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Linux Web Browsers Compared

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the konqueror-rulez dept.

Rob Valliere writes: "The best Linux Web browsers have dramatically improved in the past few months: they are all stable, standards compliant and loaded with solid feature enhancements and additions. Using Red Hat 7.2 and the KDE desktop, the premier Linux browsers are Galeon 1.0.3, Mozilla 0.9.8 and Opera 6.0 TP3. The best Web downloads and installs were from Opera and Mozilla, which have minimal dependencies. Galeon is a small download but can be difficult to upgrade due to its Mozilla and GNOME dependencies."

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  1. If you ask me.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    the best web browser is still Internet Explorer.
    once Konqueror's js probs are fixed, it'll be almost as good
    mozilla is also very nice but heavy (less so in windows than in linux?)
    opera is featureful, but slow in rendering, but has a faster user interface than mozilla.

  2. Re:What about Konqueror by Tet · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    It rocks, except for a few JavaScript nasties.

    No, it's too slow to be usable, and it doesn't render half the pages I try and view correctly. Hell, even Mozilla starts up faster than Konqueror. Opera's the fastest of the lot, but I can't stand the interface, so I stick with Mozilla. Tabbed browsing and decent CSS support really make it a stunning browser these days.

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    "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." -- Delos B. McKown
  3. Re:What about Konqueror by filtrs · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    OK, so I didn't feel like writing out JavaScript twice. You'll probably notice that I also used horrible grammer in that sentence. It was supposed to be a joke / movie reference. I'm sorry that it annoyed you so much that you felt the need to curse at me. Have some coffee and a fine day.

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    My mother always used to tell me: If you can't find anything nice to say, say something bad about Windows.
  4. Ok...lets get the order right... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > == "Is better than"

    >= == "Is better than or on par with

    Internet Explorer > Konqueror > Mozilla >= Netscape 6.x >= Galeon > Netscape 4.x > Links > Lynx > Emacs > Telnet

    This chart right in all cases. If you ever forget which browser is better than which, you can consult this post.

    Your's truly,
    Anonymous Coward #554861

  5. Re:You guys are all crazy by Cap'n+enigma · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Okay fine, I can accept being crazy if you can live with being an idiot.

  6. Re:What about Konqueror by 42forty-two42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The only uses I've seen for JavaScript are:

    • Script kiddie h4x0ring
    • Lack-of-CGI workarounds
    • Flash detection
    • Ads

    So who needs JavaScript, anyway?