How can I browse the web from the command prompt??(SOLVED)

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southpaw · Post by **southpaw** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:34 am

Hopefully someone can help,
I've tried to emerge links or links2...
only to find a message that says: there are no ebuilds for links...
I've also tried checking the forums, but to no avail...
any suggestions would be much appreciated
thanx in advance

JustinHoMi · Post by **JustinHoMi** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:35 am

There is a links ebuld. You might need to run "emerge --sync" if your portage tree is out of date. Also try "emerge --search links".

If that doesn't work, then use lynx.

Justin

Elvensight · Post by **Elvensight** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:24 am

simple - ya need console web browser

(what did ya used while installed gentoo?

links/links2
elinks
lynx

jesso · Post by **jesso** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:04 pm

* www-client/lynx
Latest version available: 2.8.5
Latest version installed: 2.8.5
Size of downloaded files: 2,126 kB
Homepage: http://lynx.browser.org/
Description: An excellent console-based web browser with ssl support
License: GPL-2

JustinHoMi · Post by **JustinHoMi** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:09 pm

links is my favorite, but lynx is a good backup

southpaw · Post by **southpaw** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:16 pm

If everybody in gentooland can read this message its because your advice worked.As I am posting this from the command prompt. For some reason I could'nt get emerge links to work yesterday but for some reason after I posted my request for help it seemed to work just fine. Now I can finally get support and work from the linux side of my harddrive (this is a dualboot system with winXP/Gentoo).
thanx

hoschi · Post by **hoschi** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:40 pm

Elvensight wrote:simple - ya need console web browser

(what did ya used while installed gentoo?

links/links2
elinks
lynx

this is linux, browsing the web while installing the system is an option, not an must be...this is not windows, if i want, i watch my pr0n pics while installing or something other

JustinHoMi · Post by **JustinHoMi** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:58 pm

hoschi wrote: if i want, i watch my pr0n pics while installing or something other

Nuthin' like ascii chics.

southpaw · Post by **southpaw** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:41 pm

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of searching and posts in these forums in one terminal while working in my gentoo environment on a seperate terminal....although, veiwing porn pic's never hurt anybody...(I don't think)

JustinHoMi · Post by **JustinHoMi** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:22 pm

I was kidding. I disagree that porn can't hurt anybody.