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Nov 13, 2016

How to run Epiphany (Web) Browser in Windows 10 with WSL

Epiphany (Web) is a lightweight Linux-only web browser based on the modern WebKit engine, and it is the default web browser in GNOME desktop environment. However, now you can run it natively in Windows 10, thanks to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and the Xming X server for Windows.

Here is how to install Epiphany 3.12 in Windows 10:

Install Windows Subsystem for Linux and reboot the computer
Install Xming X server for Windows
Open Windows Command Prompt and run: bash
Run these commands in bash:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser gnome-keyring gnome-themes-standard
sudo sed -i 's/<listen>.*<\/listen>/<listen>tcp:host=localhost,port=0<\/listen>/' /etc/dbus-1/session.conf
sudo sed -i 's/Ambiance/Adwaita/' /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
Right-click on your desktop and create a new shortcut for the following item:
bash -c "DISPLAY=:0 NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 epiphany-browser"
with the following icon (click it to download the ico file):
Check if Xming is running in the system tray and double-click the newly created shortcut. Epiphany window should appear:

Epiphany (Web) browser 3.12 on Windows 10 is using WebKitGTK+ 2.4, which scores 318 points in HTML5 Test.

UPDATE: By upgrading the WSL from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, you can have the latest Epiphany 3.20 using WebKitGTK+ 2.14 on Windows 10, which scores 386 points in HTML5 Test:

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