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How to Install Netsurf V3.2 on Linuxmint 18.03

To Install Netsurf on Linuxmint 18.03
NetSurf is a free and open source web browser which uses its own layout engine and licensed under GPL v2, it is available for several operating systems. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Netsurf on Linuxmint-18.03.

Installation
Let' s first start with updating the system repositories.


linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                        
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                              
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                
Ign:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                    
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease       
Hit:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Reading package lists... Done

Install the Netsurf browser application.


linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install netsurf-gtk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libmozjs185-1.0 netsurf-common
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libmozjs185-1.0 netsurf-common netsurf-gtk
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 399 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,169 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,946 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? \[Y/n\] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libmozjs185-1.0 amd64 1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5 \[1,117 kB\]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 netsurf-common all 3.2+dfsg-2.2build1 \[291 kB\]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 netsurf-gtk amd64 3.2+dfsg-2.2build1 \[761 kB\]
Fetched 2,169 kB in 4s (477 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libmozjs185-1.0.
(Reading database ... 225426 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libmozjs185-1.0\_1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libmozjs185-1.0 (1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package netsurf-common.
Preparing to unpack .../netsurf-common\_3.2+dfsg-2.2build1\_all.deb ...
Unpacking netsurf-common (3.2+dfsg-2.2build1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package netsurf-gtk.
Preparing to unpack .../netsurf-gtk\_3.2+dfsg-2.2build1\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking netsurf-gtk (3.2+dfsg-2.2build1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libmozjs185-1.0 (1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5) ...
Setting up netsurf-common (3.2+dfsg-2.2build1) ...
Setting up netsurf-gtk (3.2+dfsg-2.2build1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/netsurf-gtk to provide /usr/bin/netsurf (netsurf-browser) in auto mode
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

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Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Now, you can able to use the Netsurf browser application.

The version of the Netsurf browser.

With this, the method to install Netsurf on Linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint Browser
FAQ
Q
Is support for windows?
A
NetSurf is a multi-platform web browser for RISC OS, UNIX-like platforms (including Linux), Mac OS X, and more. ... Actively developed, NetSurf is continually evolving and improving.
Q
What are all the alternatives in Netsurf V3.2 on Linuxmint?
A
Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox (known simply as Firefox) is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite.... ...
Google Chrome. ...
Opera. ...
Brave. ...
Pale Moon. ...
Safari. ...
Q
How to Install Netsurf V3.2 on Linuxmint?
A
Run the following command:
# apt-get install netsurf-gtk
Q
What is Netsurf on Linuxmint?
A
NetSurf is a free and open source web browser which uses its own layout engine and licensed under GPL v2, it is available for several operating systems.
Q
How to update the system repositories?
A
Run the following command:
# apt-get update