How to Install and Uninstall chromium-browser Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "chromium-browser" package

This tutorial shows how to install chromium-browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall chromium-browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chromium-browser
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chromium-browser package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: chromium-browser
Architecture: amd64
Version: 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 257988
Provides: chromium-browser-inspector, www-browser
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 2.2.0), libatspi2.0-0 (>= 2.9.90), libc6 (>= 2.18), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.7.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.13.7), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~) | libnspr4-0d (>= 1.8.0.10), libnss3 (>= 2:3.22), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libxrandr2, libxshmfence1, libxtst6, bash (>= 4), libx11-xcb1, xdg-utils, chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (= 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg (= 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
Recommends: chromium-browser-l10n
Suggests: webaccounts-chromium-extension, unity-chromium-extension
Conflicts: chromium-browser-inspector
Replaces: chromium-browser-inspector
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-browser_90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 76690910
MD5sum: e024bd429c7b7fcc5db5cbc656f13c96
SHA1: 07d6d91aba9039fe1a6a11f6fb0a66c236e7e7b9
SHA256: 53389bb969a6e7761d312ed06c728c6963f7ba6e1b33e8f4816b7d34c610f3e5
SHA512: d247cd682e02cbc2cf57c190f86df24a3017f70fe2668a2f53b3ca5333a660f17f82c496c678b5e0ff6b2d1c1aff8717ac3b2e11268be521ac42b0cc1ad65bb1
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Description-en: Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome
An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
Description-md5: 4a155380274636a47c53917539df83d7
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: chromium-browser
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 258684
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233
Replaces: chromium-browser-inspector
Provides: chromium-browser-inspector, www-browser
Depends: gconf-service, libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11.1), libfreetype6 (>= 2.4.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgnome-keyring0 (>= 3.2.2-2~), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~) | libnspr4-0d (>= 1.8.0.10), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~) | libnss3-1d (>= 3.12.4), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3 (>= 1:5.0), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), libxrender1, libxss1, libxtst6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), bash (>= 4), libnss3, xdg-utils, chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (= 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233) | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg (= 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Recommends: chromium-browser-l10n
Suggests: webaccounts-chromium-extension, unity-chromium-extension, adobe-flashplugin
Conflicts: chromium-browser-inspector
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-browser_49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233_amd64.deb
Size: 67456246
MD5sum: 40f0fa388c79acf452db5dc662d0bd57
SHA1: b771036b445cdeced39e3ffe91dd503a55d6997a
SHA256: e244068ecb41d136bc858ff7c0e3c0ad46eda715d1d5bb985bacb9047a99ac43
Description-en: Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome
An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
Description-md5: 4a155380274636a47c53917539df83d7
Homepage: http://code.google.com/chromium/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntukylin-desktop