CleanBraveOnLinux

Debloat Brave using Shell script

Created by QuaternionDev

Original CleanBrave repo created by NeonityDev

Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/FNe_WXLjfIA

✅ Compatibility

Fully compatible with all well known Arch/Debian/Fedora based distros of Linux.

Brave needs to be installed via native package manager (pacman, apt, yay, dnf etc.)

Brave installed via Flatpak is NOT compatible!!!

ChromeOS (and Flex) in not supported!! (Installed through built-in Linux Developer Environment)

How To Use

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/QuaternionDev/CleanBraveOnLinux

2. Go to the cloned repo's directory

cd CleanBraveOnLinux

3. Make the script runnable

chmod +x install.sh

4. Run script

./install.sh

Yep, that's all.

After running the script, you can check if changes have been made, by opening Settings.

If you see "Your browser is managed by your organization", changes have been made, script sucessfully ran.

🔒 Disabled Features

The following Brave features are explicitly disabled:

Feature	Policy	Status
Brave Rewards	BraveRewardsDisabled	Disabled
Brave Wallet	BraveWalletDisabled	Disabled
Brave VPN	BraveVPNDisabled	Disabled
Brave AI Chat	BraveAIChatEnabled	Disabled
Google Drive Integration	DriveDisabled	Disabled
Password Manager	PasswordManagerEnabled	Disabled
Password Sharing	PasswordSharingEnabled	Disabled
Password Leak Detection	PasswordLeakDetectionEnabled	Disabled
Quick Answers	QuickAnswersEnabled	Disabled
Parcel Tracking	ParcelTrackingEnabled	Disabled
Shopping List	ShoppingListEnabled	Disabled
Guest Mode	BrowserGuestModeEnabled	Disabled
Browser Sign-in	BrowserSignin	Disabled
Built-in DNS Client	BuiltInDnsClientEnabled	Disabled
Set as Default Browser	DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled	Disabled
Background Mode	BackgroundModeEnabled	Disabled
Autofill Credit Cards	AutofillCreditCardEnabled	Disabled

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🔍 Telemetry & Reporting

All telemetry, reporting, and device data sharing settings are disabled:

Functionality	Policy	Status
Cloud Reporting	CloudReportingEnabled	Disabled
Safe Browsing Extended Reporting	SafeBrowsingExtendedReportingEnabled	Disabled
Safe Browsing Surveys	SafeBrowsingSurveysEnabled	Disabled
Deep Scanning	SafeBrowsingDeepScanningEnabled	Disabled
Metrics & Heartbeats	DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled, HeartbeatEnabled, DeviceActivityHeartbeatEnabled, LogUploadEnabled	Disabled
Device Activity & Inventory	ReportAppInventory, ReportDeviceActivityTimes, ReportDeviceAppInfo, ReportDeviceSystemInfo, ReportDeviceUsers	Disabled
Website Telemetry	ReportWebsiteTelemetry	Disabled
General Metrics Reporting	MetricsReportingEnabled	Disabled

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⚙️ Default Permissions (Prompt or Block)

These default settings control how Brave handles specific browser API permissions:

API / Setting	Policy	Value	Description
Geolocation	DefaultGeolocationSetting	2	Ask on use
Notifications	DefaultNotificationsSetting	2	Ask on use
Local Fonts	DefaultLocalFontsSetting	2	Ask on use
Sensors	DefaultSensorsSetting	2	Ask on use
Serial Port Access	DefaultSerialGuardSetting	2	Ask on use

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🧩 Extensions

Setting	Policy	Value	Description
Extension Manifest V2 Support	ExtensionManifestV2Availability	2	Allow legacy Manifest V2 extensions

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✅ Notes

This configuration is intended to maximize user privacy and minimize online tracking or feature creep in Brave browser.