Posted on 01/23/2019 7:17:26 AM PST by ShadowAce
OK... I just went and tried to install the Brave earlier after I posted that. But that file link they give in that instructional was bad and couldn’t find it. Sorry about that. Give it a shot if you like and see if it works for you. In the mean time I will look for a link that is correct for the Brave download file.
It’s just called “Ubuntu Browser”. It came installed on the Linux Mint (Cinnamon) I’m using.
I have Brave installed but it doesn’t have all the addons I like to use. The issue is the addons and the memory hog Fox is. It’s easily fixed by simply closing the Fox browser and reopening it but then I have to sign back in to one of my main addons. I don’t want to get into any further details on an open forum.
It’s really not a big deal. About once a week I have to close Fox and reopen it. Sometimes it will simply crash but will save all the open tabs so even that’s not a big deal.
I’m having a similar problem loading the TOR browser. Can’t seem to get it to work on my system for some reason. Not a big deal because I don’t go to the dark web but I would still like it to be an option. On the other hand the dark web is good place to get hacked so maybe it’s a good thing.
Lol... Really? My Cinnamon 18.3 didn’t come with that I don’t think. Have to look... Thank you!
I just tried to pull brave up in Synaptic and it didn’t see it. I was hoping maybe it would at least pop up an old version that I could go and update.
I read that the Firefox packaged with Linux is their own version aside from the Mozilla update system. I was hesitant to upgrade and hook myself into Mozilla’s system but finally gave in to keep it running smooth.
Tell you what... Just getting into the Darkweb myself. And there is stuff in there you would never find on the normal web. They are scrubbing and hiding so much information it is incredible.
But I set up a VPN server through a static IP service and run TOR through an encrypted Mint clone virtual box. That’s three layers of security if you also count the safeguards in the TOR browser. That way if I get cooties in the VM I can just dump it and clone it again. It isolates and quarantines everything to that VM.
Found the info about the Ubuntu Browser...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/747304/what-is-ubuntu-web-browser
Regarding Android, I am amazed at how fast Google Chrome browser and other apps open on my smartphone.
Yeah, it probably work okay, but it’s just the most basic browser in the world. Might be worth using as a browser with zero protections other than what the Linux OS has.
On my system I’m able to install TOR but when I try to open it; it goes into a download for first time using it then says “Signature Verification Failed”. I keep waiting for Linux to fix this and include the fix in an update but so far nada. I’m not the only one with this issue. It’s actually common.
Oh, I understand how it all works. 40 years in the business. I understand it.
Sometimes you need the commercial application. If a client demands demands the commercial application be used, Linux isn’t going to cut it.
50,000 programs are great... if you want to tinker with Linux.
If you need to get something done easily, outside of Software Development, Desktop Linux isn’t the answer.
There is a Desktop Unix solution that works with commercial applications today... Apple sells it.
If you were sitting here next to me this evening, you’d find MacOS & Fedora sitting in front me. Desktop Linux for the tinkering... MacOS for real-world work.
I may know what the confusion is here. I appears that it may have been awhile since you have tried any of the new Mint versions. They have come a long way and now have a true user friendly GUI environment that works very well. The command line is rarely even needed at all.
All the software is point and click GUI and it really can be compared to the Win 7 environment “normal” users are used to. You should give the new cinnamon a shot before you put it down, I think you will be quite surprised at how far they have finally come with it. And it just plain works.
You are trying to judge something you have not tried.
I installed Mint as a virtual machine yesterday. Instead of creating a pair of additional distributions, I don’t understand why Mint isn’t a group of products that can be installed over the standard Ubuntu releases.
If you have extra disk space & time, you should take a look at deepin.
Fantastic! Now we are on an even keel Sir. Huge respect and kudos for giving it a shot! All criticisms now excepted and respected!
“I don’t understand why Mint isn’t a group of products that can be installed over the standard Ubuntu releases.”
Honestly I don’t know. It is Ubuntu, only thing I can think of is that they eliminated extinct unneeded and redundant stuff and retained only what is actually needed and recompiled it as it’s own complete lighter package. Because it will do anything Ubuntu and Debian and elements can be added back as needed.
Thank you for the reference to the Deepin, Looks like it is geared towards touch screens but definitely sounds like it deserves some more exploration!
Hopefully you got the Cinnamon so that we are on the same page about the average user’s experience and ease of use?
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