How do I download browsers in mint?

linux-man · 05-16-2022, 09:31 PM

I don't see a vast array of web browsers to choose from in synaptic Mint OS .
I would like to download Seamonkey, brave but I don't see these in synaptic Mint OS:

Which one should I pick in synaptic for chromium?:

chromium 101.0.4951.64 linux web browser under world wide webcam
chromium-browser 2020.10.27 transitional package
chromium-browser-l10n 1:85.04183.83-0ub transitional package-chromium-browser-l10-> chromium snap
chromium-chromedriver
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg extra

uteck · 05-16-2022, 09:48 PM

Seamonkey is the Debian version of Firefox, which they forked from Mozilla over copyright issues with the name and logo going against Debian guidelines. Mint probably has the official Firefox available.

If you want Chromium browser, then grab the 'chromium' package. You can use the command 'apt show chromium' to get the more detailed info about it. replace then name with other package names for their longer details.

michaelk · 05-16-2022, 09:49 PM

Brave isn't in the Mint repositories but they have their own.

https://brave.com/linux/

And SeaMonkey

https://www.seamonkey-project.org/do...-and-uninstall

mrmazda · 05-16-2022, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uteck

Seamonkey is the Debian version of Firefox, which they forked from Mozilla

SeaMonkey history has nothing directly to do with Debian. Nor is it a version of Firefox. SeaMonkey is the current name of the web suite from which Firefox and Thunderbird were forked many moons ago, Mozilla.

uteck · 05-17-2022, 09:34 AM

That's right, I was mixing it up with PaleMoon, or whatever name of the Firefox fork is.
I should not answer questions after 9pm.

And after seeing the other questions from the OP I am bailing out of thus thread.

enigma9o7 · 05-17-2022, 10:17 AM

FYI: Iceweasel was the name Debian used for Firefox when Mozilla wouldn't allow them to use official name for their builds.

wpeckham · 05-17-2022, 10:31 AM

I have not run

Code:

apt-cache search browser

for a LONG time, but as I recall there are about 7 or 8 web browsers in the repo.

MODERN web browsers are a MUCH shorter list.

linux-man · 05-17-2022, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Create a directory named "seamonkey2" (mkdir seamonkey2) and change to that directory (cd seamonkey2).

After creating this directory should it reside within another directory or on its own? In windows they sit in Programs folder.

mrmazda · 05-18-2022, 01:31 AM

You can put SeaMonkey from upstream wherever you like. /opt/ is one good place. /usr/local/ is another good place. Both are available to all system users, as opposed to locations in /home/. I use /usr/local/, for several different versions:

Code:

> ls -Ggd /usr/local/sm???
drwxrwxrwx 10 3072 May 31  2017 /usr/local/sm246
drwxrwxrwx 13 3072 May 17 04:10 /usr/local/smcur
drwxrwxrwx  9 3072 May 17 16:00 /usr/local/smnxt
drwxrwxrwx 10 4096 Apr 19 13:06 /usr/local/smtst

half-word · 05-18-2022, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux-man

Which one should I pick in synaptic for chromium?:

Frankly, you shouldn't install browsers from synaptic on Linux Mint. You can easily install the wrong thing, and if you have snapd enabled you could end up installing Ubuntu's Chromium snap instead of Mint's native Chromium. It would be best if you used Mint Software Manager to install it, there is only one item called Chromium and it has the familiar icon and "Web browser" in description.

Using Debian's tools like synaptic or apt-get is best left for some more obscure or complex operations when you know exactly why are you using it and what do you want accomplish with it, or for quickly installing small tools for which you know the package names by heart. For daily operations using Mint's tools for installs and updates is your best bet not to break something.

If you are interested in SeaMonkey, the best way to install it in this case is by using Mozilla's official PPA: https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/ubuntuzilla?dist=all

NOTE about adding new apt repos: apt-key is being deprecated, so it would be recommended to add all PPA signing keys by downloading those keys with GPG instead and copy the keys to appropriate directories. It's not related to the question so I'll just recommend to do a web search how to do it.