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By default, if open multiple screen browsing same website, it use same cookies.

I don't want Links browser to write anything on disk while browsing, so that I can open multiple screen without same cookies.

I've tried installing in chroot jail. It giving below error:

Unable to find or create links2 config directory. Please check, that you have $HOME variable set correctly and that you have write permission to your home directory.

Actually, above is what I need in the host machine. But where is links2 config directory? I need to disable the write permission.

I have tried searching but could not find it.

Or is there better workaround?

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I find out Links will create ~/.links2 directory when started. If deleted, it will keep creating this directory. If we set permission, it will override it.

In my chroot jail, there is no ~ due to old version uck

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use

links -no-connect <websiteURL>

Or

links -anonymous <websiteURL>

On one or both monitors to prevent the sharing of cookies*

explanation of claim above

I believe

-anonymous

would prevent disk cookies altogether and

-no-connect

will launch it as if the other didn't exist (if I am understanding "separate instance" correctly in terms of a web browser)

links is my go to browser, ill experiment logging into my email now

quitting

links yahoo.com

doesn't prompt sign in

going tty2: Confirmed normal Opening doesn't require login again.

links -anonymous yahoo.com

does prompt login

again confirming

links yahoo.com

does not without options

links -no-connect

does prompt login

It's not hard proof, but we cannot conclude that no malicious cookies are preserved, however both

 -anonymous

and

-no-connect

options have

links

launch browsers unaware of at least some, I'm guessing all , of the users cookies not generated within them.

As shown using the login cookies of yahoo mail

TL;DR

there are options (see

man links

)

-anonymous

And

-no-connect

Which do prevent sharing of cookies.*

*I cannot say they prevent any sharing of cookies, but as shown above they do prevent sharing of at least some cookies,

I am avoiding an unearned conclusion (the difference between "for all" and "for some" can be tough for some, if anyone can improve on my answer please do. But I did answer the question (how to prevent separate windows of links from sharing cookies) if it was meant to be "how to prevent separate windows of links from sharing any cookies, my quick expiriment and understanding of the man page is insufficient. I would love for someone to guarantee the options act as it would seem for all cookies, for any site. I assume they do, but this is all I have to offer

Maybe I need to add,

use

links -no-connect <websiteURL>

Or

links -anonymous <websiteURL>

On one or both monitors to prevent the sharing of cookies*

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  • How does a robot know if I answered the question? Anyways, are the edits clear enough. They do technically answer the question. – Abstract Approach Nov 17 '22 at 00:07