Linux/RaspberryPi: use the command line as a Web browser

This blog will show you how to install three different text-based web browsers on Raspberry Pi. The original article can be found here or at the bottom of this article. Most web browsers run a little hard on the small school, or they consume a lot of resources, so an alternative solution is

This blog will show you how to install three different text-based web browsers on Raspberry Pi. The original article can be found here or at the bottom of this article. Most web browsers run a little hard on the small school, or consume a lot of resources, so an alternative solution is to use a web browser based on command line.

So far, text-based browsers have not been able to do anything that a common browser can do. if you don't mind that weird look/feel and just want to read news or blogs, don't play games or watch videos, then you can use these three browsers (note that this is taken from my Ubuntu, but these programs can actually run on most Raspberry Pi operating systems ).

W3m

W3m is a text-based World Wide Web (WWW) client. It has help files in English and Japanese versions and has an option to switch between the two languages. It can only display HTML tables and frames. The current w3m version can run on Unix (Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD and EWS4800 ). Run the following command to install the SDK:

 
 

  
  
sudo apt-get install w3m 
 
 

Use the following command to access the website and replace the http://www.google.com with the address you want:

 
 

  
  
w3m http://www.google.com 
 
 

Use CTRL + Z to exit w3m.

Lynx

Lynx is a common browser. Run the following command to install it:

 
 

  
  
sudo apt-get install lynx 
 
 

Use the following command to access the website and replace the http://www.google.com with the address you want:

 
 

  
  
lynx http://www.google.com 
 
 

Use CTRL + Z to exit.

LINKS

Links is a text mode WWW Browser with ncurse interface (ncurse is a "GUI-like" application software toolbox in a virtual terminal, which supports color, correct table rendering, and background download, the configuration interface and long characters of the menu driver.

Supports the Frame framework. You can use an external accessor to browse different file formats. You can use mailto: and telnet to browse through an external client. Run the following command to install it:

 
 

  
  
sudo apt-get install links 
 
 

Use the following command to access the website and replace the http://www.google.com with the address you want:

 
 

  
  
links http://www.google.com 
 
 

Use CTRL + Z to exit.

Start a text browser journey!