{"id":12423,"date":"2019-03-26T23:35:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T23:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12423"},"modified":"2019-03-26T23:35:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T23:35:25","slug":"a-command-line-web-browsing-with-lynx-and-links-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/26\/a-command-line-web-browsing-with-lynx-and-links-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"A Command Line Web Browsing with Lynx and Links Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some people around the globe, a web browser that render text along with graphics is important since it gives an easy to use and attractive interface, glossy look, nice visibility, easy navigation, and after all click-initiated control. On the other hand there exist some people who want a web browser that render text only.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0System Administrators<\/strong>\u00a0who generally don\u2019t have\u00a0X-windows<\/strong>\u00a0as a safety measure on their server, the text based web browser comes to rescue. Some\u00a0OS<\/strong>\u00a0comes bundled with the text based browser, viz., the \u2018links<\/strong>\u2018 web comes bundled with\u00a0Gentoo GNU\/Linux<\/strong>\u00a0where installation proceeds with tar ball.<\/p>\n

If a command-line browser is more (speedy<\/strong>,\u00a0better<\/strong>,\u00a0interface<\/strong>, etc) then it makes a sense to use such text based browsers. In reality, for some features the text based browser gives more better access to encoded information in the page, than the graphical interface.<\/p>\n

Examples of a few web Browser that render text+graphics with a little brief.<\/p>\n

Google Chrome<\/h3>\n

It is a free-ware web browser developed by\u00a0Google<\/strong>\u00a0having a usages share of\u00a039%<\/strong>, making it most widely used web browser on the planet. The open source project on which chrome is based is called\u00a0chromium<\/strong>\u00a0and is available in the\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0repository (and other distros, however it is not much in my acknowledgement).<\/p>\n

Read Also<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0Install Google Chrome 50 on RHEL\/CentOS 7\/6 and Fedora 23-18<\/a><\/p>\n

Mozilla Firefox<\/h3>\n

It is a\u00a0FOSS<\/strong>\u00a0(Free<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Open Source Software<\/strong>) web Browser having a usages share of\u00a024-25%<\/strong>\u00a0from different sources, making it the world\u2019s third most used web browser. This web browser is a bit heavy but customisable to any extent.<\/p>\n

Read Also<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0Install Firefox 46 in RHEL\/CentOS and Fedora<\/a><\/p>\n

There are a lot other web browsers but most of them are not\u00a0FOSS<\/strong>\u00a0and hence not listed here viz.,\u00a0Opera<\/strong>,\u00a0Safari<\/strong>,\u00a0IExplorer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lynx<\/strong>\u00a0is another web browser that is available for\u00a0Linux<\/strong>\u00a0(and\u00a0Windows<\/strong>\u00a0too). We will be giving a brief description of these two browsers.<\/p>\n

Links Browser Properties<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Free and Open source (Foss)<\/li>\n
  2. Text and graphical web browser with a pull down menu.<\/li>\n
  3. Built in support for color and monochrome terminal with the facility of horizontal scrolling.<\/li>\n
  4. Inherits a lot of features from graphical user interface e.g., pop-ups, Menus, etc in textual-fashion.<\/li>\n
  5. Capable of font Rendering in different sizes and JavaScript support.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lynx Browser Properties<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Text-based Web Browser.<\/li>\n
    2. Highly Configurable.<\/li>\n
    3. Oldest web browser in use and development.<\/li>\n
    4. support for SSL and many features of HTML<\/li>\n
    5. Highlight the chosen link.<\/li>\n
    6. Number all the links on a web page and open links using number assigned.<\/li>\n
    7. No support for JavaScript.<\/li>\n
    8. Compatible with older hardware.<\/li>\n
    9. Web bugs unsupported, hence 0% privacy concern.<\/li>\n
    10. No support for HTTP Cookies.<\/li>\n
    11. Configuration through commands in terminal or configuration files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Download Lynx and Links<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. Lynx<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0http:\/\/lynx.browser.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Links<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0http:\/\/links.twibright.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Installation of Lynx and Links<\/h3>\n

        Install Lynx on\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0based Linux systems.<\/p>\n

        # apt-get install lynx\r\n# apt-get install links\r\n<\/pre>\n
        Install Lynx on\u00a0Red Hat<\/strong>\u00a0based Linux systems.<\/p>\n
        # yum -y install lynx\r\n# yum -y install links\r\n<\/pre>\n
        How to Use Lynx and Links<\/h3>\n
        Open a link:\u00a0lynx<\/strong>\/links<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.tecmint.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
        # lynx https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\r\nOR\r\n# links https:\/\/www.tecmint.com<\/pre>\n
        \n
        \"Linux<\/a><\/p>\n
        Linux Command Line Browsers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
        Shortcut Keys<\/h5>\n
          \n
        1. g<\/strong>: open an address<\/li>\n
        2. Left Navigation Arrow<\/strong>: back page<\/li>\n
        3. Right Navigation Arrow<\/strong>: Activate Link\/ Next Page<\/li>\n
        4. Up\/Down Navigation Arrow Key<\/strong>: Navigate Through Page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          For Detailed Information of their working you can refer to their\u00a0man pages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
          That\u2019s all for now. Don\u2019t forget to mention your valuable thoughts and\u00a0Comments<\/strong>\u00a0about the article in the comment Section. Like us and\u00a0Help us Spread<\/strong>. I will be coming with an\u00a0Interesting article<\/strong>\u00a0very soon, till then stay tuned.\u00a0Good Day Flocks<\/strong>!<\/p>\n
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          For some people around the globe, a web browser that render text along with graphics is important since it gives an easy to use and attractive interface, glossy look, nice visibility, easy navigation, and after all click-initiated control. On the other hand there exist some people who want a web browser that render text only. … <\/p>\n
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