Browse websites in a Linux terminal

I stumbled upon a package that allows the user to browse websites in a terminal, I thought I’d spin up a VM and try this for myself…

Installing W3M

This is very simple, requires one package (two if you want images displayed in Xterm)

apt-get install w3m w3m-img

Browsing

Now this isn’t going to look pretty as it’s in a terminal but it will work

w3m google.com

Navigation

You can use the arrow keys to navigate to the section you want or use the mouse to click on the particular area.

shift+ b = Take you back a page

shift + u = Gives you a URL prompt

Shift + h = Help menu

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