How to Install Brave Browser on Linux

Brave, the brainchild of Brendan Eich, has taken the Linux market by storm. Brave’s unique operating model, privacy-centric approach, and fast performance promise to be an ideal browser replacement for Linux users.

If you are tired of seeing ads popping up all over your browser and want to head towards a safe browsing experience, Brave is the answer to your problems.

Without further ado, let’s dive deeper to see how to install the Brave browser on various Linux distributions.

How to Install Brave on Ubuntu/Debian

To install Brave on Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions, you have two options:

• Use of the terminal
• Using the GUI

1. Install Brave through Terminal

If you are using an Ubuntu/Debian based distro, the first step is to install curl on your system. As a command-line feature, cURL comes in handy for transferring data over various networks and downloading software from repositories securely. After all, considering Brave’s popularity as a browser, users need to stay safe while surfing the Internet.

Here is how to install the curl package on Ubuntu and Debian:

sudo apt install curl -y

In a later step, you need to install some dependencies associated with this command:

sudo apt install apt-transport-https

Next, it’s time to use the curl command to import the Brave GPG key.

curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/brave-browser-release.gpg add -

Add the Brave repository to the system sources.list.d phone book:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list

Now is the time to update the list of system repositories and install Brave on your machine:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install brave-browser

2. Install Brave via GUI on Ubuntu

Users who don’t want to use the command line too much to install Brave can install it through the GUI method on Ubuntu. To do this, launch the Ubuntu Software Center and search for Brave in the search field.

Click on To install, followed by your machine’s password. Once the software is installed, you can launch it and start using it like any other application.

Install Brave on Arch Linux

You can install Brave on Arch Linux from the AUR using an AUR wizard.

First, you will need to install some dependencies for Yay with the Pac man order:

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel

Next, clone the Yay repository from the AUR:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

Navigate to the newly created directory to access the installation files:

cd yay

Compile the package with the makepkg command:

makepkg -si

Once you have installed and configured Yay on your system, you can easily install the Brave browser with the command below:

yay -S brave

Install Brave on Fedora and CentOS

To install the Brave browser on Fedora and CentOS, the first step is to install the essential dependencies to add the repository.

sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core

Add the Brave repository using the dnf config manager order:

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/x86_64/

Add the repository key:

sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc

Now is the time to install the Brave browser package. To do this, run:

sudo dnf install brave-browser

Follow the on-screen prompts and enter Yes when asked for confirmation. After all the installation steps are completed, you need to find the Brave browser icon in the Applications menu. Whenever new updates are available, you can upgrade to the latest version using the dnf upgrade order.

Related: How to manage packages on RPM-based distros using DNF

Install Brave via the Snap Store

You can install the Brave browser using the Snap Store on any Linux distribution. But before running the command below, you need to install Snap daemon in your system. You can follow our detailed guide on installing Snap on Linux to do this.

Once Snap is installed, you can install the Brave browser from the Snap Store with this command:

sudo snap install brave

Download and install Brave on openSUSE

Finally, if you are an openSUSE user, you can install the Brave browser in a few efficient steps.

First, refresh existing packages to ensure that you have the latest version of all existing software.

sudo zypper refresh

Once all the packages are up to date, you need to install the curl command, if it is not already installed.

sudo zypper install curl

If curl is already installed and up to date, you’ll get a message saying the same.

With curl installed, you need to import the GPG key for the Brave repository.

sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc

Add the repository using the addrepo zypper order:

sudo zypper addrepo https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/x86_64/ brave-browser

Install the Brave browser package on openSUSE with this command:

sudo zypper install brave-browser

To open the installed browser, you can either type brave navigator in the terminal or find the Brave icon in the Applications menu. You can run the zypper refresh command again, before launching the app, to make sure everything is updated.

Safe Browsing on Linux with Brave

Brave is one of the best browsers for Linux, considering its ranking in terms of security and efficiency for Linux users. Be sure to update your browser settings after launching. This includes importing bookmarks and other relevant details.

There are a few other browsers available for Linux distros, especially if you think Brave is too heavy for your system. You can choose the ones that best match your system requirements.

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