Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to Linux #news #opera #web_browsers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/opera-gx-linux-version-being-worked-on

Orion Browser Releases Its First Linux Alpha #news #orion #web_browsers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/orion-browser-for-linux-alpha

Android users, what browser do you use? Pick all that apply in your case and if I didn't add anything you use, choose "Other" and comment the names below.
#AskFedi #Poll #Polls #Browser #Browsers #AndroidBrowser #Web_Browsers

A trend I really dislike in modern browsers is the activation of DoH, or in general any override of the DNS settings provided via DHCP.
In my case I use a local DNS server that doesn’t rely on forwarders but queries the tree directly. I also have integrated ad blocking thanks to filter lists.

This morning a client called me because Chrome could no longer reach their internal server. On their network there’s an internal DNS record that resolves the name to the LAN address, yet it seems their browser randomly resolves it to the external IP instead. I’ll probably fix it with a redirect or NAT hairpinning (I dream of the day when we finally have IPv6 everywhere), but it still feels like a workaround.

Why, when there’s a reasonably secure internal DNS, should you resolve using the usual big players that want to centralise all traffic? I mean, I understand the reasoning behind it. Still, it feels a bit like the "commercial" VPN situation: you fear your provider might inspect your traffic, so you hand everything over to some shady company based who knows where, claiming to protect you while flooding the world with ads.

#IT #SysAdmin #Browsers #Web_Browsers #Internet

Web sites keep telling me "Update your browser"

But when I try to do so I get this:

Opera 36.0
Version: 36.0.2130.80 - Opera is up to date
Update stream: Stable
System: Windows XP 32-bit

#web #browsers #web_browsers

What is the current recommended chromium/chrome fork?

Firefox doesn't have WebUSB, and I rely heavily on that for managing certain hardware on Linux. So until Firefox gets WebUSB, it is a no, even though I like a lot about Firefox.

I have been using Brave, but they broke something recently on both system package and flatpak, as it doesn't work on any of my machines.

Do I go back to edge? or Vivaldi? A new fork I am not familiar with?

#browser #browsers #web_browsers #chrome #chromium