Hedon James Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I know we've got some Dillo and Midori users on here for their lightweight nature. Here's another contender, and it's cross-platform! Haven't tried it myself yet, but certainly looks appealing! http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/05/minimal-web-browser-linux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Neat stuff, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Looks interesting. I have installed it in Debian Jessie in VirtualBox. Using 308 MB with the system running, system monitor and Min. Min itself takes up about 100 MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon James Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Beat me to it Ray! You and I seem to have very similar outlooks and tastes in computing matter, so I'm interested in hearing your thoughts & opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'll be interested if Arch/Manjaro offers it either in the repos or AUR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It's in the AUR apparently. Maybe I'll try an install in Linux Mint as the .deb package is already out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 It's in the AUR apparently. Maybe I'll try an install in Linux Mint as the .deb package is already out there. Yup, comhack@Cerberus ~ % pacaur -Ss min-browser-bin aur/min-browser-bin 1.2.2-1 (7, 5.43) A faster, smarter web browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Installed it in Manjaro using yaourt. Build successful and posting from it now. It takes about about 100MB of RAM installed on the rails as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) I had filed this away and just now got around to trying it on my modest laptop (Lenovo R61). It was pretty easy to get it installed once I navigated to their web page. I'm using it now in Linux Mint 17 Mate. Seems pretty, ah, minimal, but OTOH it is a lot more than just a text reader. It renders Scot's site about as normal as I could expect. It has tabs (to a small degree). I'll play with it for a while. So it's obviously a minimally featured graphic browser. Cool... I have this laptop over at Casa Betty right now, so I could snort down all the latest updates to Linux Mint over a cable broadband pipe. Lately this box has been getting limited internet over a dialup link, over at Casa Clutter. So I think this browser may prove very welcome if it is stable. Midori tended to stumble at times; Firefox was sluggish but actually way more stable for some reason. I think this lightweight software might get the job done a little faster. They say you can block scripts with min. I think I better turn that on. The minute I navigated to Scot's site it began warning me and snatched me away. I had to tell it that's OK... Funny, they chose a blue and orange icon, simple and geometric, so that mimics FF to some degree. Well, this should be fun to play with. I'll report back later... Clutter Edited July 4, 2016 by Cluttermagnet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Can someone confirm that the keystrokes "mod + r" are the same as "Ctrl + r"? I have never, ever run across a "mod" key in all my life. Is that some sort of smart phone term? I don't have one of those smart phone thingies. All I have are beaucoup desktops and a few lappies. I also tried other combos such as "Fn + r" and "Alt + r" and "Windows key + r", but only "Ctrl + r" seems to refresh a tabbed website. It happens pretty fast but I think I see it refresh with the "Ctrl + r". They have some commands in their short list that use the Shift key, no problem there- but there are also a couple of items that use something called "option". I don't know that one either. This thing smells of command line. They don't have it all gussied up for lazy bums like myself who like to do most things graphically, drag and drop, etc. Heh! Off I go to stub my toes some more... Edit: Ah, OK- you type the letters "m...o...d" then you hit "Ctrl + r". D'oh! Homer Simpson slaps himself across the forehead... Edited July 4, 2016 by Cluttermagnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The mod (moderator) key is generally always the ALT or WIN key on your keyboard so that is kind of odd that they want you to spell it out. The mod key is heavily used in Tiling window managers as they are keyboard driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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