How to Install Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20
To Install Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20
Introduction:
Lynx Browser is the oldest Text Web Browser that is used to access websites on text mode. It was first developed in the year 1992 by some students. It supports protocols like HTTP, FTP, HTTPS. This tutorial will cover the installation of Lynx on Linux Mint 20.
Installation Procedure:
First check the version of Linux mint OS
root@LinuxHelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Linuxmint
Description: Linux Mint 20
Release: 20
Codename: ulyana
Now update the packages
root@LinuxHelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyana InRelease
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Fetched 5,262 kB in 6s (846 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
403 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Now Install the lynx text browser by using following command
root@LinuxHelp:~# apt install lynx -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.9) ...
Processing 1 added doc-base file...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Once the installation is completed then run the lynx on terminal by executing following command
root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx
Now access the google.com through lynx web browser by using following command
root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx https://www.google.co.in
Now check the version of lynx by executing following command
root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx --version
Lynx Version 2.9.0dev.5 (27 Feb 2020)
libwww-FM 2.14, SSL-MM 1.4.1, GNUTLS 3.6.13, ncurses 6.2.20200212(wide)
Built on linux-gnu.
Copyrights held by the Lynx Developers Group,
the University of Kansas, CERN, and other contributors.
Distributed under the GNU General Public License (Version 2).
See https://lynx.invisible-island.net/ and the online help for more information.
With this method, the installation of Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20 is comes to an end.
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