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Post by Skalle on Apr 17, 2016 8:52:34 GMT -6
Which is the best browser, and why is it GNU IceCat?  (Links is an acceptable alternative, but only the most l33t haxx0r5 use it.) |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 17, 2016 10:51:33 GMT -6
I like GNU IceCat, since it's set up to respect your privacy and freedom. It pretty much blocks everything that isn't free and/or is after tracking you. Gets a good perspective about how much out there on the Internet that is actually tracking you.
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Post by Skalle on Apr 17, 2016 10:58:48 GMT -6
Unfortunately, Libre JS breaks a lot of sites. Just goes to show that too many sites try to screw you with hidden crap running on your machine without you even realizing it.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 17, 2016 11:13:03 GMT -6
Yeah. Some sites turn on blank to me as a result of it.
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Post by Skalle on Apr 17, 2016 11:23:51 GMT -6
I have to disable it to use Facebook, I'm afraid. I'd get rid of it if half my friends and family (including the wife) wouldn't freak out...
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 17, 2016 11:24:25 GMT -6
I'm in the same boat.
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Post by Skalle on Apr 17, 2016 11:28:55 GMT -6
I kind of wonder why uBlock Origin isn't bundled with IceCat.
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Post by Skalle on Apr 17, 2016 19:29:15 GMT -6
Also, IceCat is not in the Gentoo/Funtoo repositories... MASSIVE FAIL.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 18, 2016 13:30:45 GMT -6
I kind of wonder why uBlock Origin isn't bundled with IceCat. That is a good question. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 18, 2016 13:31:17 GMT -6
Also, IceCat is not in the Gentoo/Funtoo repositories... MASSIVE FAIL. Time to compile again. |
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Post by Skalle on Apr 18, 2016 16:56:52 GMT -6
I guess so. I mean, even it was in their repositories, you'd have to compile it, but now you have to get it directly from the GNU site.  |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 20, 2016 12:35:35 GMT -6
Getting it from the GNU site isn't too bad. At least you know you are getting the real thing. |
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Post by Skalle on Apr 20, 2016 14:47:18 GMT -6
Problem is, last time I tried to compile IceCat from the source from the GNU site, the compile failed and I have no idea why. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 21, 2016 12:20:22 GMT -6
Maybe you have better luck the second time doing it. |
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Post by Skalle on Apr 21, 2016 18:01:37 GMT -6
Speaking of which, I attempted to install Iridium from the AUR, but the compile failed. I kind of wonder if I don't have enough memory/swap to do it...
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Post by Skalle on Apr 21, 2016 23:53:55 GMT -6
Trying a new lightweight browser called QupZilla. Pretty good; it's a hell of a lot faster than IceCat, which is nice because my laptop is crap. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 22, 2016 12:06:17 GMT -6
Speaking of which, I attempted to install Iridium from the AUR, but the compile failed. I kind of wonder if I don't have enough memory/swap to do it... Try it on a system with more RAM, and compare the differences. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 22, 2016 12:07:05 GMT -6
Trying a new lightweight browser called QupZilla. Pretty good; it's a hell of a lot faster than IceCat, which is nice because my laptop is crap. Sounds good. How is the overall feel of using it? Is it Libre software? |
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Post by Skalle on Apr 22, 2016 22:45:53 GMT -6
Meh, HTML5 didn't work with it, so I uninstalled it. Yes, it's libre. I have moved to Pale Moon, which I believe uses some form of the GPL. It uses a little more RAM than QupZilla, but not much, and I am able to use uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere with it. Interestingly, Pale Moon is in the AUR, so I had to compile it... took forever, but it worked fine.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Apr 26, 2016 11:29:30 GMT -6
I'm glad it's working for you.
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