I am looking to using a text browser (don't ask!) to analyze some sites and for that, I am looking to use a browser that can strip out all the flashy markup, and show me the 'raw' site. I am trying to set up Lynx on my Fedora box to do the same, but currently only have CLI access. What's the easiest way to do this?
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Add AnswerOkey - I just did this recently. Here is what you need: 1) Root access 2) Internet access (doh!) to test (well, not really, but, hey, if you have bundles locally, you wouldn't need this!). 3) wget Type in: wget ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/9/en/os/i386/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-11.src.rpm && rpm -ivh lynx-2.8.5-11.src.rpm Once you get the code, install it like you normally would and you should be lynx free! Test it and see if you are copasetic.
Jeez, ourvox, you got to allow html for your posts! My brilliantly formatted message now looks like turds.
Dont you have LINKS (http://links.sourceforge.net/) or LYNX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)) for text mode browsing in Linux? You could use them.
Links is a text-based browser with support for HTML tables and frames.
Check a Links screenshot here: http://links.sourceforge.net/screenshots/this_page.png
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