Would like to hear from Linux desktop users - which distro and which browser?

Genesis

Administrator
Staff member
Am wondering which Linux desktop distro our users are using for their computer desktop and which browser they are using with their Linux desktop distro for navigating the Internet?

 

Peter

Member
I use Debian 6.0 Squeeze. I know it's old, it was old already when I installed it, but I had some problem with my hardware and version 3 of the Linux kernel that later versions of Debian was using.

As a web browser I use Iceweasel. It's exactly like Firefox except that it has a different name and logo. It has something to do with a disagreement between Mozilla and the way Debian was using the Firefox trademark, so Debian just decided to change the name :p
Because I use such an old version of Debian, and I haven't bothered trying to manually compile a later version of Firefox/Iceweasel, I'm stuck with version 3.5. It still works OK for most things but sometimes when I need a more up to date browser I start up Virtualbox where I have more recent versions of the software installed.
 

fouadChk

Member
I'm a Firefox die-hard, so it must be Firefox 46.0.1 on a Fedora 23 system.


Peter said:
As a web browser I use Iceweasel. It's exactly like Firefox except that it has a different name and logo. It has something to do with a disagreement between Mozilla and the way Debian was using the Firefox trademark, so Debian just decided to change the name :p
Because I use such an old version of Debian, and I haven't bothered trying to manually compile a later version of Firefox/Iceweasel, I'm stuck with version 3.5. It still works OK for most things but sometimes when I need a more up to date browser I start up Virtualbox where I have more recent versions of the software installed.
I understand the trade-offs and I'm wondering if it's at all possible to successfully compile FF-46.0.1 on such an old system. If you ever tried, please let us know how it went.
 

somik

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Zorin OS here. I signed up and posting this message from Zorin OS. It is based on ubuntu, just that it looks more like windows and comes with Wine preinstalled.

Using chrome browser.
 

Genesis

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Staff member
somik said:
Zorin OS here. I signed up and posting this message from Zorin OS. It is based on ubuntu, just that it looks more like windows and comes with Wine preinstalled.

Using chrome browser.