Updating Brave [Solved]

[Leo]

Since I started using the Brave browser, the updates came through Synaptic. All of a sudden, I've got an update button in the upper right that says "Update", but wants me to download and re-install. The Package manager won't re-install it, giving errors. Does this seem right to you, or am I just being paranoid?

Thanks for your time...

[j2mcgreg]

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[Leo]

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[CharlesV]

It looks like the latest brave release was yesterday, so it has not been updated in the repos yet. (Yes, that is the preferred method of updating. ) I am sure it will be a day or two and it will be up.

Not sure when Brave started that little update message, today was the first time I have seen it, but it is on my mx21 and my mx23 which I installed Brave on yesterday ;-/

[Leo]

I've had it for a few days now, but I'll just be patient, I guess.

Thanks again...

[CharlesV]

I did notice the version on my mx23 looked like it was right with the latest update, but my mx21 machines are behind a version.

[hebelwirkung]

For what it's worth, on my MX 21 the latest Brave is version 1.58.124. If I remember correctly, that's the same as on MX 23. You may try going to Brave settings, call up the about Brave page and check whether it says there something like "almost done" - in which case you need to click RELOAD. Might be that the browser upgraded while it was running. Until recently, in that case when you were surfing it would suddenly pop up a request to restart Brave, and if you didn't it wouldn't let you go on opening new pages. but they seemed to have dropped that, which is good as it was pretty annoying.

That aside, I have to admit (and I don't really like doing it because it's Chrome-based, after all) that Brave is a LOT faster in terms of rendering pages and stuff than Firefox or my favorite, Firefox-based Librewolf. This becomes very noticeable when used in Virtualbox. From everything I've been able to read, it seems Brave on the whole is not as intrusive as other Chrome variants; then again, I'm not sure that's saying much.

[CharlesV]

Ya, I rarely use Brave - only if something doesnt load in FF really, I just cant get away from the fact it is google based engine ;-/

[hebelwirkung]

Just to confirm that - at any rate on my machine - the Brave versions on MX 21 and MX 23 are identical, both are 1.58.124.

@CharlesV And there's the added thing about some addons being blocked by Google which Firefox has no problems with, like Worldwide Radio and VideoDownload Helper which on Chrome browsers just won't install. Easy Youtube Video DL? I still think it's probably the best (and very well maintained) downloader, but Chrome hates it so you can't have it. Google, in the early days, used to run with the motto "Don't Be Evil". Now it's more like "Don't Be Free".

[CharlesV]

Yup.. and NOW google has changed it all again. Now we have "enhanced Ad blocking" or 'Topics ' and Google is deciding how and what will be blocked.... hmmm... looks to me like the fox in IN the hen house and seriously making up some new rules!

Will pass :-)