Konqueror

Konqueror is a web browser, file manager and file viewer designed as a core part of the K Desktop Environment. As a file manager It supports basic file management on local UNIX filesystems, from simple cut/copy and paste operations to advanced remote and local network file browsing. As a web browser it is HTML 4.0 compliant, supports Java applets, JavaScript, CSS, as well as Netscape plugins (for example, Flash or RealVideo plugins). As a universal viewing application, it is capable of embedding read-only viewing components in itself to view documents without ever launching another application.

Konqueror's user interface is somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (in turn designed after Netscape Navigator and NCSA Mosaic), though it is more customizable. It works extensively with "panels", which can be rearranged or added. For example, one could have an Internet bookmarks panel on the left side of the browser window, and by clicking a bookmark, the respective web page would be viewed in the larger panel to the right. Alternatively, one could display a hierarchical list of folders in one panel and the content of the selected folder in another. The panels are quite flexible and can even include a console window. Panel configurations can be saved, and there are some default configurations.

Konqueror has been developed as an autonomous web browser project. It uses KHTML as its layout engine, which is compliant with HTML and supports JavaScript, Java applets, CSS, SSL, and other relevant open standards. Konqueror integrates several customizable search services which can be accessed by entering the service's abbreviation code (for example, gg: for Google) followed by the search term(s). One can add their own search service.

Using the KParts object model, Konqueror executes components that are capable of viewing (and sometimes editing) specific filetypes and embeds their client area directly into the Konqueror panel in which the respective files have been opened. This makes it possible to, for example, view an OpenDocument (via KOffice) or PDF document directly from within Konqueror. Any application that implements the KParts model correctly can be embedded in this fashion. KParts can also be used to embed certain types of multimedia content into HTML pages; for example, KMPlayer's KPart enables Konqueror to show embedded video on web pages.

Many Linux distributions now include a version of KDE in their own native package manager format (.rpm, .deb, etc.)

Using Yum to install Konqueror

start a terminal and type the following at the shell prompt:

# yum install konqueror

Using Apt to install Konqueror

start a terminal and type the following at the shell prompt:

# apt-get install konqueror
or 
# sudo apt-get install konqueror

Using Urpmi to install Konqueror

start a terminal and type the following at the shell prompt:

# urpmi konqueror

Other Open Source Web Browsers

• Firefox
• Opera