Surf the web

There are numerous web browsers already included with almost every Linux distribution.


 * Firefox - based on Mozilla; only a browser
 * Chrome: for 64-bit distributions only
 * Chromium: the open-source version of Chrome
 * Midori: for old hardware and machines with low resources
 * Epiphany
 * Opera - commercial offering (has to be downloaded separately). Not open-source.
 * Lynx - text-interface
 * Konqueror - on KDE
 * Mozilla - platform-independent; includes more than just a browser

You may wish to perform some of the following tasks before using your web browser, or when you are first using your web browser:
 * Check the cookie settings
 * In general, it is safe to allow all cookies as session cookies only.
 * Enable popup blocking, if it is supported.
 * Install popular plugins for your browser.

Some popular plugins include: Additionally, if you are using Mozilla or Firefox, visit Mozilla's Extension Room for useful add-ons such as soft scrolling and mouse gesture navigation.
 * Shockwave/Flash - install manually
 * Plugger - usually included as a package in Linux distributions
 * Java - install manually
 * Quicktime - for experts only
 * MPlayerPlug-In - requires MPlayer, which supports a wide variety of file formats. Only available for Konqueror, Mozilla, and Firefox.