How To Install badwolf on Fedora 34

badwolf is Web Browser which aims at security and privacy over usability

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install badwolf on Fedora 34.

What is badwolf

BadWolf is a minimalist and privacy-oriented WebKitGTK+ browser. - Privacy-oriented No browser-level tracking, multiple ephemeral isolated sessions per new unrelated tabs, JavaScript off by default. - Minimalist Small codebase (~1 500 LoC), reuses existing components when available or makes it available. - Customizable WebKitGTK native extensions, Interface customizable through CSS. - Powerful & Usable Stable User-Interface; The common shortcuts are available (and documented), no vi-modal edition or single-key shortcuts are used. - No annoyances Dialogs are only used when required (save file, print, …), javascript popups open in a background tab.

We can use yum or dnf to install badwolf on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install badwolf.

Install badwolf on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install badwolf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install badwolf

Install badwolf on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install badwolf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install badwolf

How To Uninstall badwolf on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the badwolf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove badwolf

badwolf Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/badwolf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/1dc7580147c93e3eaec01b7a6abc16c72150e1
/usr/share/applications/badwolf.desktop
/usr/share/badwolf
/usr/share/badwolf/interface.css
/usr/share/badwolf/locale
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/de
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/doc/badwolf
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/KnowledgeBase.md
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/README.md
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/interface.txt
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/badwolf.svg
/usr/share/licenses/badwolf
/usr/share/licenses/badwolf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/badwolf.1.gz
/usr/bin/badwolf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/e81e8e045c5b9c0fd3ce302a73bd0b78362de8
/usr/share/applications/badwolf.desktop
/usr/share/badwolf
/usr/share/badwolf/interface.css
/usr/share/badwolf/locale
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/badwolf/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/Badwolf.mo
/usr/share/doc/badwolf
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/KnowledgeBase.md
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/README.md
/usr/share/doc/badwolf/interface.txt
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/badwolf.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/badwolf.svg
/usr/share/licenses/badwolf
/usr/share/licenses/badwolf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/badwolf.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install badwolf on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.