This tutorial will show you how to change the default web browser on Ubuntu and other versions of Linux Mint.

Change Default Web Browser in Ubuntu

When you click on a link the system opens it in a browser, which is selected as the default browser. The method to change the default web browser in Ubuntu is quite easy. There are a few steps to follow:

1. Open “Settings”
2. Select “Default Applications” in the left sidebar
3. Select the default browser under the “Web” drop-down
4. All done!

To open the system settings, click on the right-top corner, then select settings as shown in the below screenshot.

This will open a settings dialog blog. On the left sidebar, select “Default Applications“.

On this page, you can choose the default web browser in front of the “web” option. You can also use the same page to choose other default applications, like a mail client, audio video player, image viewer, etc.

Wrap Up

On Ubuntu, you can easily change the default browser to any other web browser. If you don’t like Chrome, you can use Firefox for example. This method will also work on other versions of Ubuntu (like Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and more). If you want to change the default web browser in more than one operating system, you can use the same method.

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In some countries tor is illegal to use or blocked. So before using Tor browser, be sure its allowed to use in your country. As of today, Tor is not illegal to use in United States and India.

This article will help you to install Tor browser on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux system.

Installing Tor Browser on Ubuntu

Tor browser launcher makes easier to install and use Tor Browser on GNU/Linux users. You can install torbrowser-launcher directly from the default repositories on Ubuntu 20.04 systems.

Login to your system with sudo privileged account and open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and type:

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher 

Press ‘y’ for any confirmation asked by the installer.

This will install Tor Browser launcher on your system (not Tor browser). The Tor browser will be installed in next step.

Using Tor Browser

Search for torbrowser-launcher in all applications un Activities from Ubuntu desktop systems. You can also launch application by executing command torbrowser-launcher on terminal.

At the first time, this will install Tor Browser or ask you to install as below screenshot.

Keep all settings as default and click on “Install Tor Browser” button.

Once the installation finished, it will launch Tor browser on your system. Click the “Connect” button to connect Tor Browser to the Tor network for secure browsing.

That’s it. You have successfully installed Tor Browser on your system.

Uninstall Tor Browser

When you found tor browser is no more in use, you can remove it from your system. To remove Tor browser, just type following command from system terminal:

sudo apt purge torbrowser-launcher 

Conclusion

This tutorial helped you to install Tor browser on Ubuntu 20.04 desktop system. Now, Tor browser will hide your identity and allow you to browser web securely.

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The Opera browser is available under the Snapcraft packages. Also the Opera team provides an PPA for installing Opera on Ubuntu systems.

This tutorial help you to install Opera web browser on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux system.

Prerequisites

• A running Ubuntu 20.04 system with Desktop
• Shell access with sudo privileged account

Installing Opera on Ubuntu 20.04

Opera web browser packages are available as Linux Snap packages. Also the Opera team provides an official PPA for installing packages on Ubuntu systems.

Choose one of the 2 methods given below to install Opera on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system

• Method 1 – Install Opera Using Snap

  Snapd is default installed on Ubuntu focal systems. So you just need to open a terminal and execute following command to install Opera on Ubuntu systems.

  sudo snap install opera 
  

  On successful installation, you will see the message on screen as below:

  opera 73.0.3856.284 from Opera (opera-software*) installed
  

• Method 2 – Install Opera Using PPA

  This method will use office apt repository for installing Opera on Ubuntu system.

  Open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and import GPG key to your system:

  wget -qO- https://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add - 
  

  After that create a PPA file with reference to official Opera apt repository for stable version packages. To create file, execute command:

  echo deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list 
  

  Now, you can install Opera on Ubuntu systems. Use the below commands to update apt cache first, then install opera stable version on your system.

  sudo apt update 
  sudo apt install opera-stable 
  

  Press ‘y’ for any confirmation prompted by the installer.

All done. You have installed Opera browser on Ubuntu system using one of the above methods.

Run Opera on Ubuntu

Click the show applications icon that is shown at the bottom left dock of screen. You can also click super key in your keyboard. Under the activities search for “opera” and it will show you Opera launcher like below:

Click the Opera launcher icon to start application.

Now, you have access your favorite web applications or test your development web application.

Remove Opera from Ubuntu

Once you no more need the Opera browser, you can remove it anytime from your system. Using one of the below options to remote opera based on installation method.

• Snap package – Use the following command to remove Opera installed with snap package

  sudo snap remove opera 
  

• Debian package – If you have installed Opera with debian package, use below command to uninstall it.

  sudo apt remove opera-stable 
  

Conclusion

Congratulation! You have installed a popular web browser on your system. Enjoy the features of Opera with accessing web applications.

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The Opera browser is available under the Snapcraft packages. Also the Opera team provides an PPA for installing Opera on Ubuntu systems.

This tutorial help you to install Opera web browser on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) LTS Linux system.

Prerequisites

• A running Ubuntu 18.04 system with Desktop
• Shell access to system with sudo privileged user

Installing Opera on Ubuntu

Opera web browser packages are available as Linux Snap packages. Also the Opera team provides an official PPA for installing packages on Ubuntu systems.

Choose one of the 2 methods given below to install Opera on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux system.

• Method 1 – Install Opera Using PPA

  This method will use office apt repository for installing Opera on Ubuntu system.

  Open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and import GPG key to your system:

  wget -qO- https://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add - 
  

  Next, create a apt configuration file with reference to official Opera debian packages repository for stable version. Use the following command to create Opera PPA:

  echo deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list 
  

  Now, you system is ready to install Opera on Ubuntu systems. Use the below commands to update apt cache first, then install opera stable version on your system.

  sudo apt update 
  sudo apt install opera-stable 
  

  Press ‘y’ for any confirmation prompted by the installer.

• Method 2 – Install Opera Using Snap

  Snapd is default installed on Ubuntu focal systems. So you just need to open a terminal and execute following command to install Opera on Ubuntu systems.

  sudo snap install opera 
  

  On successful installation, you will see the message on screen as below:

  opera 73.0.3856.284 from Opera (opera-software*) installed
  

All done. You have installed Opera browser on Ubuntu system using one of the above methods.

Launch Opera Browser

Click the show applications icon that is shown at the bottom left dock of screen. You can also click super key in your keyboard. Under the activities search for “opera” and it will show you Opera launcher like below:

Click the Opera launcher icon to start application.

Now, you have access your favorite web applications or test your development web application.

Update Opera Browser

The Opera installed with Snap package is auto updated in background. If you have installed Opera on Ubuntu via PPA can be upgraded using the following commands.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade 

Remove Opera Browser

Once you no more need the Opera browser, you can remove it anytime from your system. Using one of the below options to remote opera based on installation method.

• Snap package – Use the following command to remove Opera installed with snap package

  sudo snap remove opera 
  

• Debian package – If you have installed Opera with debian package, use below command to uninstall it.

  sudo apt remove opera-stable 
  

Conclusion

This tutorial helped you to install Opera on Ubuntu system. Now, you can use Opera browser and its great features.

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Chromium is perfectly safe for using. Make sure to download it from a good source or official Google download page. Also make sure to update it on regular basis.

If you are looking for the Chrome (Not chromium) web browser, You can use our tutorial to install Google chrome web browser on Ubuntu system.

This tutorial will help you to install chromium web browser on Ubuntu 20.04.

Install Chromium on Ubuntu

Most of the modern operating systems have chromium browser in default package repositories. Also Chromium is available as Snap package for installation.

Choose one of the below method for installing chromium in Ubuntu system.

• Install Chromium using Snap Package

  A Snap package is containerized software packages provide easy to install method. You can install sanp package via the command line or using Ubuntu Software application.

  Open a terminal on your system and type:

  sudo snap install chromium 
  

  All done. Chromium web browser has been installed on your Ubuntu desktop. The Snap package will also update it automatically in then background.

• Install Chromium using Debian Package

  The Chromium debian package is available under the default apt repositories.

  Use the following commands to update apt cache and install the Chromium package.

  sudo apt update 
  sudo apt install chromium-browser 
  

Open Chromium Browser

Open the applications menu and search for Chromium. You will see the chromium browser link similar to chrome but in different color as below screenshot:

Click to the chromium icon link to launch browser:

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned about to install Chromium on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux system. hh

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Chromium is perfectly safe for using. Make sure to download it from a good source or official Google download page. Also make sure to update it on regular basis.

This tutorial will help you to install chromium web browser on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux system.

Installing Chromium on Ubuntu

The Ubuntu 18.04 operating systems contains chromium browser under the default package repositories. It also available as Snap package for Ubuntu systems

Its your choice to choose any one of the below methods to install chromium browser in Ubuntu system.

• Install Chromium using Snap Package

  A Snap package is containerized software packages provide easy to install method. You can install sanp package via the command line or using Ubuntu Software application.

  Open a terminal on your system and type:

  sudo snap install chromium 
  

  That’s it. The Chromium browser has been installed on your system.

• Install Chromium using Debian Package

  Chromium browser debian package is available under the default apt repositories. Just update the apt cache and install browser on your system.

  Open a terminal and install chromium browser by typing:

  sudo apt update 
  sudo apt install chromium-browser 
  

Launch Chromium Browser

Search for Chromium under the application. You will see the chromium browser link similar to chrome but in different color as below screenshot:

Click on the link icon to launch chromium browser:

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned two methods of the installation of Chromium browser on Ubuntu 18.04 Linux system.

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This article will help you to install Firefox on CentOS, RedHat, and Fedora Linux operating systems. In this tutorial, we will use Firefox 108 compiled code available for Linux systems, which doesn’t require any compilation, etc. We need to just extract the archive file and start using it.

Useful links:-

• How to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu
• How to Install Google Chrome on CentOS/RHEL

Step 1: Remove Any Existing Version

Some of the Linux distributions have pre-installed Firefox web browsers. So, it is recommended to remove any previous version installed on your system. Use the following command to remove the default installed firefox from rehat-based Linux distributions:

sudo dnf remove firefox  

Also, unlink or rename the current firefox binary (if available). For example, your current binary location is `/usr/bin/firefox`.

unlink /usr/bin/firefox        ## Or rename file 
mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox_bak 

Step 2: Download Latest Firefox for Linux

The next step is to download the latest version of Firefox from the Firefox download page (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/). Make sure to select the “Linux 64-bit” option under “Desktop” and then click on the “Download Now” button to download the zip file.

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download Firefox 108 on your system:

cd ~/Downloads 
wget http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/108.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-108.0.tar.bz2 

Once the download is complete, open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the zip file. For example, if you downloaded the file to the “Downloads” directory, you can use the following command:

tar xvjf firefox-108.0.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local 

This will extract all files under `/usr/local/firefox` directory.

Step 3 – Install Firefox on Linux

Firefox source is completely pre-compiled and we don’t have to do anything to make it run on the system. Here installing Firefox means configuring Firefox to work on your system. You just need to create a soft link of the Firefox binary file to the systems bin directory to make it accessible from anywhere in the system.

sudo ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox 

Now start Firefox using the following command from the Linux terminal. You may also use the GUI menu to start Firefox on your system.

firefox & 

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Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to download and install the latest version of Firefox from a zip file on a CentSO/RHEL 8/7 and Fedora 37/36/35 Linux system. We hope this information was helpful and will make it easier for you to use Firefox on your system.

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• How to Install Mozilla Firefox in Linux

In this article, we’ll show you how to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu or Linux Mint and some tips for how to use it as your primary browser. Read on!

How to Install Google Chrome with PPA

The Google Chrome developer team provides a PPA for installing it on the Debian-based systems. All the users, that have terminal access only can follow these instructions. Use the below instructions to install Google Chrome with PPA on Ubuntu, Debian, and LinuxMint systems.

1. Configure GPG Key: First, you need to configure the GPG key on your system. The latest Linux operating systems changed the way of using GPG keys. So use one of the below commands as per the operating system version:
   • Ubuntu 22.04 and newer versions:

     curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/chrome.gpg > /dev/null 2>&1 
     

   • Ubuntu 20.04 and older versions:

     wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
     

2. Setup Chrome PPA: Next, create a PPA file for Google Chrome on your system. Use one of the below commands as per your operating system version:
   • Ubuntu 22.04 and newer versions:

     sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list' 
     

   • Ubuntu 20.04 and older versions:

     sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/chrome.gpg ] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list' 
     

3. Install Google Chrome Application: After adding the Google Chrome repository to our system use the following commands to install the latest Google Chrome stable release. If you already have installed an older version, It will upgrade the currently installed version with the recent stable version.

   sudo apt update 
   sudo apt install google-chrome-stable 
   

   If prompted for confirmation, Press ‘y’ and hit enter to complete the Google chrome installation.

   

Launch Google Chrome

You have successfully installed Google Chrome on your Ubuntu or LinuxMint system. After successful installation, the GUI can search for the chrome launcher icon under applications to start the application.

During the first launch, Chrome will prompt you to set it as the default browser. Choose options of your choice and click Ok.

The Google Chrome web browser is successfully installed and running on the Ubuntu system.

Tips for Using Google Chrome on Linux

If you’re using Google Chrome as your primary browser, we recommend that you install the following open-source extensions to enjoy all its features in an easier way.

• The Great Suspender: This is one of the most useful extensions for Chrome on Linux. It will automatically suspend the inactive tabs, making your browser faster.
• Session Buddy: With Session Buddy, you can resume your tabs from where you left off. This is great if you’re using more than one computer.
• Hover Zoom: Hover Zoom allows you to zoom images by hovering the cursor over them.
• Download Tab: You can download the complete contents of a tab or a link.
• Speed Dial: Google Speed Dial is an excellent alternative to the built-in New Tab.
• Session Manager: This extension allows you to save and restore sessions.

Conclusion

Chromium-based browsers are very fast and efficient. If you’re a heavy user of the internet, Google Chrome is the best browser for you. And now that you know how to install and use it, there’s no reason for you not to try it out. We hope you find this article useful. Stay tuned for more guides on Chrome on Linux!

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This tutorial helps you with how to Install Google Chrome’s latest release on CentOS/RHEL 8 & Fedora Linux systems.

• You may like: How to Install Mozilla Firefox on Linux

Step 1 – Enable Yum Repository

Google chrome team provides an official yum repository to install chrome on Fedora and CentOS systems. The Fedora 34/33/32 users need to enable the google-chrome repository on their system. And the CentOS/RHEL 8/7 & Fedora 26/25 Users need to create a yum configuration file on your system using the following content.

Fedora Users

sudo dnf install fedora-workstation-repositories
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled google-chrome

CentOS/RHEL 8 Users

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo

[google-chrome]
name=google-chrome
baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

Step 2 – Install or Update Google Chrome

Now, you have a choice to install the current stable release of Google Chrome or the beta release on your Linux system. Let’s use the following commands to install the latest Google chrome as per your needs.

Install Stable Version

sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable     #Fedora 
sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable     #CentOS/RHEL 8 
sudo yum install google-chrome-stable     #CentOS/RHEL 7 

Install Beta Version

sudo dnf install google-chrome-beta     #Fedora 
sudo dnf install google-chrome-beta     #CentOS/RHEL 8 
sudo yum install google-chrome-beta     #CentOS/RHEL 7 

Step 3 – Launch Google Chrome

You have installed Google chrome on a Fedora/CentOS/RHEL system. Use the following command to launch Google Chrome from a non-root account and enjoy browsing.

google-chrome

or start the process in the background

google-chrome &

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You can directly download the Opera web browser RPM packages from its official website. Also, it can be installed using the Snap packages. This tutorial will help you to install Opera in CentOS, RedHat (RHEL), and Fedora systems.

Installing Opera in Fedora/CentOS

Choose one of the below methods for installing Opera Web browser on a Linux system.

Method 1 – Installing Opera with RPM

First of all, we need to download opera packages based on your system architecture and operating system version.

wget https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/78.0.4093.112/linux/opera-stable_78.0.4093.112_amd64.rpm 

After downloading the required opera package as per your operating system, let’s install it using the system package manager as per the following commands. This will also install any required dependencies for Opera installation.

sudo dnf install opera-stable_78.0.4093.112_amd64.rpm 

This will successfully install the Opera browser on your desktop system.

Method 2 – Installing Opera with Snap Pacakge

Make sure the Snapd daemon is running on your desktop system. Generally, the latest Linux systems have it installed by default.

Use the following command to install the latest stable version of the Opera browser.

sudo snap install opera 

To install the latest (edge) version, execute the following command.

sudo snap install opera --edge 

Launch Opera Browser

At this stage, you have successfully installed the opera web browser in your system. Let’s launch the opera browser by using the below command or use x-windows menus.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned to install Opera Web Browser on Fedora and CentOS Linux desktop systems.

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