Is it possible to install Brave browser on Debian 12? Yes, follow through this guide to learn how to install Brave browser on Debian 12. Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. Brave is a privacy-focused browser, which automatically blocks some advertisements and website trackers in its default settings.
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Install Brave Browser on Debian 12
To install Brave browser on Debian 12;
Install Brave APT Repository
Brave is not available on the default Debian repos.
There are different versions of Brave you can install;
- stable release
- Beta release
- Nightly releases
We will install the stable release version in this guide.
You can install Brave APT repo using the commands below.
echo "deb https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" \
| tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave.list
Install repository GPG signing key;
apt install curl gnupg2
curl -fsSLo /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave.gpg \
https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
Install Brave Browser on Debian 12
Run system package cache update;
apt update
Then install Brave browser on Debian 12;
apt install brave-browser
Running Brave on Debian 12
You can now launch Brave from the application launcher;
![Install Brave Browser on Debian 12](https://itnixpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/brave-browser.png)
When launched, you can choose to set it as default browser or just skip it.
![Install Brave Browser on Debian 12](https://itnixpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/brave-browser-set-as-default.png)
You will also be prompted to import settings from other browsers. You can choose to or skip.
![Install Brave Browser on Debian 12](https://itnixpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/brave-broswer-dash-1.png)
And that is it on how to install Brave browser on Debian 12.