2000476
MD5sum: 298845d65858327e0b1df1347e3025af
SHA1: 6ff8a61e1e197f689e30c13406f9730b6d4470f8
SHA256: 85bf448d76856f37e95e72d4332c637e59286ac4f0b6a0cdc62245ca2407067b
SHA512: 2418969330cc41241f42bbb3d20cdc78c240fc70c0382a07e940b8eaf0de2d7b62cb18ebb7437f680a48037d725b27d067e668106a007bc355bf40888508cdc5
Homepage: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Description: lightweight and efficient ads, malware, trackers blocker (Firefox)
Description-md5: 865e976575d85ba16dde0bd66214f109