Comments on: 5 Cool Firefox Alternatives for GNU/Linux (with Screenshots) http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/ Linux, opensource and me Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linux Void @ Technographer.net › Episode 5 - September http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 Linux Void @ Technographer.net › Episode 5 - September Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:27:59 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-1367 [...] Alternative and light-weight browsers for Linux (Epiphany, Swiftfox, Galleon, Dillo, w3m…) See a  related blog post (by Greg) here [...] [...] Alternative and light-weight browsers for Linux (Epiphany, Swiftfox, Galleon, Dillo, w3m…) See a  related blog post (by Greg) here [...]

]]> By: Jake http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Jake Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:29:52 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-1091 Some other lightweight browsers with their own rendering engines are hv3 and NetSurf. There are many lightweight webkit browsers for Linux, my favorites of which are Arora and midori. Also, Galeon is a decent lightweight Gecko browser. And in a twist of fate, Seamonkey (Iceape for you Debian users :) is now lighter than Firefox! Some other lightweight browsers with their own rendering engines are hv3 and NetSurf.

There are many lightweight webkit browsers for Linux, my favorites of which are Arora and midori.

Also, Galeon is a decent lightweight Gecko browser.

And in a twist of fate, Seamonkey (Iceape for you Debian users :) is now lighter than Firefox!

]]> By: Episode 5 - September | Linux Void http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Episode 5 - September | Linux Void Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:58:43 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-1044 [...] Alternative and light-weight browsers for Linux (Epiphany, Swiftfox, Galleon, Dillo, w3m…) See a  related blog post (by Greg) here [...] [...] Alternative and light-weight browsers for Linux (Epiphany, Swiftfox, Galleon, Dillo, w3m…) See a  related blog post (by Greg) here [...]

]]> By: 5 Most Underrated Linux Apps » Linux, open source and me at Internetling dot com http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 5 Most Underrated Linux Apps » Linux, open source and me at Internetling dot com Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:07:15 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-1000 [...] Dillo [...] [...] Dillo [...]

]]> By: Richard Ram http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Richard Ram Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-923 I believe the technology will expand in the future. We will see more and more browser choices and 'flavors' & for that I am truly grateful to our friends @ Mozilla. As a matter of fact, designer browsers are already in use. (i.e. colorful tabbed browsing, International clocks on the browser, blogging from inside the browser,... ) the list goes on, as does the innovation. I believe the technology will expand in the future. We will see more and more browser choices and ‘flavors’
& for that I am truly grateful to our friends @ Mozilla. As a matter of fact, designer browsers are already in use. (i.e. colorful tabbed browsing, International clocks on the browser, blogging from inside the browser,… ) the list goes on, as does the innovation.

]]> By: akf http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-922 akf Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:10:41 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-922 The browser NetSurf is also nice. http://www.netsurf-browser.org/ The browser NetSurf is also nice.
http://www.netsurf-browser.org/

]]> By: Brian Masinick http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Brian Masinick Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:31 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-920 I am a bit surprised that every time I see a review of Web browsers that Seamonkey is not included in the list. Formerly the Mozilla Suite, which traces its lineage clear back to Netscape, which in turn traces itself back to the NCSA Mosaic browser, Seamonkey is rich in tradition, stable in function, and it carries a slightly smaller executable footprint than either Opera or Firefox, but not quite as small as the minimal browsers mentioned. Also, for those who complain about Konqueror, I do not know how often you use it or how recently you have tried it, but both the KDE 3.5.9 version and the KDE 4.1 version not only load well in KDE but they render very closely to what you get with Opera and only slightly slower than the fastest browsers, definitely in the same league. To get some sites, such as Google and Yahoo to work right, you do have to set the browser to behave like Mozilla, but that is easily done and the results are quite good. For me, I still use Mozilla Seamonkey the most on Linux systems, Firefox whenever I can on Windows, Internet Explorer on Windows when I have to only, and Konqueror and Opera on occasion. I do use Dillo from time to time, but I may also end up using lynx or elinks if I am in the mode of using something really small. I have tried Ephiphany, but I do not find its chopped down features to really gain me very much, and I tend not to use GNOME based systems that often, and that is where you most often run into Ephiphany. The Galeon project did not seem to work out all that well, and if there is still a project active, I have not recently used it to find out more. I am a bit surprised that every time I see a review of Web browsers that Seamonkey is not included in the list. Formerly the Mozilla Suite, which traces its lineage clear back to Netscape, which in turn traces itself back to the NCSA Mosaic browser, Seamonkey is rich in tradition, stable in function, and it carries a slightly smaller executable footprint than either Opera or Firefox, but not quite as small as the minimal browsers mentioned.

Also, for those who complain about Konqueror, I do not know how often you use it or how recently you have tried it, but both the KDE 3.5.9 version and the KDE 4.1 version not only load well in KDE but they render very closely to what you get with Opera and only slightly slower than the fastest browsers, definitely in the same league. To get some sites, such as Google and Yahoo to work right, you do have to set the browser to behave like Mozilla, but that is easily done and the results are quite good.

For me, I still use Mozilla Seamonkey the most on Linux systems, Firefox whenever I can on Windows, Internet Explorer on Windows when I have to only, and Konqueror and Opera on occasion. I do use Dillo from time to time, but I may also end up using lynx or elinks if I am in the mode of using something really small. I have tried Ephiphany, but I do not find its chopped down features to really gain me very much, and I tend not to use GNOME based systems that often, and that is where you most often run into Ephiphany. The Galeon project did not seem to work out all that well, and if there is still a project active, I have not recently used it to find out more.

]]> By: Spacegoat http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Spacegoat Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:52:12 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-919 Galeon: Surf toasted waves of data while staying crunchy ! Jawol! Seamonkey: 'I'm on a submarine mission for you, baby!' Lynx: Now you see me... now... Galeon: Surf toasted waves of data while staying crunchy ! Jawol!

Seamonkey: ‘I’m on a submarine mission for you, baby!’

Lynx: Now you see me… now…

]]> By: NuclearPeon http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-917 NuclearPeon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:58:14 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-917 Whether these are classified as 'alternatives' is debatable, but I've had good experiences with Iceweasel and Swiftfox/weasel. One reason konqueror loads fast is because an instance is usually preloaded upon startup. I find opera to be slower than the other browsers and to my knowledge, a 64-bit linux version is not available. Whether these are classified as ‘alternatives’ is debatable, but I’ve had good experiences with Iceweasel and Swiftfox/weasel.

One reason konqueror loads fast is because an instance is usually preloaded upon startup.

I find opera to be slower than the other browsers and to my knowledge, a 64-bit linux version is not available.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Christopher Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/05/5-cool-firefox-alternatives-for-gnulinux-with-screenshots/#comment-914 I really like Opera for its speed. (It seems to run a lot faster from a USB stick compared to Firefox 3.0.) I'd probably be using Opera more, but I haven't been able to find an equivalent Opera widget to Firefox's "Feed Ticker" extension. I really like Opera for its speed. (It seems to run a lot faster from a USB stick compared to Firefox 3.0.) I’d probably be using Opera more, but I haven’t been able to find an equivalent Opera widget to Firefox’s “Feed Ticker” extension.

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