
Here you can tweak the settings of that particular page, instead of the global settings which can be accessed in the main Settings menu. When you visit a website, the little Brave icon (a lion) to the right of the search bar will light up. Social Media Blocking, and Privacy and Security. If you head into the Settings, you can make significant changes to a great many options, including Shields (adblocking). Brave offers 3 ways to deal with its privacy and security options. Secondly, you’ll notice that the number of ads you see is slashed, and the number of options for ads you’ll see is multiplied.

Without all the trackers and cookies, Brave can operate much faster than cousin Chrome. This is a consequence of all the ad blocking tech it employs, which will be discussed shortly. Once you start to browse, you’ll notice two aspects that differ considerably from Chrome. Of course, both can be ignored, should you choose. Tabs, right-click, options, bookmarks, and downloads work almost entirely in the same way.īrave offers a fluid and attractive set-up and installation process where it will ask you the normal questions about importing settings from Chrome, etc., and establishing the browser as your default. Built on Chromium, the open source technology underlying Chrome, the vast majority of users will feel very much at home. Leaving that secret weapon to the side for a minute, Brave is a rather nice and super-accessible browser. Sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb lsb_release -sc main” > /etc/apt//brave.A new option for people eager to break away from the data/ad dominance of GoogleĪ browser that’s quite unlike anything ever seen before Sadly… it requires pasting in Three commands instead of One command.Ĭurl -s | sudo apt-key -keyring /etc/apt//brave-browser-release.gpg add.

But it is plagued with problems and you would be better off with something that updates from source. If doing from terminal, I suggest avoiding the Snap Install. The only difference between using the terminal and using the Software Store is that the terminal gives you far greater control. It allows you to watch what is going on, see any troubles that come up and know what is being installed. Though, personally, I recommend using the terminal for all installs, as much as possible.

I think it is likely you will need to use the terminal. That is odd that it is not in the Software Store here but is in the Ubuntu mate store.
