Ununtu10.04 released
With the Lucid Lynx release of Ubuntu just around the corner, take a look at some alternative browsers for Linux :
1. ARORA :
Arora is a webkit based browser written with the Qt UI framework. It’s surprisingly fast and pretty full featured. download from here
2. Chrome/Chromium :
Google’s Chromebrowser and its open source brotherChromium are quickly becoming a popular replacement for Firefox on Linux systems.
3. Conkeror :
Conkeroris an Emacs inspired Mozilla based browser. It features the same Gecko layout engine as Firefox, but there is no GUI, just Emacs style commands for navigating, searching
4. Elinks :
Epiphany is the official web browser of the GNOME desktop. It is a very easy to use Webkit based browser with a simplistic user interface.
6. Fennec :
Not really an alternative desktop browser, but interesting and useful none the less,Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox that is used on mobile platforms like Nokia’s N900. Fennec is included in the Ubuntu Lucid repositories and is quite useful for testing out your sites in Mozilla’s mobile browser without spending money on all the latest mobile phones. This is a must have for web developers.
7. Flock :
Based on Firefox, Flock is a browser that focuses on close integration of different social media services such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
8. Opera :
The only non-free browser in our lineup is Opera. This is one of the most controversial browsers available for Linux. Many people think it’s the best browser on any platform, while many would never install a browser that isn’t open source. Opera is a very mature and full featured browser, if you like Opera on Windows or Mac, then go ahead and use it on Ubuntu too.
9. SeaMonkey :
When Mozilla abandoned the old Netscape Navigator code base and launched Firefox, many people missed the mail, news and composer features of the old suite. For those who miss the old Netscape suite of apps, you can install SeaMonkey. download from here
