Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, QupZilla is a lightweight web browser, built on QtWebKit. QupZilla includes all standard functions of a modern browser, including bookmarks, history, tabs. And it’s power can be extended via plugins, like AdBlock, RSS reader, and many others.
The latest version available is QupZilla 1.8.6, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:
- added TabManager and FlashCookieManager plugins
- added CTRL+L shortcut to clear download list in download manager
- allow closing Download Manager and Browsing Library with Ctrl+W
- revert option to disable SSLv3, it is now correctly handled by Qt
- fix issue with tabs with empty url were removed from session
- fix zoom shortcuts with +/-/0 on numeric block
- fix hiding iframes that have completely blocked contents in AdBlock
- fix showing navigation bar when typing into locationbar in fullscreen
- fix visual issues with FTP listing with RTL layouts
- fix removing profiles from preferences
In this article I will show you how to install QupZilla 1.8.6 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it is available via PPA, installing QupZilla 1.8.6 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the qupzilla package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nowrep/qupzilla
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install qupzilla
Also, if you want to install the under-development version of qupzilla, install the qupzilla-next package:
$ sudo apt-get install qupzilla-next
Optional, to remove either qupzilla or qupzilla-next, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove qupzilla*