Orion Browser Releases Its First Linux Alpha
An alpha release of Orion for Linux, a Webkit-based web browser developed by the search engine Kagi is out for testing – though only for paid Orion+ subscribers. Not a subscriber? Don’t worry; an Orion for Linux beta release is reportedly coming as early as next month (February) to allow people who registered their interest in the Linux launch via a newsletter signup to help test it. Announcement of announcements aside, Kagi recently shared a progress update on how Orion’s Linux build is shaping up. I’ll get to what’s been added in a moment, but first I want to recap […]
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