What is Peppermint's web browser?

Jofto · 02-19-2023, 05:09 AM

Made a Peppermint USB live bootable, just want to check how it works. Could not find its web browser. There is a Web Browser. Opened it and input Google Chrome, then is did not open anymore.

How to find its browser?

Thanks

Turbocapitalist · 02-19-2023, 06:57 AM

It is Firefox. Try the Menu -> Internet menu and submenu. You can add other browsers. Chromium is there in the repository as chromium-browser and Brave can be added using the instructions at its web site, but that requires adding their repository. Netsurf and a few others are also there in the normal repositories.

michaelk · 02-19-2023, 07:43 AM

What version did you try? I played with the 64bit versions.

Nothing is installed by default and when it firsts boot there is menu to select what apps you want to install. However, I found you can not install anything until you upgrade the system from a terminal window.

haf1zoglu · 02-19-2023, 08:48 AM

Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on the keyboard.

Type the following command and press Enter to update the package lists:

Code:

sudo apt update

Type the following command and press Enter to install Firefox:

Code:

sudo apt install firefox

Wait for the installation to complete.

Once the installation is finished, go back to the Applications folder and look for the Firefox icon. Double-click it to launch the browser.

or simply type firefox to terminal and hit Enter

Jofto · 02-19-2023, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist

It is Firefox. Try the Menu -> Internet menu and submenu. You can add other browsers. Chromium is there in the repository as chromium-browser and Brave can be added using the instructions at its web site, but that requires adding their repository. Netsurf and a few others are also there in the normal repositories.

Thank you.

The Peppermint I downloaded is Debian Base, 32bit,PeppermintOS i386. In the Live User's Menu, I find Web Browser. There is no Internet or Firefox. There is an archive, but it is empty.

Input Google Chrome in the open space of Web Browser, it says: Failed to execute default Web Browser. And it stays there, can not be changed.

Jofto · 02-19-2023, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

What version did you try? I played with the 64bit versions.

Nothing is installed by default and when it firsts boot there is menu to select what apps you want to install. However, I found you can not install anything until you upgrade the system from a terminal window.

Thank you.

"What version did you try?"
Debian Base, 32bit,PeppermintOS i386.

I am running a USB live bootable, nothing in installed yet.

Jofto · 02-19-2023, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haf1zoglu

Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on the keyboard.

Type the following command and press Enter to update the package lists:

Code:

sudo apt update

Type the following command and press Enter to install Firefox:

Code:

sudo apt install firefox

Wait for the installation to complete.

Once the installation is finished, go back to the Applications folder and look for the Firefox icon. Double-click it to launch the browser.

or simply type firefox to terminal and hit Enter

Thank you.

The result is:
A red colour E: Package 'firefox' has no installation candidate.

michaelk · 02-19-2023, 09:24 AM

You need to upgrade the system first.
From the terminal window run:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

You can then install a web browser from the install apps window or from the terminal.
To Install firefox from the terminal run:
sudo apt install firefox-esr

If you do not have internet access or peppermint is not automatically configuring either a wired or wireless adapter then that is another problem.

Jofto · 02-19-2023, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

You need to upgrade the system first.
From the terminal window run:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

You can then install a web browser from the install apps window or from the terminal.
To Install firefox from the terminal run:
sudo apt install firefox-esr

If you do not have internet access or peppermint is not automatically configuring either a wired or wireless adapter then that is another problem.

Thank you.

Just did according you good instructions. Firefox is now working very well.

About the terminal, there is an Xfce terminal at the lowerleft of the desktop, next to the menu. It is said that this is a Terminal Emulator. Do Peppermint and Xfce share the save terminal?

Again, THANK YOU.

michaelk · 02-19-2023, 07:21 PM

Peppermint is the distribution, xfce is its default desktop environment and xfce terminal is the terminal window application that is included with xfce.

Jofto · 02-20-2023, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

Peppermint is the distribution, xfce is its default desktop environment and xfce terminal is the terminal window application that is included with xfce.

Thank you.

Really appreciate the information and you help.