SRWare Iron: An Interesting Cross-Platform Web Browser
The year 2022 is almost over, and between the latest december news related to new version releases of applications, useful and available to use on GNU/Linux, we have come across the availability of the version 108.0.5500.0 of the SRWare Iron web browser.
In addition, it is a good moment to do it, since, ago more than a decade that we did not address here in FromLinux this interesting web browser, which includes useful features and functionality, which make it very versatile for many users on different types of equipment and use situations. As we will see later.
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SRWare Iron: A Chromium-based Web Browser
About SRWare Iron
Today, "SRware Iron" can be easily and briefly described as a Chromium-based web browser which focuses primarily on offering improvements to users in terms of security and privacy.
However, it really has many important points in favor, worth taking into account, such as those that we will mention below:
- It is multiplatform: Therefore, it offers updated installers for Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), MacOS (10.10 or higher), GNU/Linux, in ".deb" format for Debian-based GNU/Linux Distributions. Ubuntu, Mint and derivatives; and in ".tar.gz" format for totally different ones. In addition, it has installers for the Android mobile operating system, both downloadable from the Google Play Store and manually from your Official website.
- It is Multiarchitecture: Therefore, it offers 32 and 64 Bit installers for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. Additionally, it includes the availability of installers for macOS, both for Intel and ARM and M1 CPUs.
- It has an excellent development base: This because of, It is based on the Chromium source code and offers the same features as Chrome. But, without including several of many critical features or functionalities, considered by many as worrying points that can affect the privacy of users when browsing the Internet.
- Other important: Offers a clean but elegant interface; a quick start and a fast operation when sailing, thanks to the innovative technologies and features applied for that purpose. In addition, it does not require the use of any user account or other authentication mechanisms, for additional or extra functions. Which makes it more secure and independent from third parties.
Installation on GNU / Linux
For its installation and use on GNU/Linux, personally I have installed it on my current Respin Miracles 3.1 based on MX Linux 21 (Debian 11) as follows, and as shown in the following images:
- Firstly, I have downloaded your 64 bit installer in ".deb" format. However, as we explained before, the 32 bit installer in ".deb" format.
- Then, I have installed it directly with the following command line: sudo apt install ./Downloads/iron64.deb.
- And at the end of the installation without errors of any kind, I have executed it via the applications menu without any problem.
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Summary
In summary, "SRware Iron" is a interesting web browser alternative to evaluate, especially for its outstanding potentialities, which are: being multi platform (computers and Android mobiles), multi-architecture (32/64 Bits), be Chromium-based and be focused on offering security and privacy enhancements for the benefit of users. So, if you haven't tried it yet, we recommend you do it so you can check its potential.
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