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QupZilla Web Browser - http://www.qupzilla.co.cc (http://qupzilla.blogspot.com/)
About QupZilla
QupZilla is a new, very fast QtWebKit browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, QupZilla has grown into a feature-rich browser.
QupZilla has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads with a builtin AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager.
QupZilla's main aim is to be a very fast and very stable QtWebKit browser available to everyone. There are already a lot of QtWebKit browsers available, but they are either bound to the KDE environment (rekonq), are not actively developed or very unstable and miss important features. But there is missing a multiplatform, modern and actively developed browser. QupZilla is trying to fill this gap by providing a very stable browsing experience.
History
The very first version of QupZilla has been released in Decemeber 2010 and it was written in Python with PyQt4 bindings. After a few versions, QupZilla has been completely rewritten in C++ with the Qt Framework. The Windows version of QupZilla was compiled using MingW, but due to a huge problem with Flash, it is now compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler 2008. First public release was 1.0.0-b4.
Compiling
Before you start compiling, make sure that you have installed the Qt (>=4.7) development libraries and you have read the BUILDING information.
Then you can start compiling by running this commands:
$ cd src/
$ qmake
$ make
After a successful compilation the executable binary can be found in the \bin directory.
To install QupZilla, you will have to run this command: (it may be neccessary to run it as root)
$ make install
Current version
The current released version of QupZilla is 1.0.0-rc1. You can download precompiled packages and the sources from the download section. However, if you want the latest revision, just take the latest code snapshot either by downloading a tarball or running:
$ git clone git://github.com/nowrep/QupZilla.git
FAQ and Changelog
If you are experiencing some sort of problem, please read FAQ before you open an issue.
FAQ: https://github.com/nowrep/QupZilla/blob/master/FAQ
Changelog: https://github.com/nowrep/QupZilla/wiki/Changelog