Arch Linux Web Browsers Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to web browsers on Arch Linux, including Firefox, Chromium, Chrome, and browser configuration.

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Table of Contents

1. Firefox
2. Chromium
3. Google Chrome
4. Other Browsers
5. Browser Configuration

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Firefox

Install Firefox

Install Firefox:

# Install Firefox
sudo pacman -S firefox

# Firefox Developer Edition
yay -S firefox-developer-edition

# Firefox Nightly
yay -S firefox-nightly

Firefox Configuration

Configure Firefox:

# Open about:config
# Modify settings

# Or edit prefs.js
vim ~/.mozilla/firefox/profile.default/prefs.js

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Chromium

Install Chromium

Install Chromium:

# Install Chromium
sudo pacman -S chromium

# Launch
chromium

Chromium Flags

Use flags:

# Launch with flags
chromium --enable-features=VaapiVideoDecoder --enable-gpu-rasterization

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🟢 Google Chrome

Install Chrome

Install Chrome:

# Install Chrome
yay -S google-chrome

# Launch
google-chrome-stable

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Other Browsers

Brave

Install Brave:

# Install Brave
yay -S brave-bin

# Launch
brave

Vivaldi

Install Vivaldi:

# Install Vivaldi
yay -S vivaldi

# Launch
vivaldi

Opera

Install Opera:

# Install Opera
yay -S opera

# Launch
opera

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Browser Configuration

Hardware Acceleration

Enable acceleration:

# Firefox: about:config
# media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled = true

# Chromium: Launch with flags
chromium --enable-features=VaapiVideoDecoder

Extensions

Install extensions:

• Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/
• Chromium: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/

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Summary

This guide covered Firefox, Chromium, Chrome, other browsers, and browser configuration.

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Next Steps

• Arch Linux Hardware Acceleration - Acceleration
• Arch Linux Multimedia - Multimedia
• ArchWiki Web Browsers: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Internet#Web_browsers

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This guide is based on the ArchWiki. For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official ArchWiki.