As Firefox is free/libre in license, IceCat is its repackaged derivative with respectful defaults to user. As Chromium is free/libre in license, Iridium should be its repackaged derivative with respectful defaults to user.
I've tried Iridium from project's repository and it doesn't seem to have a stable behaviour on Debian 9. (and only amd64 packages available). El 31/5/19 a les 12:59, [email protected] ha escrit: > Hi everyone, > > I've read the FSF recommand the Iridium Browser as an alternative to > Chromium. > https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Iridium_Browser&oldid=74816#tab=Overview > > > So I've followed the installation steps. > https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/debian > > But my terminal warns me the browser needs the GNU Standard C++ Library > libstdc++6 at a higher version (>=7) > I can only find Buster or Sid versions in the Debian packages (testing > or unstable). > https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libstdc%2B%2B6&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all > > > I wonder if installing a testing livstdc++6 version would be a good idea > for my Trisquel. > > Does anyone have tried Iridium ? I'm on a Trisquel/Debian double boot. > > My Debian is for experimental and I try to keep it as free as possible. > > Debian doesn't allow Iceweasel installation anymore, but only Firefox (I > don't know if Firefox is still considered as free software). Debian tell > they only have free software in their repositories, but you can install > Chromium (so, WTF ???). > So I've tested Chromium with a bit of fear and don't want to use it > anymore ! > It is still recording your history unless you block the read/write > permissions of the history file. > But this experiment has shown me the problems of display the free > software meet to be at the same level of propriaty browsers. > > Thanks for your returns. > > Have a nice day. >
