#Install icecat ubuntu install
$ sudo apt-get install alacarte Add "IceCat" to Desktop Menu: Right-click the file > Extract here > you get a new folder named 'icecat-xx.y.z.' > you see 'icecat' folder there > and inside icecat folder there is a file named ' icecat'ĭouble-click the ' icecat' file and GNU IceCat should appears. tar.gz2 file into your Documents/ folder. The latest version is 52.3.0 at the time I write this article.Ĭopy the. Use this method if you're not using 16.04 or 8, for example, Ubuntu 17.10 or Trisquel 6. This is an easy method to download, run IceCat, and place it on the menu. Method 3: For Trisquel or Ubuntu All Versions $ echo 'deb flidas main' | sudo tee -append /etc/apt/sources.listĬheck if icecat package exists, and, it should be from URL: Finally, you can install IceCat (that is not available at Ubuntu repo) from Trisquel repo.Īdd Trisquel repo first, then install IceCat from that. So, Ubuntu users can install applications from Trisquel repo and also vice versa. Ubuntu 16.04 is compatible with Trisquel 8 and vice versa.
Subscribe to UbuntuBuzz Telegram Channel to get article updates directly. I write this article as continuation of my previous internet privacy tools recommendation and to introduce IceCat to more audiences. If you wonder why IceCat is important, read FSF's comparison between IceCat and Safari. This article is for you using latest Ubuntu or old version of Trisquel when you cannot find IceCat on repository.
This article explains easy steps to install GNU IceCat web browser (a custom Firefox designed to protect internet privacy more strict than Firefox) on 3 kinds of system: Ubuntu 16.04, Trisquel 8, and any of Trisquel/Ubuntu versions.