How to Install Brave on Fedora Linux

Brave Browser is a Chromium-based browser with ad blocking and tracker protection built in — no extensions needed. It is not in Fedora’s default repositories, but Brave provides an official RPM repository that integrates directly with DNF. Once set up, the browser updates automatically through dnf upgrade alongside everything else on your system. Three builds are available: stable for daily use, beta for upcoming features, and nightly for developers.

Install Brave Browser on Fedora

Step 1: Update Fedora System Packages

Refresh your package metadata and apply any pending updates before adding the Brave repository:

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Some commands below require sudo. If your account does not have sudo privileges yet, follow the guide on how to add a user to sudoers on Fedora before continuing.

Step 2: Import the Brave Browser GPG Key

Import the GPG key for the Brave stable repository. This key lets DNF verify the authenticity of downloaded packages:

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

If you plan to install the beta or nightly build, also import the shared GPG key used by both channels:

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

Step 3: Add the Brave Browser Repository

The config-manager subcommand is provided by the dnf5-plugins package, which is installed by default on Fedora Workstation. If the command is not found on your system, run sudo dnf install dnf5-plugins first.

Stable Repository

Add the Brave stable repository using the DNF5 config-manager addrepo command:

sudo dnf config-manager addrepo \
  --id=brave-browser \
  --set=baseurl=https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/x86_64/ \
  --set=gpgcheck=1

Beta and Nightly Repositories (Optional)

Skip this step if you only need the stable build. To use the beta or nightly channel, add the corresponding repository. Each is independent and can coexist alongside the stable repository.

Brave Beta:

sudo dnf config-manager addrepo \
  --id=brave-browser-beta \
  --set=baseurl=https://brave-browser-rpm-beta.s3.brave.com/x86_64/ \
  --set=gpgcheck=1

Brave Nightly:

sudo dnf config-manager addrepo \
  --id=brave-browser-nightly \
  --set=baseurl=https://brave-browser-rpm-nightly.s3.brave.com/x86_64/ \
  --set=gpgcheck=1

Step 4: Install Brave Browser

Install the stable release from the Brave repository:

sudo dnf install brave-browser

Verify the installation by querying the installed package:

rpm -q brave-browser

brave-browser-1.87.188-1.x86_64

Install Brave Beta or Nightly (Optional)

After adding the optional repositories in Step 3, install the beta or nightly build separately:

sudo dnf install brave-browser-beta

sudo dnf install brave-browser-nightly

Stable, beta, and nightly builds each install as a separate package with their own binary, profile directory, and repository file. All three can coexist on the same system and update independently through dnf upgrade.

Compare Brave Browser Builds for Fedora

All three builds come from Brave’s official RPM repositories and integrate with dnf upgrade for automatic updates. The distinction lies in release cadence and stability.

Build	Package	Version	Updates	Best For
Stable	brave-browser	Latest stable	Automatic via dnf upgrade	Daily drivers and production machines
Beta	brave-browser-beta	Latest beta	Automatic via dnf upgrade	Testing upcoming features before the stable release
Nightly	brave-browser-nightly	Nightly build	Automatic via dnf upgrade	Developers and advanced users comfortable with instability

For most users, the stable build is the right choice — it receives security patches promptly and has completed Brave’s full QA cycle. Reserve the beta or nightly channel for secondary devices or when you specifically need to preview an upcoming feature.

Launch Brave Browser on Fedora

Launch Brave from Terminal

Start the stable build directly from a terminal:

brave-browser

For beta or nightly, use the corresponding binary name:

brave-browser-beta

brave-browser-nightly

Launch Brave from the Applications Menu

To open Brave from the Applications menu, open Activities and search for Brave, then click the icon to launch.

Getting Started with Brave Browser on Fedora

Configure Brave Shields

Brave Shields block ads and trackers on every site by default. Click the shield icon to the right of the address bar to adjust blocking levels per site — useful for sites that break when tracking is blocked. Shield settings are remembered per domain and persist between sessions.

Set Up Brave Rewards

Brave Rewards lets you earn Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) by opting into privacy-respecting ads. Navigate to brave://rewards to enable the feature, set ad frequency, and optionally connect a crypto wallet to tip content creators or withdraw earnings.

Customize Appearance, Extensions, and Search

Brave supports Chrome Web Store themes and extensions. Use these built-in pages to configure the browser to your workflow:

• Themes and appearance — brave://settings/appearance
• Installed extensions — brave://extensions
• Default search engine — brave://settings/search
• Password manager — brave://settings/passwords

Brave Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

Brave shares its keyboard shortcuts with Chrome. These are the most common ones:

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+T	Open a new tab
Ctrl+W	Close the current tab
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl+L	Focus the address bar
Ctrl+Shift+N	Open a new private window
Ctrl+H	Open browsing history
Shift+Esc	Open Brave Task Manager

Remove Brave Browser from Fedora

Uninstall Brave Browser

Remove the installed build with the corresponding command. Run only the commands matching the builds you have installed:

sudo dnf remove brave-browser

sudo dnf remove brave-browser-beta

sudo dnf remove brave-browser-nightly

Remove Brave Repositories

After uninstalling, remove the corresponding repository files to stop DNF from polling those sources. Delete only the files for the builds you installed:

sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/brave-browser.repo

sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/brave-browser-beta.repo

sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/brave-browser-nightly.repo

If you removed only the beta or nightly repository while keeping the stable file, the stable build continues to receive updates through dnf upgrade.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Brave Browser is now running on Fedora from the official RPM repository, with updates coming automatically through dnf upgrade. Use the stable build for daily browsing — beta and nightly are there for feature previews and development use, not as replacements. For other browser options on Fedora, Install Firefox Developer Edition on Fedora and Install Google Chrome on Fedora are the two most common alternatives.