IceCat Developers do take their time for each release.
#GNU ICECAT 4K UPDATE#
But within few hours I think they’ll update it. But it’s still not in the above Ubuntu PPA at the time of writing this. Sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnuzilla-team/ppaįew hours ago they announced that the latest version of IceCat 9.0.1 (based on Firefox 9.0.1) is available. For that simply enter the below commands in your Terminal window.
#GNU ICECAT 4K INSTALL#
If interested, you can install GNU IceCat web browser in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, 11.04 Natty Narwhal, 10.10 and 10.04 by using its PPA. Other than that all other UI implementations and features are as almost as with Firefox. Priv3: A plugin that keeps you safe from social media sites’ and their “tracking” systems such as Facebook, Twitter, Google +1 and Likedln. HTTPS Everywhere: A addon that encrypts your data. IceCat also comes pre-installed with Gnash (the GNU version of the Flash player) and few other addons such as:ġ. Since IceCat only comes with non-proprietary software, GNU developers maintain an add-on repository of their own where you can find and install fully GNU licensed addons. So even if you have blocked cookies in your web browser but now because they’re embedded into images, they could be used to “track user behaviors”.īut with IceCat, this is disabled by default and if it detects such as zero-sized image containing a cookies, it’ll block them (if you have troubles viewing sites then you can disable this feature manually). Some sites use zero-sized images as a cookie. Not just the whole “proprietary” thing but according to the IceCat developers the browser actually has some enhanced security tweaks that are “missing” in Firefox such as: The latest version 9.0 isn’t available (yet) in the Ubuntu PPA plus the Unity Application Indicator Menu doesn’t seem to work in 7.0.1 … To make a long story short, few years ago Debian and Firefox got into a fight over the some of the Firefox artwork and other trademark issues as they were licensed under a copyright version.īecause of that and since Firefox “supports” proprietary applications to build around it (add-ons) GNU developers decided to create a web browser based on Firefox code and release it under a “pure” open-source license. But for those who’re concerned about a software and its licensing compatibility with GNU, Firefox is not 100% copyright free. Now for users like you and me there’s nothing wrong with Firefox.
“Freedom is only for those who’re willing to pay the price … “ It’s open-source, respects the privacy of its users, though it could be a bit slowish when compared to browsers such as Google Chrome, but as the saying goes … If you’re searching for a highly secure web browser and okay with it not being the most fastest browser, then Firefox is still the king.
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