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In the world of Linux, the most popular browser is arguably Firefox, which is based on Mozilla. Essentially, Firefox is just the Web browser portion of Mozilla, whereas Mozilla can also handle e-mail and news browsing. Another popular option is Konqueror, which besides being a good Web browser, also includes file-browsing features similar to the Nautilus program.
You can start surfing right now, if you want. You don't need to customize your browser. However, you may want to take a moment to tell Firefox your preferences, such as the default Web site to show when it starts up, which font sizes to use by default, which colors to use, and many other options.
The following steps introduce you to the Preferences window, where all the Firefox configuration parameters are stored:
1. Start Firefox.
Fedora provides two ways for you to start Firefox. You can use the standard menu entry by clicking Applications --> Internet --> Firefox, or, if you're in a hurry, you can just click the globe icon in the top Panel.
2. Choose Edit --> Preferences.
The Preferences window appears. This dialog box contains all the settings you need to play with for your Web browsing experience.
3. Click the icons along the top of the Preferences window to access the various preferences categories.
The Advanced category is complex enough to offer tabs for various subcategories. These tabs can be worth exploring as well.
If you get tired of reading through menus, just click Close to close the Preferences dialog box and get back to surfing.
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