What web browser do YOU use?

Gentoo_Turtle · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 41

hey all,
i was just wondering what web browser is most commonly used, and what you recommend.

thanks,
gentooturtle

ikaro · Advocate Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 2527 Location: Denmark

I use mozillafirebird and i think thats also what most people use.
Its the fastest and more compatible browser you can get for linux.
I also think Opera is very good.

have a look in /usr/portage/net-www
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Hypnos · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:48 am Post subject:

I use GNOME, so Epiphany is the natural choice. It uses the Mozilla rendering widget, but is lightweight and well-integrated with GNOME otherwise.
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dalek · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:54 am Post subject:

I use Mozilla 1.5 myself. I have used Konqueror a few times. Don't like it much. <throws up over here>

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Halanegri · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:06 am Post subject:

I use Mozilla Firebird. Best browser I've ever used.

anil_et · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 98

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I use konqueror in kde-cvs. Can't stand the slow startup of anything else :wink:

Love the spellcheck as I type.

Zee · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:05 am Post subject:

I use Opera when I start X, but most of the times I use Elinks or Links, beacuse they're so fast & simple.

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stateq2 · Apprentice Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 242 Location: us

i use firebird. it has all the features that i want, that weren't in mozilla. my only gripe w/ it, is that it takes 7-10 seconds to start up....dont' know why

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christsong84 · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:12 am Post subject:

MozillaFirebird here...and lots and lots of extensions

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foosh · Apprentice Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 231 Location: STL

Mozilla Firebird with all-in-one gestures

firebird is THE browser for linux, IMHO

superjaded · l33t Joined: 05 Jul 2002 Posts: 802

Epiphany personally.
It's a lot stripped down in comparison to Firebird, but because it isn't XUL powered, it feels a lot more responsive than Firebird.

And I've also been doing links -g -driver fb a lot lately as well, it's amazing how good of a webbrowser it is considering its origins as a text based browser.

Gentoo_Turtle · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 41

which ebuild of mozilla firebird would you recommend? (Pentium MMX 233Mhz Laptop)... mozilla-firebird-bin? mozilla-firebird-cvs? or mozilla-firebird?

tatesworld · n00b Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 67

I use Epiphany 1.0.6 , it does the job, occasionally use Mozilla or Mozilla Firebird.

defendtherealm1 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 138

Gentoo_Turtle · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 41

any advantages of compiling mozilla-firebird from source over using the binaries?

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Gentoo_Turtle · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 41

RikBlankestijn · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:32 am Post subject:

I use mozilla-firebird. It has all kinds of nice features. Though I'm still looking for a browser that loads webpages just as in Internet Explorer. I must say that I find that IE shows the webpages in the nicest way. MF has better features on the side, so to speak.

edit:
Gentoo_Turtle: I think the "only" advantage is that you can optimize the application for your hardware using the optimal CFLAGS. And of course you don't have compile time when installing the binairies.

ed0n · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:43 am Post subject:

Galeon here

sindre · Guru Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Posts: 315 Location: Norway

Regularily I use konqueror in kde-3.2-beta with khotkeys for mouse gestures. If I'm using gnome... epiphany with the mouse gestures extension. I guess if I used neither gnome or kde, I'd be using Mozilla Firebird.

scout · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 2:22 pm Post subject:

Hey, why not turn this thread into a poll ?
mozilla-firebird here, as it reads correctly most of the pages
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arkanlor · n00b Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 30

Dracnor · Guru Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 397 Location: Pennsylvania

Use MozillaFirebird here. I haven't found a better browser IMO (and I've tried most of them). I even use Firebird in Windows at work (great for blocking pop-ups).

hughesjr · n00b Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 51

I also use mozilla-firebird

srlinuxx · l33t Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 627

Konquerer on my desktop that has plenty resources. It's fast and looks good. I use opera on my old slow laptop because it's fast and with what seems like low overhead. If stuck at a terminal I like links because lynx sometimes has trouble downloading from ftp and it's page navigation is a little more logical to me.
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