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Epiphany is a simple and easy-to-use web browser for the GNOME desktop. It is based on the Webkit rendering engine.

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How to delete webapp created using Epiphany?

How can I delete a webapp that I have created using the Epiphany browser?
Gautam
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How Can I Remove Epiphany Without Removing Gnome?

I have Gnome Shell installed, and I want to remove the Epiphany browser. But when I click uninstall in the software center its says that Gnome-core is a dependency of Epiphany, so it will be uninstalled too. Is there anyway I can remove Epiphany…
Seth
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Flash player in Epiphany

I have installed Epiphany browser, and really like it because of it's startup time and small footprint. However, I am unable to make youtube or huhu videos (anything that requires flash) to run on Epiphany. Can you please help me with the…
Jigar.Shah
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Xdotool to automate moves in Epiphany (Boulderdash Clone)

I'm trying to automate critical moves in my favorite Boulderdash clone called "Epiphany" (available through Ubuntu Software Centre). In the following example the character should move: 3x "Down Arrow" and 1x "Right Arrow". Writing a script is…
somethis
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How to change the User Agent in Gnome Web (epiphany)

I was trying to change the user agent in Gnome Web 3.12 but I can't find any good tutorial on how to do his. I want to set it to the Google Chrome's UA, so it isn't detected as "Safari on Linux", and some pages load like in Chrome (google.com for…
Ricardo Moreira
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Epiphany web app not working

I have Ubuntu 11.10 with gnome-shell installed. I installed epiphany web browser using this method: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser Now I can apparently create web apps…
Roberto Giardina
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Does the Epiphany browser have desktop notifications?

Does the web browser Epiphany have desktop notifications? How I can activate them? Thanks and best regards.
GGsalas
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How do I change the icon of a Epiphany web app?

The webapps just take a thumb of whatever image they can find on the page, can I customise it?
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Cannot play any video on epiphany

I have installed the EPIPHANY WEB BROWSER developed by GNOME But the problem i face is i cannot see any video on it..!! No flash content is displayed either. Only a window showing TOTEM player shows up...How can i get it working?? I have Flashplayer…
Nirmik
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How can I fix this weird behavior with the epiphany browser?

Something weird is happening with the epiphany browser (gnome web). A few days ago, it stopped working. I can still see the icon, though: Unfortunately, clicking the icon does not trigger the opening of the browser. The odd behavior does not end…
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Epiphany/Gnome Web applications not showing now it is a snap install in 20.04

I have moved from 18.04 to 20.04 using a clean OS install and then re-installation of all used packages. One of the tricks I've used in the past is to create Web applications in Gnome Web (Epiphany) for frequently used sites. These would appear…
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How to make Epiphany (Gnome-Web) ask where to save a file

Epiphany saves files without asking. Is there a way to change its settings to make it ask where to save a specific file before actually saving it?
v010dya
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Is it possible to get Epiphany to scroll by dragging the page (i.e. with a touch event)?

Currently, Epiphany highlights text when you drag your finger over it on a touch screen. Is it possible to get it to scroll instead of highlighting text? I feel like on a touch screen device, the expected behavior is to scroll the screen rather than…
Jonathan
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How to customize or debug ad-blocking on gnome-web (epiphany-browser)?

Gnome-web (new name for epiphany browser) have a ad-blocking feature, which is by default activated. But sometimes, I get the impression that elements that are not ads are blocked (false positives), that some ads from a particular country are not…
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I can not access Google Plus with Firefox and Chrome/Chromium but I can with Midori/Epiphany, how can I solve it?

I'm having this weird issue where I can access G+ only with Epiphany and Midori. With Firefox and Chrome/Chromium I have several problems opening the page, and when it opens doesn't work properly. ¿Any idea of what can it be or how to solve it?
Ángel Araya
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