How Do You Use a Text-Based Web Browser on RedHat Linux?

Background:  Text-based browsers are fast.  Operations can be scriptable and repeatable.

Question:  How Do You Use a Text-Based Web Browser on RedHat Linux?

Prerequisites:  You have access to the Internet and root access.

Solution:  As root, enter these two commands (where "#" is the command prompt).

# yum-config-manager --enable rhui-REGION-rhel-server-extras rhui-REGION-rhel-server-optional
# yum -y install lynx

To test it out, run this:
lynx continualintegration.com

By default you will be prompted to accept cookies.  If privacy is a concern, this is a good thing.  Radio check buttons are toggled with the right arrow key.  This solution works on AWS instances of RedHat as long as you have access to the Internet.

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