Typically this tag refers to web browsers such as Firefox, Chromium or Opera. However, other types of browsers such as Nautilus or a network browser may use this tag as well.
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Need a kid-safe browser like Zoodles
I have a six year old little sister. She gets online. My parents want her on a kid safe browser like Zoodles.
Are there any for Linux? Is it possible to install Zoodles on Linux? All the ones I've ...
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Some sites not opening in firefox
I am unable to open Yahoo hdfc and some other sites with Mozilla, Chromium
I tried:
changing DNS
enabling Java
reinstalling Firefox
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How can one enable double-tapping to zoom in Firefox?
I want to have a double-tap zoom functionality (like on Android or iOS devices) in my Firefox web browser using the left mouse button. Is it possible to change some browser settings in order to get it ...
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how can install plugins for play mp3 and wma file which play on browser
I am new user of ubuntu and i am facing an problem when i use web page and play any online mp3 voice file while my voice file not play i show an error " plug in missing ", ... I try to install this ...
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Security warning from Facebook in Chromium
I am terrified.
Every ten minutes Chromium pops up with a tab stating:
Success
SECURITY WARNING: Please treat the URL above as you would your password and do not share it with anyone.
Very ...
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Programs to combine bookmarks?
I've recently been having some issues with xmarks and found that it hasn't been syncing my chromium and firefox bookmarks correctly.
Is there a way to combine the two bookmark HTML files? Preferably ...
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How do install Panda 3D on Precise or Quantal?
I want to install Panda 3D (browser plugin) on 12.10 or 12.04 (32-bit). I have tried several things and tried to compile from source. Any source/compiled/ppa would be appreciated.
I keep running ...
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How to open a file on Nautilus File Dialog through HTTP URL?
It's available on Windows. For example, when a browser file input ask you to select a file from your computer, you can type a url as a location. And it's going to be downloaded as a temporary file and ...
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not able to play online music
I have installed 12.04 in Windows 7 as dual boot.
Now I am not able to play any music from online music sites like smashhitsusa.com or saavn.com or songspk.pk.
Whenever I click on any song, it just ...
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how to change browser search text font color?
I am using ubuntu 11.10.
The Google Search bar font color of my firefox browser is almost white with a white background. This occured after i installed Eye Of Gnome Theme.
How to change the font ...
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12.10 unable to connect to the Internet using Chrome or Firefox
I received a software update for Ubuntu 12.10 while using Zorin OS6 wireless. I accepted the update and installed 12.10.
Please tell me the step by step, using layman's terms, on how to get Google ...
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Why do pages not load in any browser after updating Ubuntu 12.04?
First thought its a network problem but it isn't everything is fine.
My system is is fully updated, flash and java all up to date.
Just did a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 every thing was fine, ...
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Fonts look squashed or stretched in the browser on Ubuntu
Fonts in the browser on Ubuntu look look squashed/stretched compared to Windows/OSX.
This image shows exactly what I mean: http://i.stack.imgur.com/suUXX.png
I installed msttcorefonts and ...
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Lightweight browser for ubuntu jaunty
I am looking for a lightweight and stable browser for ubuntu jaunty. I tried midori, however the version from the jaunty-repository seems not to be very stable (crashes for example when going to ...
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My browsers in ubuntu redirect my saved web pages into google.com automatically
I have saved a web page as index.html.
Its dependent files also has been saved automatically.
When I try to open my saved web page in any browser, the browser automatically redirects the html file ...
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Keyring won't Unlock untill web browser is open
Using Ubuntu 11.10 on an HP MINI1010nr. Ubuntu does not ask for Keyring unlock untill after I open either Chromium or firefox. Also sometimes I may be on for 30+ minuets then the screen blanks and I ...
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Browser does not load all graphics on websites, especially on facebook
unfortunatly my browser (google chrome) does not load all images. Everytime I visit facebook the browser does not load all images. I had that problem already on ubuntu 12.04, but 13.04 has got the ...
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“Awebrowser” Pop Up Is Blocking My Internet Access With Ubuntu
I have a Dell netbook with Ubuntu loaded onto it. When I try to access the Internet, a dialog box pops up that says:
Awebrowser cannot be located.
or something of that nature.
How can I get ...
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Typing freezes automatically in chromium
I use ubuntu 12.04 and chromium 18.0.1025.151 (Developer Build 130497 Linux). When I try to type anything in search bar of a website, after sometime, it(typing) automatically freezes.
And the ...
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12.04 LTS: Wi-fi internet speed for terminal is slow, internet speed on web browser is fast
I just installed a fresh install of 32-bit 12.04 LTS Pangolin today. When I tried to install a few applications, it was really slow. But when I download a .deb or .tar.gz file from on my web browser, ...
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Facebook.com redirecting to SearchMagnified.com
Please need urgent help.I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 and using chromium browser latest build.When ever I go for facebook.com on my browser it redirecting me to SearchMagnified.com. This issue is found only in ...
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Open tabs at startup in Konqueror
When starting Chrome I can set up that it opens previously used tabs, last time when closing the browser window.
Can I do the same in Konqueror? When I open Konqueror doesn't reopen last opened tabs, ...
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Is there a way to open a page in the browser in the background, UNFOCUSED, from the command line?
For those familiar with OSX, the behavior I'm looking for is open -g http://google.com, which will open a google webpage in the default browser in the background, without switching focus to it at all.
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How to copy a part of a link in google chrome?
Is there a way to copy a part of text of a link which is located on a website in google chrome browser? For instance: If we see a link on a website, and we hover mouse on it, we can click on it, but ...
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Slow loading of pages (browser performance)
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. I notice for certain webpages, firefox and chrome both load them very slowly. In fact, while text content loads quickly, both of the browsers seem to be loading ...
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python-plugin installation
I try to play online radio in the Chrome web browser. It said this following installation:
Required plugin could not be found
Python(2.7) requires to install plugins to play media files of the ...
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Minimize function not working with internet browsers
When I go to minimize the window, it minimizes, but I can't recover it. If I go to the launcher it just opens a new window. Also when I have a browser open the little arrow doesn't appear by it in the ...
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When I switch workspace all workspaces are merged
When I switch workspaces it looks like all workspaces are "merged" into one workspace and then they re split again. This would be no problem if it weren't for the fact that all my browser windows get ...
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Is there any remote browsing solution with images?
I need a browser for my Linux server. My server Google queries are banned. It asking for CAPTCHA, but I can`t write in w3m, cos I don't see the image.
Is there any solution for this?
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Why is Ubuntu's Webkit missing a few things?
I'm using a webkit browser with python+GTK, and it seems to be missing a few things.
You can see the problem in the example from here:
from gi.repository import WebKit
from gi.repository import ...
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after Installing UBUNTU 12.10, screen get stucked after some time
After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 ..I started facing several issue. One major issue is if I start Ubuntu and start using any browser after sometime screen gets frozen and nothing works but right click ...
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Why internet explorer 6 trying to save all webpages?
I have successfully installed IE 6 using playonlinux, but I'm unable to browse any site. when I'm entering any address in the address bar, following message is pops up
You are downloading the ...
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Internet very slow on wireless Ubuntu 12.04
Im facing a peculiar problem with Ubuntu 12.04.
When I'm on wireless all my webpages load very very slowly but videos + transmission downloads are very fast(actual speed).
I tried all fixes - upgrade ...
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Kodak ESP C315 no longer works properly after upgrade to 12.04 LTS
I have a Kodak ESP C315 printer which used to work perfectly on Ubuntu 11.04 LTS but, since I upgraded to 12.04 LTS, the printer will no longer print from a browser. It prints local documents fine, ...
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Browser is not loading any page in ubuntu
I am using ubuntu 11.10. My browser is not loading any page even after a wireless connection is established.. What might be the reason? Is this the problem with proxy settings?
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How can I browse Ubuntu Wiki offline?
I am accustomed to offline wiki browsing. I thought it would be great if I can read Ubuntu wiki in the same way.
Is there anyway I can read Ubuntu Wiki offline? Help will be much appreciated if I ...
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Internet Browsers Not Always Working
whenever I browse web pages on both Chrome and Firefox 50% of the time I'll get a page could not be displayed message, a few refreshes will fix this issue.
My internet is 50/10mbps and I never had a ...
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Dragging Connection
Just got Ubuntu 13.04 installed last night on my ASUS X45A laptop. I'm having an issue with the Internet dragging or Firefox. I'm not sure what's going on to be honest. I just know that things are ...
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Dragging browser link to desktop in 13.04 doesn't work with gnome desktop
I guess this is a noob question, but I was using 12.10 with the KDE desktop, but just upgraded to 13.04, and wanted to get familiar with the Gnome desktop that was shipped with 13.04
I can't for the ...
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Change default command line, non-graphical browser?
I have elinks and w3m installed. elinks seems to be the default for using surfaw from the command line---I'd prefer w3m be the default. Is this particular to sr or is this a bashrc kind of setting? ...
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Chrome & Firefox Browsers ignore Sun Java (7.0_11) & Open Java / Ubuntu 12.10
Calling up certain websites shows the Message "PLUGIN not found" although both Open Java AND Sun Java are definitely installed (just redid both products). This is happenning for both browsers. I have ...
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Epiphany's icon doesn't go away after uninstall, why?
I can't get rid of the epiphany web browser from the application menu in Cairo. I had installed it via Ubuntu Softw Centre, just to try it out, then uninstalled it but its icon is still present in the ...
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Local language fonts don't show correctly in Google Chrome 24.0.1312.52 on Ubuntu 12.04
The latest release of Google Chrome (version 24.0.1312.52) fails to show fonts correctly in some regional languages e.g. Gujarati language with Ubuntu 12.04 but there isn't any problem with the same ...
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Ubuntu Server - Auto Run GUI browser for Slideshow
I am hosting a program called Concerto on my Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. However I would like it to also auto run a browser set to a specific link preferably in kiosk mode. It will be hooked to a TV via ...
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How do I enable VSync in the browser on Lubuntu using Intel GMA HD?
How can I enable vsync in LXDE? Right now I have a lot of tearing when watching videos in the browser, while I don't notice this in videos played by mplayer.
I suspect that vsync is disabled, though ...
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Ubuntu 12.04, Unity and Gnone, table cell colors wrong in FF, Chrome
We use tables with the bgcolor attribute applied to TABLE, TR and TD tags. Under 12.04, both Unity and classic Gnome, these do not render the cell, row and table colors as specified.
The form used is ...
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Facebook and other sites do not open
When I try to open Facebook in Ubuntu 10.10, it stopped at some point and the status is loading s.static.ak.fbcdn.net in the status bar. I tried Firefox, Chrome, Opera with the same result. Using the ...
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No sound in any web browser(s)
Hello I recently decided to try and compile and update alsa from source via this guide http://www.stchman.com/alsa_update.html.
Afterwards the sound in any web browser I open Firefox, Opera, Chrome, ...
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Can Ubuntu 12.04 be tuned to improve internet browser connection performance?
I'm using a dual boot PC. When booted to Ubuntu 12.04, Chrome 19.x browser is very slow and connection attempts time out before loading a page. When booted to Windows Vista, the same browser, Chrome ...
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How to do a cross-browser testing of web application?
I was wondering what would be my best option for testing my web app through different browsers in Ubuntu 12.04. I know I've the option for a VM but wanted to try and avoid that if I could, I'm also ...
