Brave on Mint 19.1

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danielsb
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Brave on Mint 19.1

Guys, sorry for the dumb question but I'm new on Linux and I have just installed the Mint 19.1 on a VM using Vmware Workstation.
When I try to install the browser Brave, following these steps
https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-instal ... mint-18-03
I always get this error message, eg when I run apt-get update:

E: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave.list (Component)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

And I can't advance. Any ideas why?

thanks,

DAMIEN1307

Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by DAMIEN1307 »

hi danielsb...try installing brave browser using the codes i have provided below by copy and paste, 1 at a time into the terminal...let us know if it works ok for you...DAMIEN

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                  curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -

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                  UBUNTU_CODENAME=$( (grep DISTRIB_CODENAME /etc/upstream-release/lsb-release || grep DISTRIB_CODENAME /etc/lsb-release) 2>/dev/null | cut -d'=' -f2 )

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                  echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-bionic.list

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                  sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring

Last edited by DAMIEN1307 on Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by philotux »

E: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave.list (Component)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

Run

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                  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave.list

before the commands given by DAMIEN1307.

Last edited by philotux on Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.

DAMIEN1307

Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by DAMIEN1307 »

thank you philotux for including the removal script for what he previously tried to install as this really should be done FIRST before applying the scripts ive listed...DAMIEN

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by xenopeek »

Downloading random files from the internet and installing them on your system as this guide makes you do is a BAD idea.

First undo what your guide made you do. Open Software Sources program from your menu and remove all entries related to Brave in Additional Repositories and in Authentication Keys. The command shared by philotux doesn't remove everything.

DAMIEN1307's commands are adapted from Brave's own installation instructions for Linux Mint: https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en ... html#linux

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by philotux »

xenopeek wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:38 pm

remove all entries related to Brave in Additional Repositories and in Authentication Keys

You're right! That would have been left out. Thanks for the completion!

DAMIEN1307

Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by DAMIEN1307 »

thank you also xenopeek for your help for the OP as well, you obviously read the scripts i listed as you realised that i did indeed make the adaptations for it to apply to "bionic 18.04" which 19.1 mint is based on and not the "xenial 16.04" which would apply to LM 18.xx versions of mint...DAMIEN

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by elviolmp »

DAMIEN1307 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:27 pm

hi danielsb...try installing brave browser using the codes i have provided below by copy and paste, 1 at a time into the terminal...let us know if it works ok for you...DAMIEN

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                      curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -

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                      UBUNTU_CODENAME=$( (grep DISTRIB_CODENAME /etc/upstream-release/lsb-release || grep DISTRIB_CODENAME /etc/lsb-release) 2>/dev/null | cut -d'=' -f2 )

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                      echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-bionic.list

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                      sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring

Thank you... Your tips were perfect for me. They work perfectly.

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by ninecats »

I too had that malicious line trying to install Brave on my 19.2 MATE edition, I admit I am new on this and I probably used an older installer written for Ubuntu. Now, will Damiens code work in 19.2? I ask before I try, it was a pain for me to get rid of that messy Brave installation.

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by malbob »

I have Brave browser on Mint 19.2 for more than two weeks and it is the best browser around now . My humble opinion that is .

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by Machli »

Hi, everybody!

DAMIEN1307 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:27 pm

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                      curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -

Code above caused me the next error

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                  gpg: не найдено данных формата OpenPGP.
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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

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Machli wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:03 am

Code above caused me the next error

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                      curl -s https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -

It seems that you didn't have internet connection while executing this command or the download was corrupted.
Try again with working internet connection. If this happens again, you can do it in steps

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                  wget https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc sudo apt-key add brave-core.asc

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Re: Brave on Mint 19.1

Post by Leminway »

HI, just copied the lines as advised. It works for the installation... Havent used it yet. The orther methods do not work (snap etc.) works perfectly thanks a lot. takes 10 mn to install... Great !