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Web Browsers

There are several web browsers available in Debian, including the version of Firefox known as Firefox-ESR.

As of 9th of June, 2016 the package Firefox-ESR replaces Iceweasel, and is in Wheezy and Jessie security repositories.

In Debian earlier than Stretch, the iceweasel package is a transitional package for Firefox-ESR as described above. To install it run:

# apt-get install iceweasel

Other options:

Graphical

• arora

• Chromium (The open source web browser behind Google Chrome)

• conkeror (keyboard focused web browser with Emacs look and feel based on Firefox xulrunner engine)

  • (Including xul-ext-adblock-plus, xul-ext-noscript, xul-ext-pdf.js)

• epiphany-browser

• firefox-esr (Extended support release of Firefox with Debian patches)

• Iceweasel (Firefox ESR rebranded for Debian)

• kazehakase

• Konqueror

• midori

• netsurf

• Opera (non-free)

• surf (Simple web browser by suckless based on WebKit/GTK+)

• TorBrowser (Modified Firefox ESR. Protects privacy.)

• uzbl

Text based

• elinks

• links

• links2

• Lynx

• w3m

Default Web Browser

Once you have more than one of them installed, you can select the default one system-wide using:

update-alternatives --config x-www-browser 

• and

update-alternatives --config www-browser