{"id":9786,"date":"2020-02-08T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T17:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9786"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:22:40","slug":"install-ephemeral-web-browser-easily-via-snap-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/install-ephemeral-web-browser-easily-via-snap-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Ephemeral web browser Easily via Snap in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9787\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ephemeral-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE: Ephemeral DISCONTINUED since 2022. And, it&#8217;s no longer available in Ubuntu Software as Snap package.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ephemeral, a private-by-default, <b>always-incognito browser<\/b> for elementary OS, now can be easily installed in <b>Ubuntu 18.04 and higher<\/b> via Snap package.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cassidyjames\/ephemeral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ephemeral<\/a> is a stripped down private browser that&#8217;s perfect for avoiding persistent cookies or web trackers. Close the window and all traces of your browsing are removed from your device.<\/p>\n<p>Ephemeral is developed by Cassidy James Blaede, co-founder &amp; CXO at elementary, Inc. It is designed and developed on and for elementary OS. And the community build Snap package made it available to install in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9788\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ephemeral-webrowser.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ephemeral-webrowser.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ephemeral-webrowser-450x311.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>To install Ephemeral web browser in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">snap install ephemeral<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9789\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/snap-ephemeral-600x118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/snap-ephemeral-600x118.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/snap-ephemeral-450x89.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/snap-ephemeral.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The software package should also be available in Ubuntu Software, though I don&#8217;t see it in my case.<\/p>\n<p>Once you installed the web browser, launch it from system application menu and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9790\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/launch-ephemeral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/launch-ephemeral.jpg 473w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/launch-ephemeral-450x230.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remove Ephemeral web browser, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">snap remove ephemeral<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Ephemeral DISCONTINUED since 2022. And, it&#8217;s no longer available in Ubuntu Software as Snap package. Ephemeral, a private-by-default, always-incognito browser for elementary OS, now can be easily installed in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher via Snap package. Ephemeral is a stripped down private browser that&#8217;s perfect for avoiding persistent cookies or web trackers. 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