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Captain Brillo wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:10 pm To avoid breaking my system with the wrong choice, can someone tell me which Brave browser install scenario to use? I understand MX is a Debian derivative - but Braves options are:
Ubuntu 16.04+ and Mint 18+
Mint 17
and then others....

So which is appropriate?


(Yes, I know... be daring-and-unafraid and pick one. Sorry, I've seen things...things you don't want to know about...cue "Twilight Zone" theme)

curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave-browser-release.gpg add -

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ trusty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-trusty.list

sudo apt update

sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring

Moltke wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:32 pm Looks like this is the one:

Mint 17

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curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave-browser-release.gpg add -

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/trusty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-trusty.list

sudo apt update

sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/stretch main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-stretch.list

Gerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:49 am And with that I have Brave installed without problem.

NevilsStation wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 9:51 pm Did you install this in MX-17 or MX-18, please?

Gerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:49 am Ufff... I got lost with such instruction and also I do not master English well.
I install Brave browser much more easily and I get updates without problem; The commands are the following:

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$ curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave-browser-release.gpg add -

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$ source /etc/os-release

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$ echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stretch main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-${Continunn}.list

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$ sudo apt update&&sudo apt install brave-keyring brave-browser

And with that I have Brave installed without problem.

~ $ brave-browser
[5201:5201:0601/092550.117265:FATAL:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(116)] No usable sandbox! You probably need to enable user namespaces in your kernel. See https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux for more information.
Trace/breakpoint trap

sudo su

echo 'kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1' > /etc/sysctl.d/00-local-userns.conf
service procps restart

KBD Wrote: Too bad there is not a simple deb package to download and use on Debian.

Gerson wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:05 am
In Debian and especially in MX it can be installed in the following way; (see here), I did it this way and every time there are updates it gives me to download, now if you want a package. You can also get it (click here) but it will not give you the updates. You can choose between active, beta, developing and night packages.

davidwillis wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:16 pm Do you need to be running the liquorix kernel? I tried installing it, but it will not boot. It just goes to a blank screen with a blinking cursor. If I need to use that Kernel for Brave browser, then I need to get it working first.

KBD wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:28 am

Gerson wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:05 am
In Debian and especially in MX it can be installed in the following way; (see here), I did it this way and every time there are updates it gives me to download, now if you want a package. You can also get it (click here) but it will not give you the updates. You can choose between active, beta, developing and night packages.

I got it installed on Linux Mint last night, enough to check it out. Brave looks polished and at first glance a perfect stand in for Chrome. But it has some issues. It won't work with Gmail unless you go to the Google home page and login from there. I couldn't get signed into MX Forum no matter what I tried. It leaves connections for both Twitter and Facebook on by default. I think eventually it could be a great browser, but enough issues to cause me concern. I'll stick with Firefox for now.

v3g4n wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:58 pm I appologize, I have an error in my string above. Below are the correct ones.

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curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave-browser-release.gpg add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stretch main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-stretch.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring

Next you will have an issue with the sandbox and namespaces. To fix this so that you don't have to run it without sandboxing, you need to enable userns kernel option. Below will temporarily enable it

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 echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_userns_clone

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echo 'kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1' > /etc/sysctl.d/00-local-userns.conf
service procps restart

https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/6902





Hope this helps and have fun.

Gerson wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:48 am Great! We already have Brave-browser in the repository. This ensures good MX compatibility.