How To Web Browsing on AlmaLinux Terminal

This guide intends to show Web Browsing on AlmaLinux Terminal using Lynx, w3m, links, and browch Linux Tools. These Linux commands help you to browse and download files within the Linux shell.

Follow the steps below to see how these Linux Tools work on AlmaLinux Terminal.

How To Web Browsing on AlmaLinux Terminal?

To complete this guide, you must have access to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges. To do this, you can check the following AlmaLinux initial guides:

Initial Server Setup with AlmaLinux 8

Initial Server Setup with AlmaLinux 9

Number 1 – Lynx Web Browsing Tool

Lynx is a text-based web browser command-line tool used in your Linux shell.

To install this web browsing tool on AlmaLinux, you can run the command below in your terminal:

sudo dnf install lynx -y

When your installation is completed, you can browse a website. For example, we browse the Orcacore website:

lynx www.orcacore.com

In your output, you will see a text-based browser from the website like this:

Lynx web browser tool from terminal

You can use the Up and Down arrow keys to move. And to exit from the Lynx shell you can use the Q key.

Number 2 – w3m Web Browsing Tool

w3m is another text-based web browsing tool that is very similar to Lynx. To install it on your AlmaLinux server, run the command below in your terminal:

# sudo dnf install epel-release -y
# sudo dnf install w3m -y

At this point, you can start web browsing by using the w3m. For example:

w3m www.orcacore.com
w3m linux tool

You can use the Up and Down keys to move and press Enter to see your desired page or Link. Also, you can press Q to exit from the w3m shell.

Links is a text-based browser that gives you an interface to start your web browsing from the terminal. Install it on your AlmaLinux server by using the command below:

sudo dnf install links -y

When your installation is completed, you can start web browsing. For example:

links www.orcacore.com
Links web browsing

Press ok and use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move. To QUIT press q.

Number 4 – Browsh Browser on AlmaLinux

Browsh is a modern Linux command-line browser that is increase browsing speed. To install it, you must download its package from the official site. To do this, you can run the commands below:

# sudo curl -o browsh.rpm -L https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh/releases/download/v1.8.0/browsh_1.8.0_linux_amd64.rpm
# sudo rpm -Uvh ./browsh.rpm
# sudo rm ./browsh.rpm

Note: To install Browsh, you must have Firefox installed on your server. To do this, you can use the command below:

sudo dnf install firefox -y

Then, start Browsh by using the command below:

browsh
Browsh browser

Conclusion

At this point, you have learned to do Web Browsing on AlmaLinux Terminal using Lynx, w3m, links, and browch Linux Tools. Hope you enjoy it. You may be interested in these articles:

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