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What are the best browsers for Linux?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 2014

I decided to stop using Chrome/Chromium a while back because I was dissatisfied with Google’s behavior as it related to user privacy. I just felt creeped out when using Chrome, so I switched back to Firefox and so far it works just fine for my needs. I haven’t had a lot of plugin issues with Firefox though that might be because I use comparatively few of them.

The article covers the five browsers listed well, but it is by no means a comprehensive list. You can find a longer list of browsers on Wikipedia’s page about browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Note that the list includes more than what’s available for Linux, and some have been discontinued. But it will give you an idea of what’s available and show you some interesting browsers from the past.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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