Re: Light web browser for old PC
On 2015-07-01, Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all the listers.
>
> I have an old Hyundai Notebook too slow for Gnome, in fact I installed openbox
> as Window Manager in it and am happy with it and think I'll be using it for
> good, so simple fast and essential as it is. As web browser, Midori was
> claimed to be light, but I see almost no difference with Firefox. Please any
> advice for a *really* light one, suitable for that old machine? Or maybe the
> problem is actually the in the heavier and heavier web pages in themselves?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Rodolfo
>
>
One that was not mentioned yet;
http://www.qupzilla.com/
There is a deb package for it in repos.
root@aptosid-shuttle:/home/kruppt/scripts# apt-cache search qupzilla
libqupzilla-dev - development files for qupzilla's shared library
libqupzilla1 - shared library and header files for qupzilla
qupzilla - lightweight web browser based on libqtwebkit
root@aptosid-shuttle:/home/kruppt/scripts# dpkg-query -p qupzilla
Package: qupzilla
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 4915
Maintainer: Georges Khaznadar <georgesk@debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 1.6.6-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1),
libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.8.0~), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0~),
libqt4-script (>= 4:4.8.0~), libqt4-sql (>= 4:4.8.0~),
libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.8.0~), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0~),
libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.1.0~2011week13), libqupzilla1 (= 1.6.6-1),
libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0), libqt4-sql-sqlite
Size: 849366
Description: lightweight web browser based on libqtwebkit
QupZilla is a new and very fast QtWebKit browser. It aims to be a
lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This
project has been originally started only for educational
purposes. But from its start, QupZilla has grown into a feature-rich
browser.
.
QupZilla has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It
includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above
that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads
with a builtin AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash
and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager.
.
QupZilla's main aim is to be a very fast and very stable QtWebKit
browser available to everyone.
Homepage: http://www.qupzilla.com/
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