LKBEN11757: How to install a command line browser on linux?

Symptom

To test some http connections, you need a command line browser.

Cause

This might be needed to troubleshoot.

Solution

A good command line browser is links. This can be installed via the following commands:

# debian, ubuntu, mint...
sudo apt install links

# RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, AlmaLinux, ...
sudo yum install links

# SuSE, OpenSuSE, ...
sudo zypper install links

# alternatives for AlmaLinux are
sudo dnf install w3m
sudo dnf install lynx

Have fun.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 06-11-2024