Install GNOME Web (Epiphany) on Arch Linux/Manjaro in One Line of Command

Cyrus Kao11 Feb 2022

Last modified on 11 Feb 2022 at 05:00:31

GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) is the default web browser for GNOME desktop environment. Although the popularity of it is not growing significantly, it's one of my must-have browsers. The reason behind that is because it's the few WebKit based browser on Linux still maintained, comes particularly handy when testing websites.

GNOME Web is based on Apple's WebKit rendering engine. Since Apple never released the Linux version of Safari, it's safe to say that GNOME Web is the top choice for UI/UX debugging on Linux.

Introduction of GNOME Web

Installation

Install GNOME Web from AUR:

Using pacman
```
sudo pacman -S epiphany
Bash
```
Using yay
```
yay -S epiphany
Bash
```

Install GNOME Keyring (Optional)

Install gnome-keyring for the ability to save passwords on GNOME Web (optional):

Using pacman
```
sudo pacman -S gnome-keyring
Bash
```
Using yay
```
yay -S gnome-keyring
Bash
```

GNOME desktop has IBus integration by default, to set up Zhuyin/Bopomofo (注音) input method is quite easy. On Arch based Linux, there is an AUR package called ibus-chewing which is a Chinese Zhuyin/Bopomofo engine for IBus. The engine uses libchewing(酷音) under the hood, it's a popular input library in Taiwan.

IBus GNOME Manjaro Chewing Arch Linux Linux

Two Ways to Install Packages from AUR on Arch Linux/Manjaro

In this guide we'll take Google Chrome (google-chrome) for example, showing you two ways to install packages from AUR. Including using the default package manager pacman and an easier approach with the AUR helper yay.

Yay Pacman Package Manager Manjaro Arch Linux Linux

Install Microsoft Edge on Arch Linux/Manjaro in One Line of Command

Microsoft Edge is growing fast since it embraced the power of Chromium. According to some online data, it has become the 3rd most popular browser. And funny enough, it supported Linux too. .deb and .rpm packages are available from the official site, also some AUR packages maintenance by community for Arch Linux users.

Pacman Package Manager Edge Manjaro Arch Linux Linux

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Install GNOME Web (Epiphany) on Arch Linux/Manjaro in One Line of Command

Installation

Install GNOME Keyring (Optional)

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