Safari on Linux

Posted by on January 5, 2008

This is a four step guide to get Apple’s Safari browser running on Linux.

  1. Run winecfg, set Windows version to WinXP
  2. Copy the core windows fonts: cp /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/{Arial,Times_New_Roman}*.ttf ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/
  3. Download Safari for Windows from the Apple homepage

  4. Run the Safari installer with Wine. Do not install Bonjour or the Apple updater
  5. Run Safari

Remind that the msttcorefonts is required ;)

Thanks to Erich Schubert for providing the guide

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7 Comments.

  1. How do I install Safari and use it on my Knoppix os? - pingback on August 21, 2011 at 15:39
  2. saurabh November 5, 2009 at 20:04

    Hi
    Why is Apple not releasing its Linux version of safari? Isn’t there any other options except WINE ? Thanks

  3. antipaucity » safari on linux? - pingback on August 25, 2009 at 9:55
  4. James August 3, 2009 at 12:26

    xxxx@xxxxx:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Safari$ wine Safari.exe fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0
    fixme:advapi:GetCurrentHwProfileA (0x32fcc8) semi-stub
    fixme:win:WIN_CreateWindowEx Parent is HWND_MESSAGE
    fixme:dwmapi:DwmIsCompositionEnabled 0x32fe24
    fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 8204 (SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHINGCONTRAST)

    xxxx@xxxx:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Safari$ ls ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/
    Arial_Black.ttf Times_New_Roman_Bold_Italic.ttf
    Arial_Bold_Italic.ttf Times_New_Roman_Bold.ttf
    Arial_Bold.ttf Times_New_Roman_Italic.ttf
    Arial_Italic.ttf Times_New_Roman.ttf
    Arial.ttf

    So I have the fonts in there but still no joy in getting it running. have wine 1.0.1 , Ubuntu 8.10 anyone with similar issue? any ideas?
    Cheers
    James

  5. kikyz June 13, 2009 at 21:39

    hi! i’ve installed safari, and its seems to be in my desktop, but when i clck on it it never runs, and i didn’t undestand the core windows font, where should i paste it? sorry i recently donwnload ubuntu, im learning :S please help me!

  6. another ubuntu user June 6, 2009 at 23:12

    i accidently allowed it to install bonjour and apple updater, can i go back and fix that somehow?

  7. akw July 28, 2008 at 13:55

    Kumar: type the following
    sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

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