How To Install falkon on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install falkon

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is falkon and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install falkon on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install falkon using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install falkon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install falkon

Install falkon using apt

Because falkon is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install falkon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install falkon

Install falkon using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install falkon by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install falkon

How to upgrade (update) a single package falkon using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the falkon, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install falkon

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install falkon

How To Uninstall falkon from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the falkon package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove falkon

Uninstall falkon and all its dependencies

To uninstall falkon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove falkon

Remove falkon with all configurations and data

To remove falkon configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge falkon

Remove falkon completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to falkon package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge falkon

Extra info and code examples

Falkon is a new and very fast Qt Webengine browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads with a builtin AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install falkon using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the falkon from Kali Linux.

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