Console browser for Centos 8

Question

What console browser work under Centos 8? I tried to install them all but

sudo yum -y install lynx w3m links  elinks links2 netrik

No match for argument: lynx
No match for argument: w3m
No match for argument: links
No match for argument: elinks
No match for argument: links2
No match for argument: netrik
Error: Unable to find a match

It seems they are not available (Your command gives the same results for me and `yum search` with the individual entries does not output anything interesting either). Hence, it would seem that it is necessary to go for third-party repositories or compile your favourite console browser from source. — linux-fan, Nov 09 '19 at 16:51
fwiw, EPEL supposedly provides the packages from Fedora, but it appears to have only about a quarter of those. The [Fedora package](https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=lynx(x86-64)) might work (with the caveat that using Centos/Redhat-Enterprise puts you back in time a year or two on library dependencies). — Thomas Dickey, Nov 09 '19 at 19:46

score 19 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 09 '22 at 15:39

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Try this:

sudo yum --enablerepo=powertools install elinks

The command is case-sensitive as specified by @Hasanuzzaman Sattar (--enablerepo=Powertools won't work)

edited Dec 09 '22 at 15:39

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answered Dec 31 '19 at 05:23

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Welcome, Already posted as answer. – GAD3R Dec 31 '19 at 10:36
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`sudo yum --enablerepo=powertools install elinks`, this command is case sensitive – Hasanuzzaman Sattar Mar 31 '22 at 07:13

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 30 '19 at 01:04

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At least elinks, links and lynx can be installed when PowerTools repository is enabled.

edited Dec 30 '19 at 01:04

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answered Dec 29 '19 at 22:31

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '21 at 20:18

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The selected answer no longer works as of Feb 2021. Apparently, the "PowerTools" or "powertools" name is trademarked and contested.

To install lynx on RHEL8, you can use:

# sudo subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Then

# sudo yum install lynx

Yields

# lynx -version
Lynx Version 2.8.9rel.1 (08 Jul 2018)

answered Feb 07 '21 at 20:18

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Lynx version 2.8.7 supported on centos8? – vijay v Mar 09 '21 at 06:29
This also works for elinks! – Matt Pennington Dec 23 '21 at 06:55
`sudo subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms` doesn't work for me. I use CentOS 8 Streams. – supmethods May 15 '22 at 04:31

Console browser for Centos 8

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