Firefox

Firefox is the default web browser in Ubuntu. It is a lightweight web browser based on Mozilla and offers the following features:

• Tabbed Browsing - open multiple pages within the same window
• Pop-Up Blocking - blocks pop-up advertising windows

• Search Bar - perform searches on a large number of sites without extra software

• Standards Support - strongly adheres to web standards
• Look-and-Feel Customisation - supports themes and addons

See also: Firefox Related Pages

Chromium

Chromium is the open-source version of Chrome. Chromium is available from the Universe repository, as package name chromium-browser. To install it, open the Terminal and enter sudo apt-get install chromium-browser.

Chrome

Chrome is Google's web browser that is meant to be simple, extensible and fast. As well, you can use extensions like in Firefox.
Please be advised if you have a bug in Chrome, because it is not provided by a supported Ubuntu repository, the Ubuntu project is unable to provide support or a fix. One would have to seek support from Google directly. If you want Ubuntu support you may want to use Chromium.

Konqueror

Konqueror is KDE's advanced file manager, web browser and document viewer. Konqueror is an open source web browser that supports the current web standards.

Opera

Opera is a web browser developed by Opera Software.

Please be advised if you have a bug in Opera, because it is not provided by a supported Ubuntu repository, the Ubuntu project is unable to provide support or a fix. One would have to seek support from Opera directly.

Dillo

Dillo is a lightweight and fast Internet browser. It does not have as many features as some of the other browsers listed here but it is well-suited for older computers that do not have enough speed or memory to run a full-featured browser.

Epiphany

Epiphany is a simple yet powerful web browser developed by the GNOME community. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance. Simplicity is achieved by a well designed user interface which closely integrates with the GNOME desktop. Standards compliance is achieved on the HTML side by using the WebKit rendering engine; and on the user interface side by closely following the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG).

Lynx

Lynx is a character-based web browser that can be run inside a terminal or on the console.

Links

Links is a browser that may be be run in either text mode, or graphical mode.

ELinks

ELinks is an advanced text-mode browser.

Midori

Midori is a fast, lightweight graphical web browser based on WebKit. Often used with the Xfce desktop environment.

Ubuntu Web Browser

Ubuntu Web Browser is a lightweight web browser tailored for Ubuntu, based on the Oxide browser engine and using the Ubuntu UI components. It is the default web browser for Ubuntu Phone OS. It is also included by default in the recent Ubuntu desktop releases.

Setting Default Browser

In the command line, type sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

A list of installed browsers will be displayed with a different number next to each browser. Type the number corresponding to the browser of your choice.

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