5 Best web browsers for Linux Ubuntu Systems. Find out which are the best Internet browser for Ubuntu and which one is the fastest browser for Ubuntu among all of them. Install Ubuntu web browsers via command line (terminal).
1. Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is the default web browser from Linux Ubuntu Systems. For those who doesn’t have an updated version of Firefox browser, they can easily update it from Ubuntu Software Update tool or directly downloading and installing it from the official repository.
Mozilla Firefox 49.0 comes with an improved “Reader Mode”, improved Firefox performance and web speech synthesis API. Firefox 49 removes Firefox Hello, the built-in voice and video calling feature by Firefox. It also has introduced offline viewing on Android.
Firefox 49 – New Features
- Updated Firefox Login Manager to allow HTTPS pages to use saved HTTP logins. It’s one more way Firefox is supporting Let’s Encrypt and helping users transition to a more secure web.
- Added features to Reader Mode that make it easier on the eyes and the ears
- Controls that allow users to adjust the width and line spacing of text
- Narrate, which reads the content of a page out loud
- Improved video performance for users on systems that support SSSE3 without hardware acceleration
- Added context menu controls to HTML5 audio and video that let users loops files or play files at 1.25x speed
- Enhancements for Mac users
- Improved performance on OS X systems without hardware acceleration
- Improved appearance of anti-aliased OS X fonts
- Improvements in about:memory reports for tracking font memory usage
- Improve performance on Windows systems without hardware acceleration
2. Google Chrome
Ubuntu users can install Google Chrome on (Ubuntu 64 Bit Systems only) via official .deb file or terminal command. To install Chrome via .deb file, visit https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html and download stable release for Chrome 64 bit .deb (For Debian/Ubuntu). Once downloaded, click on .deb file to install it.
Don’t download Beta version. Stable release is best as it has gotten the full testing and blessing of the Chrome test team, and is the best bet to avoid crashes and other issues. It’s updated every two-three weeks.
Method 1:
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg –i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Method 2:
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
Once installed, open Google Chrome from Ubuntu Dash.
3. Vivaldi Web Browser
Vivaldi 1.4 is the latest release and it comes with more control! Schedule, Restore and get more flexibility!
Install Vivaldi 1.4 on Ubuntu
On 32 Bit
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Vivaldi 1.4 on 32 bit Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu Derivatives:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_i386.deb -O vivaldi-i386.deb
sudo gdebi vivaldi-i386.deb
On 64 Bit
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Vivaldi 1.4 on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu Derivatives:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_1.4.589.11-1_amd64.deb -O vivaldi-amd64.deb
sudo gdebi vivaldi-amd64.deb
Once installed, open Vivaldi web browser from Ubuntu Dash.
4. Opera Web Browser
Opera 40 runs on Chromium 53.0.2785.101. Opera 40 web browser comes with free, unlimited, in-built VPN service. When turned on, the browser VPN creates a secure connection to one of Opera’s five server locations around the world. The VPN lets you choose where to appear on the internet, giving you online privacy and security a boost while making content easier to access.
Install Opera 40 on Ubuntu 16.04
32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Opera 40 web browser on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems:
wget http://download4.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/40.0.2308.62/linux/opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_i386.deb
sudo apt install apt-transport-https libcurl3
sudo dpkg -i opera-stable*.deb
64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Opera 40 web browser on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems:
wget http://download4.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/40.0.2308.62/linux/opera-stable_40.0.2308.62_amd64.deb
sudo apt install apt-transport-https libcurl3
sudo dpkg -i opera-stable*.deb
Once installed, open Opera web browser from Ubuntu Dash or Teminal.
5. Min Web Browser
Min is a faster web browser designed for Linux and Debian Systems. Min browser is efficient and is designed to be fast. It uses less battery power and comes with an in-built ad blocking feature. Min lets you decide whether you want to see ads or not. And on a slow or expensive Internet connection, it lets you block scripts and images, so pages load faster and use less data.
Features:
- Searches Anything & Everything – The searchbar shows information from DuckDuckGo, including Wikipedia entries, a calculator, programming documentation, and more. The searchbar also supports fuzzy search, which lets you quickly find websites without typing the entire URL. For example, you can type “mgc” to search for “mail.google.com”. Every page you visit is automatically saved, so you can search the contents of pages as well as the title.
- Tabs Management – Click on the current tab to open the searchbar. Hover over a tab and click the cross button to delete it (or press Ctrl+W). Tabs you haven’t looked at in a while fade out, and brighten again when you click on them.
- Reading List – Click the icon in a tab to format an article and make it easier to read. Articles opened in reader view are saved in your reading list for the next 30 days, and are saved for offline reading. You can find your saved articles in the application menu: View > Reading List.
- Ad and tracker blocking – Go to Min > Privacy Preferences (Or the Edit menu > Privacy Preferences on Linux) to enable ad and tracker blocking. You can also choose to block images and Javascript, if you are on a limited internet connection.
Download & Install Min Browser
One can download Min Browser binaries here.