Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

biloute · Joined: 29 Jun 2011 Posts: 3

hi all,

i've just install the new puppy and it works fine on ma old laptop. (the previous puppy wasn't very fine for wifi).

But what web browser should i install on it ? firefox is too slow.

it's a pentium II 366 mhz, with 128 mo and 20 go. It have a slow video card (videomagic, no hardware acceleration).

i tried dillo, but it's not easy to use.

i've seen midori pet but there are severals pet and i don't know which one i must install.

sorry for my english and thank you.

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

Maybe Opera? http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=538671&sid=bd5201cc4680666d265b52a0095f88c7

biloute · Joined: 29 Jun 2011 Posts: 3

opéra on this old laptop ? Shocked

jakfish · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 710

Links. You can get it through the puppy manager, in "Puppy 4"

Fast, renders only a few graphics, no flash, no cookies, no passwords. It's bare bones, but still a gui, as opposed to elinks which is text only.

To run links in gui format, in console:

links -g

I run this with a 600mhz cpu and 114mb RAM and it flies.

Jake

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9385 Location: SwedenEurope

I read about one named Uzbl which is Lulz name for Usable and that one is supposed to be small and fast. But not sure how it works on old.

A Unix like??? in thinking browser is Surf that one is very small but kind of limited but could be a way to get something going and then test with while one search for a preferred one. To download and look at text and so on.

stu90 · Posted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 08:56 Post subject:

w3m terminal web browser - can use it just as text mode or if you install feh image viewer you can display images in it as well .

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

rokytnji · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 743 Location: Pecos/ Texas

No need for a pet. Just download Linux zip and extract.

I made a new folder in rox file manager named qtweb and extracted files into qtweb folder. Made sure bin was executable using right click properties. Launched it from folder for now. Uses Mozilla plugins but java applets are a no go for now. Login works. Passwords remember works (if enabled in options). Flash works. Don;t use included adblocker in options. It blocks certain sites from completely loading if used (linux questions forum and AntiX forum) in my personal experience.

Just started using it. So that is all I know for now. Light and fast so far.

http://www.qtweb.net/

http://www.qtweb.net/screenshots.php?view=thumbnailList&category=2

biloute · Joined: 29 Jun 2011 Posts: 3

ok, thank you everybody Smile

i'll try midori and Qt.

harii4 · Posted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 21:06 Post subject:

I have to say:
firedog 3.6 - not too slow and flash works
firepup is faster - i have never gotten the flash to work.

mrreality13 · Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Posts: 95 Location: arlington texas

on a satellite 2535cds p1@.300 mhz w/96 megs ram i use opera 10.11 its slow but best ive found so far for this 10 yr oldl appy.

Hogweed · Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 85

Opera runs very well on a 400 Mhz P3 with 192MB under Lucid Puppy 5.2.(Firefox is almost unusable with that config). I would try Opera.