Typically this tag refers to web browsers such as Firefox, Chromium or Opera. However, other types of browsers such as Nautilus or a network browser may use this tag as well.
Questions tagged [browser]
836 questions
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How to clear browser's cache and cookies from terminal
I want to clear my firefox cache and cookies from terminal.What can i do?
Avinash Raj
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Why is Ubuntu shipped with firefox?
I'm just curious, and some of my friends too. Personally I think "chromium-browser" is better (faster, less crashing) than "firefox", and, why Ubuntu not shipped with more than 1 web browser?
Nur
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How to install ungoogled-chromium on Ubuntu 20.04
I have read that the ungoogled-chromium web browser is not only free from Google services and tracking, but unlike other Chromium forks it is essentially a direct replacement for Chromium, featuring tweaks to improve privacy, control and…
emil.zimmer
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Website display problem - across all browsers
whenever I go to getpersonas.com or youtube the page loads like this:
How can I fix this?
Kellen
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Automatically 'select all' in browser address/search bars
Is it possible to automatically 'select all' when I left click in a browser address/search bar.
I know it's only one more click by right clicking and then choosing 'select all' and I probably sound a bit fussy but it's feature I like.
I'm using…
Chris Carter
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Replace open file dialog with ranger
Whenever I want to upload a file via Chromium or Firefox
a dialog to select files will pop up.
Is it possible to replace this dialog with ranger --choosefiles in a new terminal window?
ranger manpage: https://ranger.github.io/ranger.1.html
Ubuntu…
canochordo
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Can I make Epiphany identify itself as another browser?
I want to use the web browser Epiphany as a secondary browser, but Windows Live Mail won't let me log in using this web browser. For that reason, I want Epiphany to identify itself as another browser, e.g. Firefox. Is this possible?
Exeleration-G
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Is crypto.stanford.edu spying on me?
Using Firefox browser and I see in history that every time I log on to internet that crypto.stanford.edu is listed in history tab. What is this site and why is it in my history? Is this some kind of spy ware?
Keith H
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How to block all website
How to block all website on the basis of top level domain name in ubuntu 14 . For example I want to block all website on my system ending with ".info" or ".org " or " ".cn " .
Siddharth Sekhar
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What is wrong with the browser Surf?
So I downloaded Surf from the Ubuntu repository and compiled it from source. But every time I launch it I only get a blank white screen. Any suggestions would be helpful. Maybe I'm missing some dependencies or something like that?
user3742585
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Technique to Display Multiple Browser Windows Tiled at Same time?
I have a separate monitor that I use for Toodledo (a web-based task managment app), in which I like to display various views (Next Action Status, Waiting Status, Planning Status, and Overdue Due-Date items). I've been playing around with some…
Kendor
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How do I install Maxthon 3?
I've been trying to find a way to install Maxthon 3 on Ubuntu but it's not working and it doesn't work in Wine ever so.
Help or suggestion on the topic that helps me run Maxthon good will be nice.
Azul Mascara
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Is there a way to use multiple instances of Chromium or Firefox?
I usually have different instances of my web browsers to attend to various types of usages, on Windows that means using portable versions of Chrome and Firefox. The existing portable versions of Firefox and Chromium for Linux are outdated and lack…
Neptunno
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What determines my default browser?
If I run Beamer, using the \href command, e.g.,
\documentclass{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\href{http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/section-1-growing-ideological-consistency/\#interactive}{\beamergotobutton{Pew Research Center…
Leo Simon
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is Cyberfox available for Ubuntu?
OK! I am disappointed with Windows 10 and wondered if Ubuntu could be a better option:
Can I use Cyberfox Browser?
If I have to use the FireFox browser instead, will firefox add-ons/extensions work just as well in Ubuntu?
