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Brave is a new web browser, but undoubtedly, there will be many users who opt not to use this browser, especially YouTube users who have a habit of enjoying advertisements.
The greatest advantage of Brave browser lies in its ad-blocking feature to prevent user annoyance, blocking ad-tracking websites like Google, and enhancing user privacy. Additionally, Brave integrates a tool allowing users to directly contribute to websites, a feature highly valued by users. Installing Brave browser on Linux is quite intricate, akin to installing Chrome on Linux, so pay heed to each step below to install this intriguing browser on your computer.
To kick things off, utilize wget to fetch the activation key. This step holds paramount importance as both Ubuntu and Debian won't install software lacking activation keys:
curl https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-apt/keys.asc | sudo apt-key add -
Next, append the repository to your source file. This command may seem lengthy; however, dividing it will lead to inaccurate repository addition. What you need to do is input precisely as it displays:
echo 'deb [arch=amd64] https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-apt lsb_release -sc main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-lsb_release -sc.list
Next, update the software sources to reflect changes with the command:
Ubuntu: sudo apt update
Debian: sudo apt-get update
After updating the operating system's software sources, the final step is to install the latest version of the Brave browser:
Ubuntu: sudo apt install brave
Debian:sudo apt-get install brave
Linux distributions running SnapD
Thanks to Canonical's new package format, installing Brave has never been easier. Just ensure that your Linux distribution supports the snap package.
Next step involves installing the Brave browser as a snap:
sudo snap install brave --beta
Installing Brave browser via snap is a convenient method, and the installation process is faster. In fact, the browser is packaged within the snap, so users won't have control over the GTK+ theme for the browser. Additionally, all configuration files and everything related to the Brave browser are contained within a snap. If you don't mind, you can install the Brave browser using this method.
Fedora
Similar to most other software, Fedora lacks the native package of the Brave browser. Instead, users running the Fedora operating system must first add a software repository. Use the command below to accomplish this:
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-rpm-release/x86_64/
Similar to Debian-based Linux distributions, Fedora requires software sources with activation key for security purposes:
sudo rpm --import https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-rpm-release/keys.asc
Once you have the activation key, proceed to install the Brave browser on your system:
sudo dnf install brave
Since the Brave browser is installed via the software repository on Fedora, users will receive browser updates along with all other system updates.
Suppose for whatever reason you wish to manually update the browser, simply execute the command below:
sudo dnf update brave
Installing Brave browser on Arch Linux
Similar to other operating systems, Brave browser is also available for Arch users via AUR. To install the binary package release, users only need to download the snapshot (or their preferred AUR helper).
Installing Brave browser on OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE provides direct support for the Brave browser. The first thing you need to do is import the activation key. Installing software without proper activation keys can be quite risky:
sudo rpmkeys --import https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-rpm-release/keys.asc
Next, use the Zypper package manager to install lsb. This program is crucial as it determines the release version of the Linux distribution and will be used in the next step:
sudo zypper install lsb
After installing lsb, add the Brave software repository to your system:
sudo zypper addrepo https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brave-rpm-release/x86_64/brave-rpm-release
Refresh the Suse software sources with the command:
sudo zypper ref
Finally, install the Brave browser using the command:
sudo zypper install brave
Other Linux distributions
If you're using non-standard Linux distributions and want to use the Brave browser, here's how to install Brave browser on your system.
Firstly, if not already done, you can download and install wget using the package manager, find and download wget to your machine, and install it.
Next, execute the following command:
wget https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/linux64 -O- | tar xj
Brave will be unpacked inside the home directory. Your task is to open, find, and double-click on 'brave' located in the 'Brave-linux-x64' directory to run the browser.
It's undeniable that Brave is quite an interesting browser. Above, Mytour has just guided you on how to install the Brave browser on Linux. If you have any questions or concerns needing clarification, you can leave them in the comments section below, and Mytour will respond to your queries as soon as possible.
