Browser of the Year

jeremy · 12-16-2013, 09:26 PM

Which browser do you prefer when browsing LQ?

--jeremy

astrogeek · 12-16-2013, 09:31 PM

I chose Firefox almost reluctantly. But it is still the one I use even after looking at alternatives.

aus9 · 12-17-2013, 12:41 AM

I actually use 2

FF for normal stuff like email and banking

Chrome for web browser games like http://thejigsawpuzzles.com/

thelinuxist · 12-17-2013, 01:01 AM

It's Firefox for me. If correctly configured, it's the quickest and most secure browser in the world (the same applies to Linux as an OS). Anyway, I recently saw some malware specially for FF that are cross platform (aka they're also for Linux!!) - mainly adware, but who knows what's going to follow?!
Anyway, unless you're very permissive about who/what's allowed to install extensions in Firefox, you're quite safe with it.

kooru · 12-17-2013, 01:22 AM

Opera for me.

coskibum · 12-17-2013, 04:50 AM

I love Chromium but, it's fallen behind Firefox. I now use Firefox as my main but have Chromium as the back up.
I hate what Google has done, forcing you to their front page when you open a Chrome/Chromium browser.

aus9 · 12-17-2013, 05:13 AM

Quote:

I hate what Google has done, forcing you to their front page when you open a Chrome/Chromium browser.

not quite true for chrome

click on settings -> open a specific page

(I have my target url open)
click on current page

restart....problem solvered

Captain Pinkeye · 12-17-2013, 05:25 AM

Firefox

gax7497 · 12-17-2013, 06:26 AM

Chrome

Tux! · 12-17-2013, 06:46 AM

I chose chromium, though my main browser is Opera.
Opera does currently not update their browser for Linux and many sites are falling over, like on-line banking.
Key-driven navigation is unsurpassed in Opera, which is still my main reason to use it, but I have to use chromium more and more as sites cannot be used in Opera.

ozar · 12-17-2013, 07:36 AM

It's still Firefox by a long shot for me.

leeley211 · 12-17-2013, 08:26 AM

Firefox because it is the best in my opion

DaComboMan · 12-17-2013, 09:03 AM

Firefox is still most flexible.

Cultist · 12-17-2013, 09:18 AM

Please tell me I'm not the only one who at first saw that one entry as Dildo.

qlue · 12-17-2013, 01:08 PM

Last year I'd have chosen Opera, but as the new Opera is not even available for Linux, I have to be realistic. I use Firefox and Chrome for different reasons. But now that the future of Opera seems a little shaky, Google seems to be better from a social view and I still trust Iceweasel for those special sites where security is a must.