How to install Waterfox Fast and Private Web Browser

[putih]

Waterfox is a free and open source web browser based on Firefox ESR but with additional optimizations.

The browser is all about balance of privacy and useability. Too much focus on privacy and the web becomes too broken to use. Too little and data leakage happens. With Waterfox, you should find comfort in knowing that what you are doing inside your browser is only known by you.

LibreWolf vs Waterfox

Waterfox based on Firefox ESR
LibreWolf based on Firefox current release

How to install Waterfox

There are 3 ways to install Waterfox
Since Waterfox download page don't have deb installer, some user have create installer

Adding repository/direct download
https://github.com/hawkeye116477/waterf ... h-AppImage

1. Direct download deb installer
deb for KDE
deb for other environment than KDE
may be have error about unmet depends

2. Direct download AppImage
AppImage - Tested working with MX 19

3. Convert official waterfox-xxx .tar.bz2 to deb with alien
* Need install alien first
Download waterfox-6.5.10.tar.bz2 (as today) to some folder
Open terminal in that folder

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alien waterfox-6.5.10.tar.bz2
Must run as root to convert to deb format (or you may use fakeroot).

Install result deb with deb-installer

[Colonel Panic]

Thanks, this is worth knowing. I often use programs that don't have .deb files.

[Gabriel_M]

You can also choose the following procedure:

Then, to download the latest version of Waterfox, run the following commands in the terminal:

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cd ~/Downloads
wget https://cdn1.waterfox.net/waterfox/releases/6.5.10/Linux_x86_64/waterfox-6.5.10.tar.bz2

Once the file has been downloaded, in the 'Downloads' folder.

Extract the file using the following command:

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tar xjf waterfox-*.tar.bz2

We should now have an extracted folder called waterfox.

You need to move the folder to /opt with the following command:

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sudo mv waterfox /opt

Now, a link must be created to start Waterfox .

Running the following command to create the link to Waterfox

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sudo ln -s /opt/waterfox/waterfox /usr/bin/waterfox

Then create a launcher in the panel Left click on the panel and choose Panel ---> Add New Items ---> Launcher. Add a new empty item. Put the command <application>in the Command box.

Waterfox will be updated whenever an update is available.

[Manuk]

Waterfox is also available as a flatpak.

Thanks for this valuable information about Watefox.

[Colonel Panic]

Thanks again.