How linux users install browser

linux-browser-installer is a Bourne shell script to install Linux versions of the Chrome, Brave or Vivaldi browsers under FreeBSD into a Linux (Ubuntu Focal) chroot. They allow you to use web services like Netflix, Prime Video, or Spotify which require Widevine. The script is based on the excellent Howto by @patovm04.

If not defined otherwise, Ubuntu Focal ( $ubuntu_version ) is installed under /compat/ubuntu ( $chroot_path ). A modified version of FreeBSD’s linux rc-script ( rc.d/ubuntu ) is used to start the linuxulator, and to mount the chroot’s filesystems.

FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE or 13-CURRENT

You can’t run different Linux chroots at the same time. If you want to run CentOS-based applications under /compat/linux , you have to set sysctl compat.linux.emul_path=/compat/linux , and start the linux rc-script ( service linux onestart ). Depending on which chroot you intend to use by default, set either (not both) linux_enable=»YES» or ubuntu_enable=»YES» in /etc/rc.conf .

Install Chrome, Brave or Vivaldi browser

If the chroot is not existing yet, it will be created first.

Run /usr/local/bin/linux-chrome , /usr/local/bin/linux-brave or /usr/local/bin/linux-vivaldi to start your installed browser.

Deinstall Chrome, Brave or Vivaldi browser

This command deinstalls the browser, and removes its wrapper scripts from /usr/local/bin and $chroot_path/bin along with its desktop file.

Upgrade software installed in the chroot

Before deleting the entire chroot under $chroot_path , this command unmounts all the chroot’s filesystems, deletes the rc script, and removes its variable(s) from /etc/rc.conf .

Note: Symlinks to files outside the chroot will not work when chroot ‘ing.

This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/icons to $chroot_path/usr/share/icons . Use this after installing new icons to make them available to applications in the chroot.

This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/themes to $chroot_path/usr/share/themes . Use this after installing new themes to make them available to applications in the chroot.

Delete working files from current directory

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How to Install Chromium Browser in Ubuntu Linux

Last updated December 23, 2020 By Abhishek Prakash 9 Comments

This article demonstrates several ways of installing Chromium browser in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.

Chromium is an open-source browser project that sits at the foundation of Google Chrome. It is maintained by The Chromium Projects, along with Chromium OS.

You can install Google Chrome in Ubuntu easily but if you want to use the open source version of Chrome (i.e. Chromium), then you are at the right place.

In this article, I’ll be covering information about Chromium, how you can install Chromium in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, as well as how to install the Beta and Dev versions of Chromium.

Installing Chromium in Ubuntu

There are various ways you can install Chromium on your Linux machine.

If you are okay with using commands, you can simply type this in the terminal:

If you are not comfortable with terminal, don’t worry. In Ubuntu (as well as in other distributions), you can find Chromium in the Software Center. Open up Software Center and search for Chromium:

Click on the entry and then on Install:

You can now open Chromium by searching for it in the Applications menu:

Ubuntu Applications Chromium

or by opening up a terminal and typing in:

You can uninstall the app in Ubuntu the same way you installed it (from the Software Center).

However, you may not get the latest version through the software center, if you want that, you can follow any of the methods below.

You can use install the snap version of Chromium on any distribution using:

You can uninstall this version with:

If you installed Chromium using the package manager (or the PPA), you can install/update the non-proprietary media codecs using:

If you want to add the proprietary media codecs:

Additionally, on Arch, you can install chromium-widevine from the user repositories. This will allow you to stream Netflix in Linux, for example.

Installing Chromium Beta & Dev Channels

Dev and Beta builds of Chromium enable you to access several experimental features that are not available in the stable version. Some enthusiastic users or developers try these unstable channels from time to time.

You can install the beta and dev version of Chromium using an unofficial PPA.

Note: Your install of stable Chromium browser will be overridden by the unstable version.

Install Chromium Beta channel in Ubuntu

Use the following commands to install Chromium Beta:

To remove this (unstable) version, use:

Install Chromium Dev channel in Ubuntu

Enter the following in the terminal to install Chromium Dev:

As before, to remove this unstable version, use:

Install Chromium via Flathub

If you need the latest stable version and you prefer using Flatpak, you can choose to install the Flatpak package.

Chromium is available as a Flatpak package on Flathub but the only problem is — you need to have Flatpak 1.8.2 installed to be able to install Chromium.

You can check your installed version by typing in:

If you have anything below 1.8.2, you need to upgrade Flatpak installed on your system. You can easily do that using the following commands below:

Note: This will upgrade your Flatpak to the latest pre-release version (proceed at your own risk):

Once you’re done upgrading, you can simply install Chromium using the command:

Wrapping Up

In this article, I’ve covered some features of Chromium and the various methods you can install it on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, even covering Beta and Dev releases.

I also recommend mastering Chromium keyboard shortcuts to use it more efficiently.

Thanks for reading our article. We hoped that you learned something new while reading it. As always, we are eager to hear your questions and suggestions in the comments!

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Filed Under: Tutorial Tagged With: Chromium

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if install chromium via terminal with sudo apt install -y chromium-browser, how to update it when new version released?

It gets updated with system updates. that’s why you added a repository.

Thank you very much.
I always try to follow your guides as they are the best.

Thanks for the appreciation, Nicholas 🙂

Ubuntu has stopped updating this version and pushing us towards Snaps, how can we avoid using that snap version?

I also want the NON-snap ubuntu repository version of chromium but the apt install command now (ubuntu 20.04 LTS) just installs the snap version which does not work for me anyway.
ie it runs but but then I cannot install the companion to the VideoDownloadHelper (or rather I can install it but it is not found so I cannot use it properly – it all works fine in firefox and worked perfectly in the non-snap version of chromium). It is so annoying that it always used to work beforehand and now it no longer does!
it just says
“Companion App not installed” (but it is: used gdebi and also software manager and provided password) plus
“Checking companion app returned: Specified native messaging host not found.”

PLEASE LET
Thunderstorms and heavy rain fall ABUNDANTLY on the heads of the developers that decided to transition to annoying SNAP.

* I hate snaps and will even leave ubuntu if you keep sticking them everywhere *

PS: I saw how long my previous machine took to boot just because of snaps…

Thanks,
Installed chromium on a dell inspiron mini 1012 with Linux mint. Running nicely.

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How to install Command Line Browser in Linux

To install Command Line Browser in Linux

Web browser is used to surf the internet, mostly we are using the GUI based browsers. Operating systems like Linux supports browsers in command line mode also. Installation of command line browsers is explained in this manual.

Links

To install Links
Utilise the following command to install Links package .

To Launch Links
Run the following command to open the links.

Press “ Esc ” Choose File -> Go to URL .

Type the URL .

Press “ q ” to quit

Links2

To install Links2
Utilise the below command to install Links2 package.

To Launch Links2
Run the following command to open the Links2 browser.

Press “ Esc ” Choose File -> Go to URL .

Type the URL .

Press “ q ” to quit

To install Lynx

Utilise the following command to install Lynx package.

To Launch Lynx

Run the following command to open lynx

Press “ G ” to go to the URL.

Elinks

To install Elinks
Utilise the following command to install Elinks.

To Launch Elinks
Run the following command to open elinks browser.

To install W3m
Utilise the below command to install W3m package.

To Launch W3m

Run the below command to open W3m.

Netrik

To install Netrik
Utilise the following command to install netrik package.

To Launch netrik

Run the following command to open the netrik.

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How to Install Microsoft Edge Browser in Linux

Long gone days where Microsoft products are not open-source and architected only for Windows. In their efforts to make a strong footprint in the Linux market, Microsoft has announced on “Microsoft Ignite 2020” Edge browser is available for Linux as a dev preview.

Edge browser is initially released with Windows 10 followed by Mac OS, X Box, and Andoird. The Dev release is said to be a preview release aiming to have developers who want to build and test their sites and apps on Linux.

Some features like Signing in to Microsoft Account or AAD account are not available at the moment and it is expected for future build releases. As of now, Edge supports local accounts only.

The current release of Edge supports Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSUSE distribution. It is expected Edge will be available for more platforms in upcoming releases.

Running Microsoft Edge in Ubuntu

There are two ways to install Microsoft Edge on Linux.

Download .deb or .rpm file from Microsoft Edge Inside site.
Use the distribution package manager.

We will see both the ways on how to install Edge.

Installing Microsoft Edge Using .deb or .rpm File

First, download the .deb or .rpm file from Microsoft Edge Inside site and install the package as shown. It will add the Microsoft repository to your system, which will automatically keep Microsoft Edge up to date.

Install Microsoft Edge in Ubuntu

Installing Microsoft Edge Using Package Manager

Now let’s see how to install Edge from the command line using the distribution package manager.

Install Edge on Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint

Install Edge on Fedora Linux

Install Edge on OpenSUSE Linux

That’s it for this article. We have discussed two ways of installing the Edge browser on Linux. Though we have many browsers available in Linux, we have to wait and see how Edge is turning out to be in future releases. Install Edge, Play with it and share your experience with us.

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Current advantage of using Edge on L-Mint 20-C:

The Immersive Reader function, which reads aloud the text of a page. If I am reading, they want to get up to hit the kitchen or bathroom, I can have it read on for me. I have an Intel NUC-PC tethered by HDMI to my (55″ 4K Sceptre dumb) HDTV, and also directly to my component sound system so that I can hear it anywhere in the home.

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The IR function is a book icon located on the right side of the omnibar (using Chrome parlance); you click on it when there’s text on the page, and another bar drops down offering “Read Aloud” & “Text Preferences” & “Grammar Tools” & “Reading Preferences”. Click on read aloud and it reads whatever is allowed in Reader Mode; you can set the speed, the voice, and other settings. I use a UK female voice as my reader. I’m using Edge right now! But I also have installed,

You can get extensions to do this (e.g. FF & Chrome’s “Read Aloud Text to Speech Voice Reader”), but this is not only built-in, but it works far better and is more natural sounding than the extensions perform, as they sound like annoying AI computer voices. But perhaps in time, they’ll get better. I’m using Edge right now, but I also have FF and (the other Chromium-based browsers) Chrome & Opera.

Well, for a month I’ve been running the MS Edge Dev version (that’s all there is so far), and while it has many good features that I like overall, like those mentioned in this article and the comments, unfortunately, it has one behavior that is no longer acceptable.

Each time I restart or boot up my Linux Mint system, and then click on an html file extension, it has reset to open it in MS Edge. In my settings, it has always been Text Editor (Gedit or Xed), as all us web developers edit html files this way.

I’ve had Firefox (forever my default browser in Linux OS’s), Chrome or Chromium, and Opera browsers, on my system for years, but they never took over my default settings like this.

I reset it in the Default Applications, as well as reset it in the ‘Open With’ function by selecting ‘other’ and then setting Text Editor as the default, but both settings are overwritten the next time I boot the system up. So, I will uninstall it for now and hope they can fix this behavior, otherwise, it is not for me, as I do not like any program that resets established defaults.

What is the advantage, if any, of using Edge rather than Firefox, Chrome, Brave, or any of the browsers running on Linux? What does Edge bring to the table that other browsers don’t?

The advantage is that Firefox is now swamped by feedbacks that it blocked feedback. Also, there are voices that their team shrinks. Their browser is not compatible with quite a few websites that you have to resort to Chrome/Chromium/Edge/Safari in order to make some buttons work or be available.

One example is that Firefox on mobile will not work with AOL e-mail – you have to either download their app or use a different browser. The reason is that rendering and some browser logic does not allow to drop off some AOL “popup”. Also over time Firefox became a resource hog and has problems with dispatching processes creating hundreds of threads on CPUs with very few cores.

Not the best idea when you see that your computer’s CPU is 30-40% of the time used by Firefox and it is 24/7 No. 1 process at CPU usage. This used to be Chrome, but now it is Firefox for some reasons. Edge on the same computer seems to be working far better. It makes sense to send feedback to Microsoft and help them improve it.

After all, Firefox blocked their feedback channel and they do not necessarily are open to change when given constructive feedback. They do not also seem to understand business/corporate culture to be able to help themselves put a foot into company doors. Microsoft on the other hand has decades of experience in that area and now changes to better and proven ways of the Internet rather than old ways of Internet Explorer.

I installed it on CentOS and I can run it without any errors…

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How linux users install browser