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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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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Surely not the most elegant solution, but you can download old Gnome live ISOs of e.g. Debian and run in a VM.

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 4 points 2 years ago

Oh, why haven't I thought about this sooner?

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Maybe you were hoping that there is an easy and elegant solution like Appimage, Flatpak or Snap.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Snaps? Elegant??

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

More elegant than running an entire Linux system in a vm.

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