How to Install Surfer on Linux Mint Latest

Surfer is an open-source, lightweight, and easy-to-use web browser, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. This tutorial will show you how to install Surfer on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Linux Mint Latest machine
• A sudo user or root access to run administrative commands
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required to build and run Surfer.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libwebkitgtk-dev libappindicator3-dev libreadline-dev autoconf autogen

This command will install the necessary libraries and tools required to build Surfer.

Step 2: Install Git

Now, you need to install Git, a version control system, to download the Surfer source code.

Run the following command to install Git:

sudo apt-get install git

This command will install Git on your Linux Mint machine.

Step 3: Clone Surfer Repository

Next, clone the Surfer repository using the Git command.

Run the following command to clone the Surfer repository:

git clone https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/surfer.git

This command will clone the Surfer repository to your local machine.

Step 4: Build Surfer

After cloning the repository, navigate to the surfer directory using the following command:

cd surfer

Now, run the following command to build Surfer:

make

This command will build Surfer from the source code.

Step 5: Install Surfer

Finally, to install Surfer, run the following command:

sudo make install

This command will install Surfer on your Linux Mint machine.

Step 6: Run Surfer

To run Surfer, open the terminal and run the following command:

surfer

This command will launch Surfer.

Alternatively, you can also open Surfer from the Applications menu.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Surfer on Linux Mint Latest. Surfer is a lightweight, open-source web browser that is easy to use and powerful. With Surfer, you can browse the web faster and more securely.

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