Is there a way to install old versions of GNOME Web / Epiphany? (lemmy.blackeco.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/linux@programming.dev

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Hello,

I would like to test websites against old versions of WebKit (the engine powering Epiphany and Safari) and the obvious way to do it without needing a SaaS solution like Browserstack would be to install old versions of Epiphany.

My first idea was to look at Snap and Flapak (as that would prevent issues with mismatched dependencies) but neither offer any version other than the latest.

Does anybody have an idea?

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[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Not a clue, never used flatpak-builder. I was more thinking of just building the binarys rather than entire flatpaks

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 2 points 2 years ago

My main fear with building the binary is that it would eventually require old dependencies that I do not have on my system.

[-] realbadat@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Stand up a little VM with an install of Debian 9.

Don't mess with your main system, don't worry about flatpaks, and you can just get rid of it if you're done with it.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Valid concern. But at that point you just built that dependancy as well. Really depends how far back you want to go?

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 2 points 2 years ago

At least 4-5 years back, I want to test behaviors of WebKit circa iOS 13

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