In this tutorial/blog we will learn how to install Brave browser in our Linux machine.


What is Brave?

~ The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
~ Brave is a free and open-source web browser.
~ Brave is developed by Brave Software, Inc.
~ Brave is based on the Chromium web browser.
~ Brave is a privacy-focused browser, which automatically blocks online advertisements and website trackers in its default settings.
~ Brave Software's headquarters are in San Francisco, California, USA.
~ Initial release: 13 November 2019 (Version 1.0)
~ Stable release: 1.40.107 / 24 June 2022
~ Written in: JavaScript, Swift, C++
~ Type: Web Browser
~ Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
~ License: MPL 2.0
~ Website: brave.com

Installing Brave Browser On Debian, Ubuntu, Mint

Step 1: Open your terminal [ctrl+alt+t] and update your package manager list using following command:

sudo apt-get update


Step 2: Enter your sudo/user password and press Enter key.

Step 3: Execute the following command: 

sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl

Step 4: Execute the following commands in your terminal: 

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/
brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg


echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] 
https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list


Source: brave.com/linux/

Step 5 Update the package manager list again. 

sudo apt-get update


Step 6: Execute the following command to install Brave browser on your Linux machine... 

sudo apt install brave-browser


Step 7: Use the Activities search bar to open Brave browser. You can set your default search engine, import bookmarks and other settings on it.

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