How To Install Midori Browser 11.5 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian And Derivative Systems

As you may already know, Midori is a fast and lightweight internet browser, based on WebKit. It uses GTK as the graphics library and can be integrated into GNOME-based desktop environments, like Xfce, LXDE. It is a fast browser, as the engine is not Gecko-based, like the engine of Firefox is.

It is also cross-platform, being available for Android, Windows,

Main features:

  • speed dial start page
  • enhanced privacy thanks to its features
  • reading mode
  • tab preview
  • other nice features and enhancements.

The latest version:

The latest version available is Midori 11.5, which adds a headless mode (does not need graphical interface to run).

The headless mode enables the browser to run with GUI, making it ideal for task automation, data scraping, website monitoring and app testing. It continues to execute HTML, CSS and JavaScript, making it a good choice for developers.

Midori headless mode brings performance improvements by eliminating the need to render a graphical interface, reducing the usage of CPU and Memory. Like the previous versions, requests made in headless mode inclyde tracker blocking, fingerpring protection and end-to-end encription.

As it integrates with Selenium and Puppeteer, this facilitates the run of high-quality automated tests.

For more information about this release, check out the official announcement.

How To Install Midori Browser 11.5 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian And Derivative Systems

How to install Midori on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and other 64 bit Debian-based systems:

Download the latest Midori DEB package.

How To Install Midori Browser On Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian And Derivative Systems

Use gdebi to install the package (and also handle the dependencies).

Use gdebi to install the package (and also handle the dependencies).

sudo apt install -y gdebi
sudo gdebi midori*.deb

How to remove Midori from Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and Derivatives:

sudo apt remove midori 

This is everything, enjoy surfing the web.

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