While Apple may be pushing Safari on Windows, the company has historically ignored Linux users. Fortunately, thanks to WINE, which allows you to run Windows applications without installing Windows, it's not too difficult to get Safari running in Linux.
The Ubuntu Unleashed blog recently posted instructions on how to install Safari using WINE on Ubuntu, but with a few tweaks, you should be able to get it running on just about any Linux distribution. The instructions even include installing the Flash plugin for Safari in WINE.
Of course if you aren't looking for the Apple-specific front-end, WebKit, the engine that powers Safari, is also used in Konqueror. (Update: As Douglas Greenshields points out in the comments below, WebKit is actually based on KHTML (Konqueror's web browser), and it is not technically part of Konqueror.)
However, if it's the Safari interface you're after, WINE is your answer. The only real dependency, aside from WINE, is that you install Microsoft's Core Fonts, but you'll need them for just about any application running under WINE.
I tested the install out of curiosity and it worked without a hitch. As you can see in the screenshot above, I've got the Windows version of Safari running in Ubuntu and the Flash plugin works just fine. The main menu items are a little bit off, but it's still usable and surprisingly snappy.
[via Hackszine]
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