The second bug-fix release for QupZilla 2.2 series was release a few hours ago. The new release features following changes:

• updated available user agent strings
• added support for “font” option in AdBlock
• fix build with Qt 5.10
• fix build on macOS < 10.12
• fix showing irrelevant domain completions in locationbar
• fix showing site icons on some systems
• fix clearing visited links when clearing history
• fix using system network proxy configuration
• fix saving window geometry when closing app with Ctrl+Q shortcut
• fix various issues with web page not being focused after restoring session
• fix AutoScroll plugin not being able to scroll to all directions in some cases
• Linux: add StartupWMClass to desktop file
• Windows: fix possible isssue with uninstaller removing more files than it should

Download / Install QupZilla 2.2.2 in Ubuntu:

QupZilla can’t be built into .deb packages in all current Ubuntu releases due to outdated Qt5 libraries.

So far, the easiest way to run QupZilla in Ubuntu is to use the Appimage, a non-install single executable file:

Download QupZilla Appimage

Download the file, make it executable from its Properties window, and finally run the Appimage to launch QupZilla web browser:

Don’t see the “Run” option even after made the Appimage executable? Go to file manager’s menu Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior -> Choose the option says ‘Run executable text files when they are opened’.

QupZilla, an open-source Qt web browser, has reached the 1.8.7 release with enhancements and various bug-fixes.

QupZilla 1.8.7 is still using QtWebKit. New version QupZilla 2.0 will be using QtWebEngine, and it’s now under development. Changes in the 1.8.7 release:

• save pinned tabs per-window when set to restore session
• Shift+Left click on links now opens link in new window
• show web inspector action now toggles inspector
• add button to create new userscript in GreaseMonkey
• add “Anti-Adblock Killer” AdBlock subscription
• add Ctrl+G and Ctrl+Shift+G shortcuts in search toolbar
• fix enabling select all and find actions in menu
• fix searching for strings with special whitespaces from locationbar
• fix build with KF5 KWallet, Qt 5.5 and gcc 4.9.
• fix crash when blocking popup window with AdBlock
• fix icon animation when blocking popup window with AdBlock
• fix incorrectly accepting some cookies
• fix creating new config directory
• fix saving settings without changing pages in SpeedDial
• fix center dials option in SpeedDial
• fix not escaping characters for (file, ftp) dir listings
• fix not showing restore page when opening new url from cli
• fix adding search engine from form on page with Qt 5
• fix saving homepage/new tab urls from preferences
• Linux: use run-time detection of X11 platform

How to Install / Upgrade QupZilla in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases, there’s an official PPA repository for QupZilla browser. Follow below steps to add the PPA and install/upgrade the latest browser:

NOTE: The new release is not ready for upgrade at the moment. CHECK OUT THE PPA PAGE.

1. Add QupZilla PPA.

Open terminal from the Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, run below command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:nowrep/qupzilla

2. If have a previous release installed, run Software Updater (or Update Manager) to upgrade the browser once a new release is out and made into PPA.

Or, run below commands one by one in terminal to refresh system repository cache and install/upgrade the browser:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qupzilla