safari on linux mint

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Binary bits & pieces, installing safari on linux mint 15.

In this article I will run you through the process of getting the Windows version of Safari running under Wine on Linux Mint 15. Which will hopefully save some time waiting for virtual machines to boot up. To get started simply open a terminal and execute:

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install playonlinux Then run PlayOnLinux, it may complain about a few programs missing (in my case it was xterm and 7z) just press “ok” to continue.

The main interface will then open up with the main window area blank. You will need to press the “install” button to continue.

This will open a new window look under the category “Internet” and select Safari.

Press “install” to continue and the program will then go off and get the required libraries.

PlayOnLinux will then ask you the installation method Safari, select the option “download the program”.

Safari select install method

This will then go and download the Safari installer.

Downloading Safari

After the download is complete a notice will appear telling you to unselect the options “Install Bonjour for Windows” and “Automatically update Safari” during the installation.

Click next and after a few moments the actual installation of Safari should start.

Accept the EULA.

At minimum unselect the options you were told about before. In my install I simply unticked all of the options. Now click the “install” button to continue.

The install process should take a few moments to complete and then you should be presented with a screen informing you that install is now complete. Simply press finish and your done! Congratulations you should now have a working copy of Safari running under Wine on Linux Mint.

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Safari is not natively available for Linux, but you can still install it by using a compatibility layer called Wine. This allows you to run Windows applications on Linux. Here’s how to install Safari on Linux with Wine:

Step 1: Download and Install Wine

The first step is to download and install Wine. In most cases, you can find Wine in the software repositories of your Linux distribution. Open up your terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install wine

Step 2: Download Safari for Windows

Next, you need to download Safari for Windows from the official Apple website. Visit the official page of Apple and head for the download section. Look for the suitable download for Windows OS of Safari and download it.

Step 3: Install Safari on Linux

Once you have downloaded Safari, navigate to your downloads folder and find the Safari installation file. Right-click on it and select “Open With Wine Windows Program Loader”. This will automatically trigger Wine to run and install Safari on your Linux machine.

Note: During the installation process, Wine might ask you to install additional Windows components. You should install them to ensure Safari runs smoothly on your Linux machine.

Step 4: Run Safari on Linux

Once you have installed Safari on Linux, you can launch it by finding it in the programs menu of Wine. Or, you can use the command line to launch Safari using the following command:

wine “C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.exe”

It’s important to note that the user experience with Safari on Linux might differ from what you are used to on a Mac or Windows. Additionally, running Safari on Linux, via Wine, can take up some resources which can affect the performance of the system.

In conclusion, installing Safari on Linux is possible via a compatibility layer called Wine. After completing the above-mentioned steps, you can access the excellent features of Safari on Linux, however, you must keep in mind that it is not an official method and that the performance may differ.

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How to Run Mac Apps on Linux

macOS and Linux share a common heritage. Unfortunately, that does not mean applications can smoothly transition between the operating systems. To run Mac apps on Linux, you’ll need some sort of virtual machine or translation layer.

Run a macOS Virtual Machine (All Apps)

The most reliable way to run Mac apps on Linux is through a virtual machine. With a free, open-source hypervisor application like VirtualBox, you can run macOS on a virtual device on your Linux machine. A properly-installed virtualized macOS environment will run all macOS apps without issue.

Virtualizing a desktop like this does require significant RAM, so it may not run smoothly on low-resource devices. For machines with the technical specs, virtualizing an operating systems through a VirtualBox virtual machine is the best option.

Using the Darling Translation Layer (CLI Only)

You can also run a translation layer called Darling . This works like WINE, which creates a Windows-to-Linux translation environment that allows you to run some Windows applications on Linux systems. Darling tries to accomplish the same goal between macOS and Linux. Because macOS and Linux both share the same UNIX-style base, Darling is less resource-intensive than WINE, producing better results in more circumstances.

For the time being, Darling can only work with very simple GUI apps and several command-line apps. While GUI app support is a goal for the project, the feature hasn’t yet been implemented. Basically, you can run a macOS shell in Terminal reliably and may or may not be able to run other apps effectively.

It also contains an enormous amount of code, requiring about 12 gigabytes of disk space after building. It’s essentially duplicating the functionality of the macOS operating system. So, if you worry about remote executables corrupting your system, you might want to avoid a package of this size.

Building and Installing Darling

1. Follow the installation instructions to download the correct dependencies for your Linux distro from the Darling Install page. Depending on your distro, you may need to run a lengthy command.

For example, for Ubuntu, run the following Terminal command to download Darling’s dependencies:

2. Clone Darling’s git depository to your local machine:

3. Change the directory into the Darling clone:

4. Make and build the darling directory:

5. Configure the build with cmake:

6. Build Darling:

The build process may take longer than one hour, depending on your machine’s resources.

7. Install Darling:

8. Build Darling’s kernal module darling_mach:

9. Install darling_mach:

Running macOS Applications on Linux with Darling

To access the darling subsystem, run darling shell . This uses the darling command prefix to launch a macOS shell environment:

Once inside the darling shell, you can run commands as if you were on a macOS system. All program installation happens within the darling shell. Running the commands without connecting to Darling won’t work.

To attempt to run a macOS program, first download the appropriate files. You’ll want to obtain a .dmg or .pkg on your Linux machine. If you want to run an app from the Mac App Store, copy the .app file to “/Applications/” on your Linux machine then launching it through Darling’s shell commands.

Install from DMG

To install a program from a .dmg, mount it with hdiutil within Darling:

Copy the application to your local storage:

Run through Darling:

Install from PKG

To install a program from pkg, use installer within Darling:

Uniquely to Darling, .pkgs can be uninstalled using the uninstaller companion command.

Once installed, run through Darling:

Darling works well with command line programs, but will hopefully eventually support GUI applications.

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How to install Linux Mint on a PC or Mac – Linux Mint 21.2 Edition

I hope you read all my previous Linux Mint tutorials in the preferred order, so you know now how to download Linux Mint, how to create the bootable Linux Mint drive, and how to start the Linux Mint Live Environment. Based on that it should be relatively easy to start the actual installation process and successfully install Linux Mint on your hard drive. The icon to start the installation process is already available and ready to use on the desktop of your Linux Mint Live Environment, so in this tutorial, I will explain how to continue from there and install Linux Mint on your PC or Mac.

Before we start

Preparations, the installation process, article information.

Distro versions:  

• Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon and older

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• Linux Mint 21.2 Tutorial Series – an overview

It is of course possible to install Linux Mint on an empty hard disk, but it is also possible to install Linux Mint next to an existing operating system that is already available on your internal drive, such as Windows or even another Linux distribution. In this tutorial I assume that we will perform an installation on an empty hard disk or, if there is already an operating system on the hard disk, we will perform an installation where we will overwrite all existing data. So in this tutorial, I will not explain how to install Linux Mint next to an existing operating system. So keep in mind that we are going to completely empty your hard drive or SSD. When there is still user data, such as documents, music files, photos, and presentations, on your hard disk, make sure that all your data is first saved on a separate disk, USB stick, or in the cloud, before proceeding with the following process. If you want to read more on backup strategies read my article “ How to design your perfect backup strategy for Linux “.

How to design your perfect backup strategy for Linux

Before being able to install Linux Mint we need to create a bootable drive and boot into the Linux Mint live environment. In my tutorials “ How to create a Linux Mint Live USB stick in Windows ” and “ How to create a Linux Mint Live USB stick in macOS ” I explained how to create a bootable USB device that we can use to start up a Live Environment or to directly install from.

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As a follow-up to the creation of the bootable drive, I explained in my articles “ How to use Linux Mint without installing on a PC ” and “ How to use Linux Mint without installing on a Mac ” the process to boot into a Linux Mint Live environment so you can try it before actually installing it on your internal drive.

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So boot the Linux Mint Live environment as explained in the mentioned articles, or read them first, before going to the next part, the actual installation process.

If you have successfully started the Linux Mint Live environment, you will see the following installation icon on your screen. 

From here the installation process is really straightforward. 

1) Double-click on the icon “Install Linux Mint”.

The Welcome screen will be presented to you.

2) Select your preferred language and click Continue.

Keyboard layout selection

The Keyboard layout screen will be presented to you.

3) Select your keyboard. Most of the time the installer already recognizes the correct keyboard and layout. Click on Continue.

Multimedia codecs

The Multimedia codecs screen will be shown. “Multimedia codecs are required to play some video formats and to properly render some websites.”.

4) Select Install multimedia codecs and click Continue.

This step will take some time which is normal, so don’t worry if it takes a couple of minutes. This will install the required codecs beforehand instead of doing it manually after the installation. And it checks your system for compatibility issues.

Installation type

The installation type screen is giving you different options. 

Some are dependent on your current setup.

• Install Linux Mint alongside … (your current operating system)
• Erase disk and install Linux Mint
• Something else

There is also an option for Advanced features:

• Use LVM with the new Linux Mint installation
• Erase disk and use ZFS

In the case of the last two options, you have an additional option Encrypt the new Linux Mint installation for security.

As already mentioned and explained we are not going for the option to install Linux Mint alongside your current operating system. We will choose the Erase disk and install Linux Mint option. 

5) Select Erase disk and install Linux Mint. Click on Install Now.

You will see a confirmation screen that explains what will be going to happen and gives a warning that all data on your drive will be deleted.

6) Click Continue.

Where are you?

A screen with a map of the world will be presented to you.

7) Select your region or hometown by typing the name or clicking on the map. Most of the time it is already prefilled. Click on Continue.

Who are you?

The next screen will ask you for some personal details and credentials.

8) Type your name.

9) Type a name for your computer.

10) Type the username that you want to use. 

11) Type and confirm your password.

You have the option to log in automatically. I want to advise you to opt for a password-based log in instead of the automatic log in. So keep the standard option.

12) Select Require my password to log in.

13) Click on Continue.

The installation

Now the actual installation will start. A nice slideshow will show you around Linux Mint while the system is being installed on your computer. 

This part of the installation process can take somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes, but even on an old Core 2 Duo 2008 machine i have it only takes 10 minutes to finish the installation.

Installation complete

After a while, the Installation Complete indication will pop up.

Now you can continue trying out Linux Mint in the live environment, but of course, you want to use the real thing now. 

14) Click on Restart Now.

Now a message that you need to remove the USB installation medium needs to be removed.

15) Remove the USB drive and press enter.

Your computer will reboot and if everything went well and the installation was done correctly you will be presented with a nice login screen.

16) Enter the password that you provided during the installation process and give enter.

Now the Linux Mint desktop will be visible and the Welcome to Linux Mint screen will be presented to you.

But this will be a topic for the next Linux Mint tutorial.

Final words

That’s it for now. You will probably agree with me that the installation process of Linux Mint was very simple and was most likely very quick to complete. This is a strong advantage over the long installation process of Windows or macOS. In the next Linux Mint tutorial, we will have a look at how to take your first steps in the world of your freshly installed Linux Mint.

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18 Must-Try Web Browsers for Linux Users in 2024

A web Browser is a software that provides an interface to surf the web. With an introduction in around 1991 , their development and advancement have advanced many folds till the current stage which we see today.

Earlier there used to be mostly text-based sites with few having images and graphical content, hence only text-based browsers sufficed with some of the early browsers being: Lynx , w3m, and eww (Emacs Web Wowser).

But, with the advancement of technology to support audio, video, images, and even flash content, browsers also need to be that advanced to support such content. This has pushed the advancement of browsers to what we see today.

A modern browser requires the support of many software which include: web browser engines like Geeko, Trident, WebKit, KHTML, etc a rendering engine to render the website content and display it in a proper format.

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Best Web Browsers for Linux

Below are listed some best web browsers that are just perfect to be listed here. Usually, the features that distinguish a normal from a good browser are:

• Ability to support all types of data including audio, video, flash, HTML, and HTML5, fast performance, memory friendly to adjust to old and new systems completely.
• Ability to support maximum architectures like Intel, and AMD, and operating systems like Windows, Mac, Unix-like, and BSD to name a few.

1. Google Chrome Browser

Accounted as the most popular web browser in smartphones and PCs with more than half the usage share of web browsers, Google Chrome is a freeware developed by Google.

It forked from Chromium whose code is modified with certain add-ons to structure it. It uses the WebKit layout engine till version 27 and the Blinks engine thereafter. Written mostly in C++, it is available for many operating systems including Android, iOS, OS X, Windows, and Linux.

Features provided by Chrome include – bookmarking and synchronization, enhanced security, malware blocking, and the addition of external plugins like AdBlock, etc available in Google Web Store which is provided as a default extension in Chrome. Also, it supports a user-tracking feature which can be enabled if required.

It is fast because of the inbuilt mechanism it uses, is also very stable with tabbed browsing, speed dials, and incognito (private browsing ) mode, and provides custom themes that can be installed as an extension from the web store.

It is widely accepted as one of the default browsers which can be found in almost all systems, with mostly positive reviews.

Install Google Chrome on Linux

2. firefox browser.

Firefox is also open source and available for major operating systems including OS X, Linux, Solaris, Linux, Windows, Android, etc. It is written majorly in C++, Javascript, C, CSS, XUL, and XBL and released under MPL2.0 License.

Since its introduction, it has been praised for its speed and security add-ons and even is often termed the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator . It uses the Gecko, Quantum, and SpiderMonkey web engines in all the supported platforms leaving the latest one on iOS which doesn’t use Gecko.

Features supported by Firefox include tabbed browsing, spell checking, incremental find, live bookmarking, private browsing, and add-on support which allows easy integration of many features. Apart from these, it supports many standards including HTML5, HTML4, XML, XHTML, SVG, APNG, etc.

It has been one of the popular web browsers in many Asian and African countries with more than a billion users around the world.

Install Firefox on Linux

3. opera browser.

Opera is one of the earliest ones we have to date, with the initial version released in 1995, 25 years ago. It is written in C++ with availability marked for all operating systems including Windows, OS, Linux, OS X, Symbian, and Mobile phones including Android, and iOS. It uses the Blink web engine, whereas earlier versions used Presto.

Features of this browser include: speed-dial for quick search, tabbed browsing, downloads manager, Page Zooming which allows Flash, Java, and SVG to be increased or decreased as per user requirements, deletion of HTTP cookies, browsing history, and other data on click of a button.

Despite its criticism for compatibility and other UI-related issues, it has been one of the favorite browsers with a total of around 3.09% usage share according to StatCounter for March 2023.

Install Opera on Linux

4. vivaldi browser.

Vivaldi is a new feature-rich cross-platform, freeware web browser that incorporates an Opera-like interface with a Chromium open-source platform, which was first officially launched on April 6, 2016, by Vivaldi Technologies and it is developed on web technologies such as HTML5, Node.js, React.js, and various NPM modules. As of February 2024, Vivaldi has more than 2.9 million active users.

Vivaldi offers a minimalistic user interface with simple icons and fonts and a color pattern that alters based on the background and design of the websites being visited. It also enables users to customize the interface elements such as the overall theme, the address bar, start pages, and tab positioning.

Install Vivaldi on Debian, Ubuntu & Linux Mint

Install vivaldi on fedora, centos, rhel, rocky & almalinux, 5. chromium browser.

Widely known web browser, which forms the base from where Google Chrome takes its source code, Chromium is another Open Source web browser available for Linux, Windows, OS X, and Android Operating Systems. It is mainly written in C++ with the latest release being in December 2016. It is designed with a minimalistic user interface so as to make it lightweight and fast.

Features of Chromium include a tabbed window manager, support for Vorbis, Theora, WebM codecs for HTML5 Audio and Video, Bookmark, and History and Session management.

Apart from Google Chrome , Chromium also forms a base for a large number of other Web Browsers some of which are still active while others have been discontinued. Some of them are Opera, Dartium, Epic Browser, Vivaldi, Yandex Browser, Flock (discontinued), Rockmelt (discontinued), and many more.

Install Chromium on Debian, Ubuntu & Linux Mint

Install chromium on fedora, install chromium on other linux, 6. midori browser.

Midori is an open-source web browser developed In Vala and C with a WebKit engine and GTK+ 2 and GTK+ 3 interface. With an initial stable release in 2007 and the latest stable release in July 2019.

Midori is currently the default browser in many Linux distros including Manjaro Linux, elementary OS, SliTaz Linux, Bodhi Linux, Trisqel Mini, SystemRescue CD, and old versions of Raspbian.

Major Features provided by it include HTML5 Support, Bookmark Management, Private Browsing, Windows, Tabs and Sessions management, Speed Dial, Easy integration of extensions which can be written in C and Vala, and Unity Support.

Midori has been mentioned as one of the alternative web browsers for Linux by LifeHacker and many other sites including TechRadar, ComputerWorld, and Gigaom.

Install Midori on Linux

7. falkon browser.

Falkon (previously known as QupZilla ) is another new web browser that started merely as a Research Project with the first release in December 2010 written in Python and later releases being in C++ with a goal to develop a portable web browser. It is licensed under GPLv3 and available for Linux, Windows, OS X, and FreeBSD.

QupZilla uses the WebKit engine with QtWebKit to be in sync with modern web standards. It provides all the functions of a modern web browser including Speed Dial, built-in Ad Block feature, bookmark management, etc.

Additional features that would make you opt for this browser include Performance Optimization with memory consumption lower than most famous web browsers including Firefox and Google Chrome.

Install Falkon on Linux

8. konqueror.

Another multi-purpose Web Browser and File Manager, Konqueror is another one on the list. Developed in C++(Qt) and available for Operating Systems including Linux and Windows and licensed under GPLv2. As the name shows, Konqueror (starting with ‘K’) is the default browser for the KDE Desktop environment, replacing the then-known KFM.

As a web browser, it uses KTML derived web rendering engine and also supports JavaScript, Java applets, CSS, and JQuery. Its rendering abilities are unquestionable and better than most web browsers which highlights its performance optimization.

Other features include:

• Customizable search services (even a custom search shortcut is also included which can be added).
• The ability to show multimedia content within web pages due to integrated Kpart.
• The ability to open PDF, Open Document, and other specific file types, integration I/O plugin system which allows several protocols including HTTP, FTP, WebDAV, SMB, etc,.
• Ability to browse through the local file system of the user. Konqueror Embedded is another embedded version of Konqueror that is also available.

Install Konqueror on Linux

9. web (epiphany) – gnome web.

GNOME Web originally named Epiphany is another web browser that deserves a mention in the list. Written in C (GTK+) it was originally a fork of Galeon and since then has been part of the GNOME project and complies with GNOME’s guidelines at each stage of its development.

Initially, it used the Geeko engine but with version 2.20, it started using the WebKitGTK+ engine. The web provides support for Linux and BSD Operating Systems with source code available under GPLv2.

Features include HTML4, CSS1, and XHTML support including support for HTML5 and CSS3, inbuilt plugins of Adobe Flash and IcedTea, bookmark, and a “ smart bookmark ” feature which allows easy search in a find-in-as-you-type manner.

Full integration with GNOME features including GNOME Network Manager, GNOME printer, etc, and other features supported by most browsers. While it has received mixed reviews, one capability for which it is praised by many is its fast launching and page-load capability.

Install Epiphany on Linux

10. pale moon browser.

Another browser based on Mozilla Firefox, Pale Moon is a replacement for Firefox on Linux, Windows, and Android. It is developed in C/C++ with Source Code available under MPL2.0 License.

It retains the user interface seen in previous versions of Firefox, focusing only on web browsing abilities. Its latest version will use Gonna, which is a fork of Geeko, a web browser engine of Firefox.

Pale Moon focuses on speed optimization features and utilizes Microsoft C Compiler’s speed optimization and auto-parallelization features.

Also, it removes unnecessary add-on features that are not required i.e. crash reporter, and accessibility hardware features, and targets Windows Vista and later OS due to which it may fail on older hardware.

Other features include the DuckDuckGo default search engine, IP-API geolocation service, functional status bar, and enhanced customization.

It is not needed to install Pale Moon , just download the xz-compressed tarball, extract it anywhere, and run “ palemoon ” to launch it.

11. Brave Browser

The Brave is an open-source and free web browser based on Chromium , that provides a fast and secure private web browsing experience for PC, Mac, and mobile.

It offers ad-blocking, and website tracking and provides a mode for users to send cryptocurrency donations in the form of Basic Attention Tokens to websites and content creators.

Install Brave Browser in Debian, Ubuntu, Mint

Install brave browser in fedora, rhel, rocky & almalinux, 12. waterfox browser.

Waterfox is an open-source web browser based on Mozilla Firefox source code and is specially built for a 64-bit operating system. It intends to be fast and focus on power users.

Waterfox features an option to customize the browser interface like grouping similar tabs, choosing a theme, and extending it the way you want to. It also allows you to modify the internal CSS and Javascript.

It is not needed to install Waterfox , just download the tar-compressed tarball, extract it anywhere, and run “ ./waterfox ” to launch it.

13. Slimjet Browser

Slimjet is the fastest web browser that is powered by the industry-leading Blink engine and is created on top of the Chromium project, which comes with added functionality and customization options that enable you to fine-tune your browser preferences that best suit your own specific needs.

Slimjet comes with numerous powerful and convenient features to guide you in maximizing your online productivity, which includes an ad blocker, download manager, quick form filler, customizable toolbar, Facebook integration, Instagram photo upload, YouTube video downloader , weather forecast, web page translation and many more.

It is not needed to install Slimjet , just download the xz-compressed tarball, extract it anywhere and run “ ./flashpeak-slimjet ” to launch it.

14. Min – A Fast, Minimal Browser

Min is a fast, minimal smarter web browser that safeguards your privacy. It includes a user-friendly interface designed to decrease distractions and comes with the following notable features such as:

• Get quick information from DuckDuckGo in the search bar.
• Full-text search for visited pages.
• Automatic ad and tracker blocking.
• Reader view
• Tasks (tab groups)

15. Tor Browser

Tor – short for the Onion Routing project, which is a free and open-source web browser software that enables anonymous web surfing.

It directs internet web traffic via a free private secure tor network (run by thousands of volunteers around the globe) to hide your personally identifiable information such as location and usage from anyone performing network surveillance or traffic analysis.

16. SeaMonkey

SeaMonkey is an open source and free internet suite that comes with a web-browser, advanced e-mail, news and feed client, IRC chat, HTML editor, and web development tools – all your Internet requirements in one single application.

SeaMonkey is created by an enthusiastic community to become a reliable Internet Application Suite, who’s main inspirations for a community-driven platform were Netscape and Mozilla Firefox.

17. LibreWolf Browser

LibreWolf Browser is an open-source, privacy-focused web browser based on Mozilla’s Firefox, which is designed to provide users with a secure and customizable browsing experience while emphasizing user freedom and privacy.

Built on the same platform as Firefox , LibreWolf includes several enhancements for privacy, such as built-in ad and tracker blocking, as well as various security-focused add-ons.

18. Links – Command Line Browser

Links is an open-source text and a graphical web browser that is written in C and available for Windows, Linux, OS X, OS/2, Open VMS, and DOS systems. It is released under GPLv2+ License. It is one of those browsers which has many forks based upon it including Elinks (Experimental/Enhanced Links), Hacked Links, etc.

This is an ideal browser for those who want to experience GUI elements in a text-only environment. Links 2 being the latest version was released in September 2015 and it is an advanced version of Links that supports JavaScript which results in a much faster web browser.

The main highlight feature of Links is that it can run in graphics mode even for those systems that do not have X Server because of its support for Graphic drivers for X Server, Linux Framebuffer, svgalib, OS/2 PMShell, and Atheos GUI.

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• 10 Most Popular Download Managers for Linux

These were some of the Open Source Browsers available on Linux. If you have some personal favorites, do mention them in your comments and we will include them in our list too.

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For me, it is always Firefox , Gnome Web , and Vivaldi . All I need in all three browsers for different OS’es and DEs and Gnome Web is perfect if you ask me for a simple browser without all the fluff and puffy stuff.

Then there’s Vivaldi like the “better” version of Opera and tried and true Firefox . While some of those other browsers might be faster, lighter on resources, or have a smaller footprint on the HDD?

These browsers I’ve mentioned seem to “Just Work” every time, no matter the distro the desktop environment, or the hardware.

Hello, can you add LibreWolf browser ? It’s a fork of Firefox focused on privacy and security ?

Hello! Thank you for your suggestion.

I’ve taken note of it and added LibreWolf browser to the article.

A bit of a shoutout to the Seamonkey web browser also – still a nice package.

Thanks, I have included SeaMonkey Internet Suite to the list as suggested by you…

Top tutorial/article. Thank. Worked perfectly for Fedora 35, although didn’t know to copy and paste the whole chunk the first time around. Great stuff all the same.

Why do you provide detailed installation instructions for the well-known browsers (#1 – #9) that can easily be installed from distros’ repositories using package managers built into the distros? At the same time, you leave it to the readers to find, download and install on their own the lesser know (#10 -#16) browsers. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Provide explicit instructions for the little-known browsers and just general directions for the most popular ones.

While the command line may be very useful to Linux users that are familiar with it, it can be a nightmare for newbies and beginners, especially when it comes to installing software. The esoteric APT, YUM or DNF commands just beg for typos and improper use of options.

Newbies and beginners should be to use a GUI package manager, not the unintuitive and byzantine zypper, pacman, or dpkg. After all, we want to encourage them to use Linux, not to scare them away. When they become comfortable with Linux, then they can take the time to become ‘133T’.

@Dragonmouth,

Because these lesser-known browsers do not provide binary packages, they all come in tarball format, just download, extract and run…

Not true. The only one that may come in a tarball is MIN . All the others can be found in some kind of repository, be it a distro repo, a PPA, or AUR.

BTW – how can you consider these as the “best” when none of them are particularly secure? You omitted the most popular secure browser -TOR.

I have tested myself, and these browsers come as tarball – Tor, Waterfox, Slimjet, Palemoon, and Min.

Thanks for notifying us, I have included the TOR browser in the list as suggested…

“I have tested myself, and these browsers come as tarball – Tor, Waterfox, Slimjet, Palemoon, and Min.”

If you wish to practice your CLI skills, that’s up to you. I’ll take the easy way out and install Tor, PaleMoon, Waterfox, and Slimjet using Synaptic on PCLinuxOS and MX. :-)

I am not a GUI fan, but I feel instead of installing software on the system, why not just download and run it from a specific directory?

I would run Brave browser, Vivaldi browser, Tor Browser, and Firefox browser. No chrome browser.

Unless something comes along to replace flash properly, I foresee many users just not using the internet for more than surfing, and email. Facebook won’t be worth it to me because virtually all the games require flash. A real bummer.

I didn’t know about Dissenter. I couldn’t install Brave (I don’t use a “traditional” Linux distro) but so far, it delivers great. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

Is there a Browse that allows us to display the favorites vertically and keep the window open when we select a site (on top of Firefox)?

Thanks for reading Michel

I don’t understand your question. Firefox allows displaying favorits vertically in a side-bar on the lefthand side of the window. To access it by keyboard shortcut press [Strg]+[b] (for bookmarks). When selecting by clicking a favorite from this side-bar, of course, the windows stay open.

Otherwise, it couldn’t display the website. If you mean, that the current tab of the window stays open, while the clicked favorit opens in a new one – I’m afraid, that is not the case. For the quick creation of a new tab, you could use the shortcut [Strg]+[t] before clicking on the favorite.

Thank you for responding.

My question was :

Is there a Browser *other* than Firefox that works just the same way, ie keep the favorite window open while I read the detail?

Regards Michel

I have a concern with this article. One of the biggest issues with the use of any browser these days is the information it collects for 3rd parties. Privacy or security is not mentioned at all. Most of the browsers mentioned take your personal information and use it for profit.

Definitely. The best browsers when it comes to privacy are the open-source ones. I use Midori & Qupzilla btw.

I do appreciate very much all the information I have acquired here. Be sure I hate those who abuse their power and will keep on working to combat them. May life give us the opportunity to meet or work together to that end one day. Meanwhile, Thanks and all the best.

I personally prefer Chromium over chrome But I love Firefox. Firefox is never disappoints me.

Have a deeper insight, even Linux disappoints. All the best.

I find it somewhat troubling that you don’t mention the fastest, safest and best browser out there, from Dissenter.com. It’s forked from Brave with all the trackers, etc. removed. I have used it from the beginning and it’s the best one out there.

1. “software” is an uncountable noun, so it can not be “a software”. Either use “software” or another word, like “program”

2. “there development and advancement” should be “their development and advancement”. See e.g. www DOT wikihow DOT com/Use-There,-Their-and-They%27re

Apologies to the author, I’ve witnessed this issue on many sites I visit. I’m not trying to single you out or put you down. This is an observation I’ve been making over the course of many years and is a general statement or observation on the state of writing online in general.

” “A” web browser (‘web browser’ isn’t a proper noun) is a s̶o̶f̶t̶w̶a̶r̶e̶ program that provides an interface to surf the web. W̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶r̶o̶d̶u̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ Introduced around 1991, t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶c̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶l̶d̶s̶ ̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶d̶a̶y̶.̶ they have undergone various development changes throughout the years to reach their current state.”

That entire last part is very confusing. I see this on more and more sites these days. It looks like no proofreading for spelling or grammar is done and I can only surmise there are no more human proofreaders. It’s no wonder that there’s such a mass amount of misinformation and misunderstanding of the news today. I can understand when speech changes throughout the years through slang, new word creation, and new technology but we should really be taking care to uphold the integrity of the written word.

As others pointed out, much of the information provided was incorrect in regards to what programs were open-source or freeware and some were listed that were discontinued. (On a side note it seems many people erroneously believe that since Linux is open-source that all of the programs for it are as well.) This is another trend I’ve noticed on news sites; lack of research & fact-checking. In the Information/Digital Age, I feel that it’s especially important not to disseminate inaccurate information.

Websites are becoming, if they aren’t already, the primary source of information. The general population doesn’t always have time to fact check every single site they come across. It’s the responsibility of the websites providing this information to ensure that it is researched and valid. It’s also their responsibility to ensure that it is provided in a clear and concise manner. This site, along with many big-name tech and news sites as well are failing people on both fronts. Instead of clear & concise facts we get a muddled indecipherable mess of outdated and incorrect information & news.

I implore these sites to make some effort into at least accomplishing the two main goals they exist to provide.

“It looks like no proofreading for spelling or grammar is done and I can only surmise there are no more human proofreaders”

This problem is endemic to all written media. I guess I’m old fashioned because I still rather read a dead tree version of a newspaper or a magazine than an online version. It seems like all writers do is scan their piece with spell checkers and call it good.

They rarely check for grammar, syntax or idiom. The last occurs a lot with articles written in a language other than English and translated using some application. The words are correct but the syntax and grammar are head-scratchers.

Cyberfox has been discontinued, to this former user’s dismay. Pale Moon is a security nightmare if you really think about it. Flashpeak Slimjet is missing from this list.

Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser has been announced to have Linux support on the roadmap. As much as I love Vivaldi and Brave and Slimjet , and as much as I’ve grown fond of KDE Plasma as of late, everything is based on either Blink, WebKit, or khtml and their collective family of browser backends these days.

I can’t be the only one who sees this as a potential singular point of failure, in the case of a particularly nasty security bug rearing its ugly head at some point in time? And with the only other real option being Firefox/Waterfox, that, too, has a similar flaw on singular failure. Linux is known for being “fragmented” so let’s fragment the web browser game, in the name of competition and security, eh?

I replaced Cyberfox with the Slimjet browser, as suggested by you..

Strangely, there is no mention of Brave.

Added the brave browser to list as suggested by you.

Maybe the opera programmers team better go to sing (a false song) at the OPERA.

The new version did not let the user disable History. annoying

“only text-based browsers sufficed with some of the early browsers being: Lynx, Netscape, and Opera.”

Netscape and Opera were never text-based. Right from the beginning, they were fully graphical.

“Some Open Source Browsers in Linux” As has been pointed out many times since this article was first published in 2016, Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi ARE NOT open source and never were.

There are also Waterfox, Cyberfox, Arora and dillo web browsers.

I will update the article as suggested by you…

Corrected the article as suggested, and added Waterfox, Cyberfox, and Brave. It seems Dillo and Arora are no more developed…

Cyberfox also discontinued…

“11 best open source web browsers” 1 – Google chrome

My friend, I believe maybe you dont know the difference between: freeware, opensocurce software and free software. Chrome isnt opensource since we dont have access to the full source code.

google chrome is not an open source browser, neither is opera.

Some items in this list are not open source.

Nothing i have tried will go through the executable part, after dealing, I have done many, but they will not go ahead and RUN on my Linux mint 11, which is on a 2011 dell vostro 3350 w/ intel core i3.

The Linux runs fine, but i cannot get a browser to replace firefox (which is refusing to play youtube). I am not a tech kind of owner, either a close friend set up the whole Linux thing a few yrs ago for me. I know of no one around here, in Thailand, who is savvy with Linux; most people here use win 7, 8, 10 etc or Mac. Any ideas ?

Chrome, Opera, and Vivaldi are closed-source.

Tell me about it! I don’t understand why people still believe Opera is opensource. I just discovered it the hard way. After I downloaded a 400 MB file of pure garbage from Git.

Chrome is NOT open source, remove it from the list. This is a tech website without techs…

Chrome is open source, only flash plugin is not open source according to wiki.

https://vivaldi.com/ the best for me but not in the list…

add: Otter Browser and Iron.

Opera is not open source too http://www.operasoftware.com/press/faq -> Is Opera planning to open source its browser?

I think what you mean is that Chromium is based off Google Chrome. Saying that Google Chrome is based off Chromium is pure misleading.

[https://blog.chromium.org/2008/09/welcome-to-chromium_02.html] [http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/09/google-unveils-chrome-source-code-and-linux-port/]

It’s not misleading, Chrome is based on Chromium, not the other way around.

Nice article you have shared with us. I also would like to share one more web browser Nano Browser. Its a new and first web browser which is compatible with Windows, MAC, Linux, Android and iOS. It has an unique feature nano-shot that enables us to take full screen shot of web page in just a single click

Google Chrome is not open source. Do you even do your research before writing random stuff?

We in 2016 and chrome is still in the list AND IT IS NOT OPEN SOURCE. Remove it, it makes your look dumb.

Making a ‘list’ is one thing, but you need to start actually linking to the software’s web site!

I Accept your suggestion, would surely try to implement this.. Thanks for being a follower of tecmint. Stay connected :-)

How is Chrome and Opera open source?

Chrome is not open source. #instantfail

Yes I agree to your point. Thanks for being a regular reader of Tecmint. keep Connected.. :)

Please note that two of the listed browsers (Chrome & Opera) are not open source.

Yes i agree to your point. Thanks for being a regular reader of Tecmint. Keep Connected.. :)

There are some browsers you are missing: curl and wget. Both are useful for scripting clients for websites.

Yes wget and curl are both powerful CLI tools, but this article is meant for web based browsers not for CLI ones..Will definitely write one more article on CLI based web browsers..stay tuned.

And also Slimjet browser is very fast

Thanks for your comment. We would try and include this in our list. :)

a) Google Chrome is not open source – it is based largely on Chromium, however does not ship with source code, and includes additional proprietary code.

b) Opera is not open source.

Yes I agree to this. Thanks for information and being a regular reader of Tecmint. Keep Connected. :)

The title is misleading as Google Chrome and Opera are both closed sourced browsers. “11 Best Web Browsers for the Linux Desktop” would be a more appropriate title :)

Title says 11 Best OPEN SOURCE web browsers, graphic shows 13 Best web browsers, Article talks only of 9 web browsers, and the first one of these is not even open source. Talk about bad journalism.

Why did you kipped over Vivaldi? Very quick responsive browser for Linux.

Thanks for your comment. We will try and include this in our list.. :)

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5 Minimal Web Browsers for Linux

There are so many reasons to enjoy the Linux desktop. One reason I often state up front is the almost unlimited number of choices to be found at almost every conceivable level. From how you interact with the operating system (via a desktop interface), to how daemons run, to what tools you use, you have a multitude of options.

The same thing goes for web browsers. You can use anything from open source favorites, such as Firefox and Chromium , or closed sourced industry darlings like Vivaldi and Chrome . Those options are full-fledged browsers with every possible bell and whistle you’ll ever need. For some, these feature-rich browsers are perfect for everyday needs.

There are those, however, who prefer using a web browser without all the frills. In fact, there are many reasons why you might prefer a minimal browser over a standard browser. For some, it’s about browser security, while others look at a web browser as a single-function tool (as opposed to a one-stop shop application). Still others might be running low-powered machines that cannot handle the requirements of, say, Firefox or Chrome. Regardless of the reason, Linux has you covered.

Let’s take a look at five of the minimal browsers that can be installed on Linux. I’ll be demonstrating these browsers on the Elementary OS platform, but each of these browsers are available to nearly every distribution in the known Linuxverse. Let’s dive in.

GNOME Web (codename Epiphany, which means “a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something” ) is the default web browser for Elementary OS, but it can be installed from the standard repositories. (Note, however, that the recommended installation of Epiphany is via Flatpak or Snap). If you choose to install via the standard package manager, issue a command such as sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser -y for successful installation.  

Epiphany uses the WebKit rendering engine, which is the same engine used in Apple’s Safari browser. Couple that rendering engine with the fact that Epiphany has very little in terms of bloat to get in the way, you will enjoy very fast page-rendering speeds. Epiphany development follows strict adherence to the following guidelines:

Simplicity – Feature bloat and user interface clutter are considered evil.

Standards compliance – No non-standard features will ever be introduced to the codebase.

Software freedom – Epiphany will always be released under a license that respects freedom.

Human interface – Epiphany follows the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines .

Minimal preferences – Preferences are only added when they make sense and after careful consideration.

Target audience – Non-technical users are the primary target audience (which helps to define the types of features that are included).

GNOME Web is as clean and simple a web browser as you’ll find ( Figure 1 ).

The GNOME Web manifesto reads:

A web browser is more than an application: it is a way of thinking, a way of seeing the world. Epiphany’s principles are simplicity, standards compliance, and software freedom.

The Netsurf minimal web browser opens almost faster than you can release the mouse button. Netsurf uses its own layout and rendering engine (designed completely from scratch), which is rather hit and miss in its rendering ( Figure 2 ).

Although you might find Netsurf to suffer from rendering issues on certain sites, understand the Hubbub HTML parser is following the work-in-progress HTML5 specification, so there will be issues popup now and then. To ease those rendering headaches, Netsurf does include HTTPS support, web page thumbnailing, URL completion, scale view, bookmarks, full-screen mode, keyboard shorts, and no particular GUI toolkit requirements. That last bit is important, especially when you switch from one desktop to another.

For those curious as to the requirements for Netsurf, the browser can run on a machine as slow as a 30Mhz ARM 6 computer with 16MB of RAM. That’s impressive, by today’s standard.

If you’re looking for a minimal browser that uses the Qt Framework and the QtWebKit rendering engine, QupZilla might be exactly what you’re looking for. QupZilla does include all the standard features and functions you’d expect from a web browser, such as bookmarks, history, sidebar, tabs, RSS feeds, ad blocking, flash blocking, and CA Certificates management. Even with those features, QupZilla still manages to remain a very fast lightweight web browser. Other features include: Fast startup, speed dial homepage, built-in screenshot tool, browser themes, and more. One feature that should appeal to average users is that QupZilla has a more standard preferences tools than found in many lightweight browsers ( Figure 3 ). So, if going too far outside the lines isn’t your style, but you still want something lighter weight, QupZilla is the browser for you.

Otter Browser

Otter Browser is a free, open source attempt to recreate the closed-source offerings found in the Opera Browser. Otter Browser uses the WebKit rendering engine and has an interface that should be immediately familiar with any user. Although lightweight, Otter Browser does include full-blown features such as:

Passwords manager

Add-on manager

Content blocking

Spell checking

Customizable GUI

URL completion

Speed dial ( Figure 4 )

Bookmarks and various related features

Mouse gestures

User style sheets

Built-in Note tool

Otter Browser can be run on nearly any Linux distribution from an AppImage , so there’s no installation required. Just download the AppImage file, give the file executable permissions (with the command chmod u+x otter-browser-*.AppImage ), and then launch the app with the command ./ otter-browser*.AppImage .

Otter Browser does an outstanding job of rendering websites and could function as your go-to minimal browser with ease.

Let’s get really minimal. When I first started using Linux, back in ‘97, one of the web browsers I often turned to was a text-only take on the app called Lynx . It should come as no surprise that Lynx is still around and available for installation from the standard repositories. As you might expect, Lynx works from the terminal window and doesn’t display pretty pictures or render much in the way of advanced features ( Figure 5 ). In fact, Lynx is as bare-bones a browser as you will find available. Because of how bare-bones this web browser is, it’s not recommended for everyone. But if you happen to have a gui-less web server and you have a need to be able to read the occasional website, Lynx can be a real lifesaver.

I have also found Lynx an invaluable tool when troubleshooting certain aspects of a website (or if some feature on a website is preventing me from viewing the content in a regular browser). Another good reason to use Lynx is when you only want to view the content (and not the extraneous elements).

Plenty More Where This Came From

There are plenty more minimal browsers than this. But the list presented here should get you started down the path of minimalism. One (or more) of these browsers are sure to fill that need, whether you’re running it on a low-powered machine or not.

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Install Linux Mint on Mac [Dual Boot]

Installing Linux Mint on a Mac is a compelling venture for users seeking a seamless blend of macOS aesthetics and the versatility of Linux. It opens up the opportunity for customization and access to Linux Mint’s open-source software on your Apple hardware. Let’s delve into the step-by-step process of installing Linux Mint on your Mac hassle-free.

Requirements to Install Linux Mint on Mac

The recommended requirements for installing Ubuntu as dual boot on Mac are:

• Processor: 64-bit 2 GHz
• Free Storage: 30 GB minimum
• USB Drive: 4 GB
• Internet access is helpful

11 Steps to Dual Boot Installation of Linux Mint on Mac

Follow the below steps one by one to install Linux Mint on your Mac in the easiest way:

1. Download the Linux Mint ISO File

2. Create a Bootable USB Drive

To create a bootable USB drive of the ISO file, use “Etcher”. It is a free and open-source application. First, Install Etcher on Mac . After installing, follow the steps:

3. Create Disk Partition

To create a disk partition on Mac, follow the below steps:

• Open Spotlight by pressing COMMAND (⌘) + SPACE .
• Search and open Disk Utility .

4. Boot Linux Mint from USB Drive

To boot Ubuntu from the USB drive, follow these steps:

• Plug the bootable USB drive into the PC.
• Restart and hold the OPTION (⌥) key.

5. Select Language

6. Select Keyboard Layout

7. Install Multimedia Codecs

8. Set Installation Type

9. Select Location

10. Set User Credentials

11. Restart the PC

In conclusion, the installation of Linux Mint on your Mac brings a fusion of intuitive design and open-source innovation to your Apple environment. This step-by-step guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for a seamless installation process, ensuring that both novice and experienced users can harness the strengths of Linux Mint on their Macs.

People Also Ask

How to install linux mint on mac without usb.

To install Linux Mint on a Mac without USB, follow the steps below:

• Open “Disk Utility” on your Mac.
• Shrink and create a new partition with enough space for the Linux Mint installation.
• Download the Linux Mint ISO file from the official website.
• Open Mac terminal and use the hdiutil command to mount the Linux Mint ISO file. For example: hdiutil mount ~/Downloads/linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-amd64.iso
• Download and install rEFInd , a boot manager that makes managing multiple operating systems on a Mac easier.
• Restart while holding down the Option (Alt) key and select the rEFInd boot manager. Then choose the Linux Mint Live environment .
• Install Linux Mint using the following command: ubiquity --no-bootloader
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Linux Mint installation.
• After completing the installation, do not install the bootloader (GRUB). Instead, use rEFInd as a bootloader .
• Restart your Mac, and “rEFInd” should detect the Linux Mint.

Can I use Mint on Mac?

Yes , you can use Linux Mint on a Mac through various methods. One option is to use virtualization software like VirtualBox to run Linux Mint as a virtual machine within macOS, allowing you to switch between operating systems seamlessly. Alternatively, you can set up a dual-boot configuration, creating a separate partition on your Mac’s hard drive to install Linux Mint alongside macOS. Additionally, you can run Linux Mint in a live environmen t by creating a bootable USB drive or DVD.

Can I use Linux Mint without installing?

Yes , you can use Linux Mint without installing it on your computer. This is often referred to as running a “live” version of Linux. Here’s how you can do it:

• Create a bootable USB drive with the Linux Mint ISO file.
• Reboot your computer and boot from the USB drive.
• Select the option to run Linux Mint without installing.

How to install Linux Mint on MacBook Air?

Here are the steps to install Linux Mint on MacBook Air:

• Use a tool like mintStick or Etcher to create a bootable USB drive with the Linux Mint ISO file.
• Switch off your MacBook Air and plug in the bootable USB drive.
• Turn on your MacBook Air while holding down the Option key . This will bring up the boot manager with a list of available devices you can boot from.
• Select the USB stick and hit ENTER . This will be named EFI boot or EFI drive.
• Once you have booted into the Linux Mint live session, you can either install Linux Mint alongside macOS or completely replace macOS with Linux Mint.

Can I dual-boot Linux Mint on a MacBook Pro 13?

Yes , you can dual-boot Linux Mint on a MacBook Pro 13, but the process can be a bit complex. Here are the general steps:

• Burn the ISO to a USB stick using a tool like Etcher .
• Shut down your MacBook Pro, plug in the USB stick, and boot by pressing the OPTION (⌥) key.
• Select the option called “EFI Boot” with the logo of an external drive. You will boot to the live version of Mint.
• Once in the live Linux Mint session, you can install Linux Mint alongside macOS.

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Here’s A List Of Best Browsers For Linux [2022 Edition]

One of the tough choices that you’ll have to make after installing an operating system is which web browser to use. Only a few elegant ones with highly useful features stand out in the never-ending ocean of browsers article. If you choose to go with Linux as your primary operating system, in this article, let’s look at some of the best browsers for Linux.

Before we begin, the browsers mentioned in this list are not in the best to worst order or vice versa. All of them are excellent browsers, and you may want to try a couple of them before settling with one.

Best Browsers For Linux

1. microsoft edge.

There’s no denying that Microsoft Edge was a disaster before it was rebased to Chromium. Many people won’t be happy about including a Microsoft product on top of a Linux list. When I first heard about Edge being rebased to Chromium, I was joking around about it until I used it. I can now say that the new Edge is one of the best browsers I’ve ever tried.

It comes with everything you can ask for in a browser like tracking prevention, cross-platform and multi-device sync, lots of themes and customization options, and many more. It recently moved from beta to stable phase on Linux .

• Great cross-platform sync
• Chromium-based. Fast and reliable
• Available on all the platforms
• None that we can think of except that you need a Microsoft account to sync browser data.

2. Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is struggling to keep up with Chrome, Edge, and Safari. In 2020, Microsoft Edge beat Firefox to become the third most popular browser globally, and the gap in their popularity has only widened ever since. But one cannot deny that Firefox is still a great browser with a few features that make it stand out, like the in-built screenshot tool, tracker prevention, and Text-to-speech.

Firefox has also seen a significant number of improvements over the past few years. We do not doubt that it’s only going to get better, that is, if Mozilla somehow manages to convince users to start using the browser.

• Great Privacy and Security
• Good features and polished UI.
• Mozilla account syncs browser data in a jiffy.
• Slight learning curve if coming from a Chromium-based browser.

Before switching to Microsoft Edge, I used Brave for two years straight, and the experience was pretty good. For the most part, the browser worked fine. However, cross-platform or multi-device sync is not as streamlined and straightforward as Firefox, Chrome, or Microsoft Edge. The browser has tracker and ad blocking, and the same works splendidly. Thanks to the same being based on Chromium, it won’t take you long to get used to Brave if you’re coming from Chrome.

Another thing that intrigued me was Brave rewards, and you guessed it, the browser rewards you for ads that you receive in the form of push notifications. The more ads per hour, the more you’ll earn. Brave pays you in their homemade cryptocurrency called BAT (Basic Attention Token). Before you start downloading and using Brave, making BAT has become much more complicated than before, as you can no longer send a referral link to your friends.

• Chromium-based browser with privacy-focused features
• Gives you crypto for browsing.
• Encorporate one of the best Ads and Tracker blocking in the industry.
• No cross-platform sync.
• Could be laggy at times, especially on Linux.

Vivaldi has been making a lot of noise in the browser space. The browser was recently added as the default browser option in the Manjaro Cinnamon edition Linux Distribution. Like most browsers on this list, Vivaldi also takes a privacy-focused approach to marketing the browser. It’s a highly customized chromium-based browser with lots of features that we could discuss, and this article would never end.

Some of the noteworthy features include a built-in ad blocker, email client, mouse gestures, and, best of all, the ability to view tabs on a split-screen. If the whole Vivaldi project intrigued you, we had a brief interview with Vivaldi’s founder Jon Von Tetzchner .

• Tabbing in Vivaldi is great for productivity.
• Privacy-focused browser.
• It’s not the fastest Chromium-based browser on the market.
• Appearances and features can be overwhelming for new users.

5. Chromium

Anyone who has been a Chrome user for a long time probably knows the difference between the same and Chromium. The latter is an open-source project that forms the skeleton of Chrome. Chromium lacks many proprietary Chrome features that Google has added over the years. Some are automatic updates, Sandboxing, Extensions restrictions, multi-device sync and sign-in, and missing codecs.

However, if you’re deeply concerned about Google tracking your activity on the web using Chrome, Chromium is still a pretty good browser.

• Open-source software.
• As fast and reliable as Google Chrome.
• Lacks essential Google Chrome features.

Chromium is available on almost every Linux distro’s software center. If you’re running Ubuntu, you can install it using the following command.

6. Google Chrome

The “best browsers list” is incomplete without Chrome as it is currently the most popular browser in the world. One of the main reasons for its popularity is its seamless integration and cross-platform sync. Not to mention, the list of amazing and beneficial extensions on the Chrome Web Store is growing each day.

• Fastest browser out there.
• Tight integration with Google services.
• Consumes a lot of memory.
• Continuously track your activity on the web.

Best Browsers For Linux: Editor’s Choice

That brings us to the end of the best browsers for the Linux list. If you’re still confused about which one to choose, we recommend Firefox for privacy and Chromium-based new Microsoft Edge if you fancy good looks, themes, and extra baked-in features.

Which browser do you use on your Linux PC and why? Let us know in the comments section below.

Abubakar is a Linux and Tech Writer. Hailing from a Computer Science background, the start of his love for Tech dates back to 2011, when he was gifted a Dell Inspiron 5100. When he's not covering Tech, you'll find him binge-watching anime and Tech content on YouTube or hunting heads in competitive FPS games. You can also find his work on Android Police and How-To Geek .

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