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Revision as of 14:59, 30 January 2025
Not all webbrowsers are usable on a phone without hardware keyboard, here's an overview of browsers that are packaged in Alpine Linux and thus can be used with postmarketOS:
browser | armv7 | aarch64 | x86_64 | engine | library | notes |
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firefox / firefox-esr | works (firefox-esr) | works | works (firefox-esr) | gecko | needs ui tweaking | |
chromium | not anymore available | works with sandbox disabled | works | blink | ||
qutebrowser | untested | works | works | blink | qtwebengine | keyboard controlled browser |
falkon | runs, but takes forever | works | works | blink | qtwebengine | issue with url-bar input, reported. |
epiphany | works | works | pages not loading | webkit | webkit2gtk | |
luakit | works | crashes | pages not loading | webkit | webkit2gtk | keyboard controlled browser |
surf | works | not in xwayland/sway | works | webkit | webkit2gtk | keyboard controlled browser |
dillo | works | works | works | dillo | not HTML5, no SSL support | |
netsurf | works | works | works | netsurf | not HTML5 | |
w3m | works | works | works | not images under wayland | ||
links-graphics (Links2) | works | ? | works | links | not HTML5, no SSL support |
the ARMv7 column has been updated on 2019-07-15 with the Nokia N900 as test device. Falkon might work on devices with more memory.
List of not packed but tested browsers:
browser | armv7 | aarch64 | x86_64 | engine | library | notes |
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mobilized-dillo | works | works | works | dillo | libcurl | TLS/SSL + touch support, no javascript |
midori | works | works | works | webkit | webkit2gtk |
Firefox
Add the MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1
environment variable to make firefox handle touchscreen events properly.