Install and Run Safari 4 on Ubuntu Linux using Wine

Safari is the well known browser which is default in MAC OS X, they have a version for Windows. But still there is no Linux flavors available. Here is the hack to run Safari browser on your Ubuntu installation.

In order to install safari browser you need to install wine and few of its dependencies.

Install Wine , Winetricks, and Corefonts.

sudo apt-get install wine (this installs wine on your system)

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks (downloads windtricks)

sh winetricks corefonts (installs corefonts for winetricks , this is required for safari browser)

Now dependent software are installed…

Go to apple website and download safari using your existing browser

Go to the location where installers are copied from apple website and run the following.

wine SafariSetup.exe

While Installing …

Uncheck (deselect) the “Install Bonjour for Windows” and “Automatically update Safari…” options.

Launch Safari Browser from

Applications -> Wine -> Programs -> Safari -> Safari.

Known Issues:-
Safari may crash for the first time but it should work fine afterwards
New tab may fail, go to Safari Preference –> General –> “New tabs open with ” to empty pages

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Tags: Linux, ubuntu