Install the Brave Browser on Linux

Debian and Ubuntu

Step 1: Update the system

sudo apt update

Step 2: Add the Brave key

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg

Step 3: Add the repository

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
sudo apt update

Step 4: Install Brave

sudo apt install brave-browser

Step 5: Start Brave

Open it from the applications menu.

Or from a terminal:

brave-browser

Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat

Step 1: Install the DNF plugins

sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core

Step 2: Add the Brave repository

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.repo

(On newer DNF versions the command is sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=....)

Step 3: Import the key

sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc

Step 4: Install Brave

sudo dnf install brave-browser

Update and remove

Brave updates with your system updates. To remove it:

sudo apt remove brave-browser

or sudo dnf remove brave-browser.

Quick recap

• Add the Brave key and repository.
• Install brave-browser with apt or dnf.
• Start it from the menu or the terminal.