Installing Brave on Linux

Google search has gotten worse over the years. You are not imagining it, it’s true. So I have decided to switch to Brave Search.

But, since I am switching, I thought I would give the Brave Browser a spin. And I thought, maybe others would be interested as well. So here is how to install it on Linux Mint. Directions for other distros is provided on their page.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 

Copy and paste these lines in the terminal, one by one, hitting enter each time. Enter your password, do the next line. After you are done, you will find it in your Menu under Internet.

sudo apt install curl

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list

sudo apt update

sudo apt install brave-browser

To add Brave Search to Google Chrome:

https://search.brave.com/default

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Jay Forrest

Jay Forrest is a long‑time Linux enthusiast who switched to Ubuntu in 2008 after a Windows XP virus convinced him to embrace open‑source software. A former host of the Linux User Podcast, Jay has worked in technical support for AOL, EarthLink, and Route 66 Casino, built his first 486 in the 90s, and has provided web design for businesses and nonprofits. He works with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and basic PHP, and enjoys exploring open‑source software. As a former Fedora Ambassador, Jay is dedicated to sharing why Linux—secure, stable, and open—remains his platform of choice.