Text Web Browsers
People who are new to Unix-based systems tend to ask the question
"Why on earth would I want a text-mode browser? I'm going to compile X
and use Konqueror/Mozilla/Whatever!". Those who have been
around systems for a while know that when (not if) you manage to mess up
your graphical browser install and you need to look up some information
on the web, a console based browser will save you. Also, there are
quite a few people who prefer to use one of these browsers as their
principle method of browsing; either to avoid the clutter and bandwidth
which accompanies images or because they may use a text-to-speech
synthesizer which can read the page to them (of use for instance to
partially sighted or blind users). We currently have installation
instructions for three console web browsers:
&Links;
&lynx;
&w3m;