View a web page using the terminal.
 

I have heard that you can view web pages using the terminal. How does one do this? What would the advantage be for using the terminal?

You can use lynx. It is used to view webpages if you don't have access to a GUI.

On Fedora/Redhat:Debian: Gentto:Then, you can visit Google using:

If your distro does not have lynx, install links or elinks.

The greatest advantage for me is that some time ago my X server (GUI) couldnt load and displayed an error message so i had to use the terminal only so i used lynx to search the net for an answer then i found it and i was able to fix the X server :D

Use links -g and it's like being in X! You get a mouse, pretty pictures and all, it just needs tabs....

Also, it works wonders on headless (no X) servers. I usually enable X dorwarding in SSH on headless systems, but on the rare times when I'm physically at a hosting facility, lynx is the only way to browse the net.

Peace,
JimBass

there's always also w3m if you need a good terminal browser.
now browsing with terminal browsers is neat because of speed...
(it would be cool if in firefox for example i could turn off images
and .swf files showing up)

Install the AdBlock extension and setup a generic filter for all images. Works wonders :)

Adblock is absolutely great. I use it a lot when I am on the move and block firefox from loading all images because I pay for my connection per meg of data.

Adblock is absolutely great. I use it a lot when I am on the move and configure firefox from loading all images because I pay for my connection per meg of data.