Falkon

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Falkon (formerly QupZilla) is a lightweight web browser based on QtWebEngine. Being quite lean, Falkon is visually attractive and functional. It excellently integrates into desktop environments and looks good on KDE and LXQt.

Installation

USE flags

USE flags for www-client/falkon Cross-platform web browser using QtWebEngine

+X Add support for X11
dbus Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc)
debug Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces
kde Add support for software made by KDE, a free software community
python Add optional support/bindings for the Python language
test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)

Emerge

Install www-client/falkon:

root #emerge --ask www-client/falkon

See also

  • Chromium — the open source version of Google's Chrome web browser.
  • Vivaldi — a browser for our friends.