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BrowserBox 0.2.1

By Jacob Raskjacobr. Saturday, October 16, 2010 12:15:00 PM

BrowserBox 0.2.1 is released with some minor updates.

Changes

  • Arora upgraded to 0.11.0
  • Google Chrome upgraded to 6.0.472.63
  • Mozilla Firefox upgraded to 3.6.10
  • Wine, Winetricks, Flash Player, VirtualBox guest additions and some unrelated packages were upgraded.
  • OVF virtual machine (.ovf) and Preload ISO (.iso) were added as possible download formats.

In other news, BrowserBox has been on the list of top 10 appliances in the SUSE Gallery for several weeks now! :-)

Download BrowserBox
(you have to become a member of SUSE Gallery first - it's free but you have to request an invite)

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Featured appliance in SUSE Gallery

By Jacob Raskjacobr. Friday, September 10, 2010 9:22:50 AM

This week's featured appliance in the SUSE Gallery is BrowserBox! The front page will show a big promotion of the appliance for one week.

I am flattered by the recognition, and even before the advertence, BrowserBox was climbing toward the 20th most popular appliance in the SUSE Gallery. It's nice to be see that more people see the use of BrowserBox and I appreciate any feedback you might have to improve the appliance further.

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BrowserBox 0.1 released with 14 different browsers

By Jacob Raskjacobr. Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:24:16 PM

BrowserBox is a an appliance for web developers wanting to test sites in various web browsers. Maybe you don't want to clutter your own installation with dozens of browsers, or you use several computers for web development and don't want to go through the hassle of installing everything everywhere.

The appliance is based on the Linux distribution openSUSE 11.3 running KDE 4.4, but you don't need to have Linux installed or have any previous Linux experience.

BrowserBox is easy to use, and you can start it either by burning a CD, putting it on an USB stick, or the most convenient way, by loading it in the free virtualization software VirtualBox or VMWare Player.

This version includes 12 different browsers and easy installation scripts for 2 more. In total you'll have access to 22 different browser versions.

Included browsers

  • Android Browser 4.0 (2.2) (WebKit 533.1) - through the Android SDK
  • Arora 0.10.2 (WebKit 532.4)
  • Google Chrome 5.0.375.125 (WebKit 533.4)
  • Epiphany 2.30.2 (WebKit 531.2)
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 (Gecko 20081217)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19 (Gecko 2010031218)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11 (Gecko 20100701)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8 (Gecko 20100723)
  • Mozilla Firefox Mobile (Fennec) 1.1 (Gecko 20100614)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Trident) - installation script, runs in Wine
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (Trident) - installation script, runs in Wine
  • KDE Konqueror 4.4.4 (KHTML 4.4.4)
  • Lynx 2.8.7 (libwww-FM 2.14)
  • Opera 9.27 (Presto 2.0)
  • Opera 9.64 (Presto 2.1.1)
  • Opera 10.10 (Presto 2.2)
  • Opera 10.61 (Presto 2.6)
  • Opera Mini 4.2 (Presto/2.5.25 on server) - runs in MicroEmulator 2.0.4
  • Opera Mini 5.1 (Presto/2.5.25 on server) - runs in MicroEmulator 2.0.4
  • Opera Mobile 10.00 (Presto 2.4.18)
  • Apple Safari 4.0.5 (WebKit 531.22.7) - installation script, runs in Wine
  • Apple Safari 5.0.1 (WebKit 533.16) - installation script, runs in Wine

Known issues

Internet Explorer 7

  • IE Conditional Comments will not apply
  • Toolbar layout is broken
  • If 3D Acceleration is disabled your Virtual Machine, IE7 might randomly crash

Safari 4

  • The "new tab" page crashes Safari. Open links in new tabs instead or stick to one tab.

Safari 5

  • The "new tab" page crashes Safari. Open links in new tabs instead or stick to one tab.
  • If 3D Acceleration is disabled your Virtual Machine, Safari 5 won't start


Screenshots


Desktop browsers:
Mobile browsers:
Download it from the openSUSE Gallery and please report any issues you encounter.

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SmallBox 0.2 released

By Jacob Raskjacobr. Monday, August 2, 2010 8:33:43 AM

Thanks to some help from Austin English from Wine I could add the Windows versions of Safari 4 and 5, as easy install scripts, to SmallBox. This means another WebKit browser, so I removed Arora. Note that in Windows you can't have both 4 and 5 installed at the same time.

The Safari install script download the setup files on first run, adds a small fix to prevent Safari from crashing on the first run, and then runs Safari. This fix was also added to winetricks, but it will probably take some time for it to make it to the repositories, so for now it's a home made fix. Beware that Safari will crash if you open the "new tab" page, but opening a link in a new tab is fine.

Browsers included in 0.2:
  • Chromium
  • Firefox 2, 3, 3.5, 3.6
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7 install scripts (Wine)
  • Opera 9.26, 9.64, 10.10, 10.60
  • Opera Mobile 10.0
  • Opera Mini 4.2, 5.1 (MicroEmulator)
  • Safari 4, 5 install scripts (Wine)

Download it from the SUSE Gallery, and please report any problems you have there as well.

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SmallBox 0.1 released

By Jacob Raskjacobr. Friday, July 30, 2010 10:51:54 AM

The first public BrowserBox has been released. It's SmallBox 0.1, built on openSUSE 11.2, running the very light weight window manager IceWM without any extra applications or graphics. This the download is pretty small, 374 MB for the ready-to-run VMWare/VirtualBox version. 13 browsers (15 including IE install scripts) are included.

To use it for testing, either download VirtualBox or VMWare player and run it directly in your current desktop, or boot up an extra machine with BrowerBox SmallBox and test away in any of the included browsers:

  • Arora
  • Chromium
  • Firefox 2, 3, 3.5, 3.6
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7 install scripts (Wine)
  • Opera 9.26, 9.64, 10.10, 10.60
  • Opera Mobile 10.0
  • Opera Mini 4.2, 5.1 (MicroEmulator)

Download it from the SUSE Gallery, and please report any problems you have there as well.

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