Web Browsers

Web browsers get Web pages from Web sites on the World Wide Web (WWW) and display the Web pages on your screen. For dynamic Web sites, information is often sent from the browser to the Web site as well, such as user ID/passwords, information provided in forms, and product orders. The major Web browsers for Linux are:

  • Konqueror/Nautilus: The Web browsers provided with the major Linux desktops. Konqueror (KDE) and Nautilus (GNOME) are fully functional, but Mozilla has many more powerful features. Konqueror is discussed in other chapters.

  • Mozilla: The major open source browser, based on the Netscape source code that was made open source in 1998. Netscape provides some support for the Mozilla project. Mozilla is a suite of products, ...

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