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How to Install Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20

To Install Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20

Introduction:

Lynx Browser is the oldest Text Web Browser that is used to access websites on text mode. It was first developed in the year 1992 by some students. It supports protocols like HTTP, FTP, HTTPS. This tutorial will cover the installation of Lynx on Linux Mint 20.

Installation Procedure:

First check the version of Linux mint OS

root@LinuxHelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Linuxmint
Description:	Linux Mint 20
Release:	20
Codename:	ulyana

Now update the packages

root@LinuxHelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease           
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyana InRelease                          
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Fetched 5,262 kB in 6s (846 kB/s)                                                                                          
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
403 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

Now Install the lynx text browser by using following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# apt install lynx -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.9) ...
Processing 1 added doc-base file...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

Once the installation is completed then run the lynx on terminal by executing following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx

Now access the google.com through lynx web browser by using following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx https://www.google.co.in

Now check the version of lynx by executing following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# lynx --version
Lynx Version 2.9.0dev.5 (27 Feb 2020)
libwww-FM 2.14, SSL-MM 1.4.1, GNUTLS 3.6.13, ncurses 6.2.20200212(wide)
Built on linux-gnu.

Copyrights held by the Lynx Developers Group,
the University of Kansas, CERN, and other contributors.
Distributed under the GNU General Public License (Version 2).
See https://lynx.invisible-island.net/ and the online help for more information.

With this method, the installation of Lynx Browser on Linux Mint 20 is comes to an end.

Tag : Lynx Browser Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
How to check the lynx application in the terminal?
A
Use the below command to check the lynx application # lynx https://www.google.co.in
Q
Which command to check the version of lynx?
A
The version of Lynx can be found as follows # lynx --version
Q
How to access the lynx application in ubuntu?
A
Once Installation is done you can access the Lynx from the terminal ass shown here # lynx
Q
Which command to install the package of lynx in ubuntu?
A
Install the Lynx package using the following command # apt-get install lynx -y
Q
What is Lynx Browser?
A
Lynx Browser is a Text Web Browser used to access websites on text mode. This browser was first developed in the year 1992 by some students. Like other web browsers, Lynx Web Browser comes with so many useful options and supports mandatory protocols like HTTP, FTP, HTTPS..etc…Lynx Web Browser is known as one of the oldest browsers ever created.