Install Ubuntu Chromium browser (Google Chrome for Linux)

Oh yes! Excellent!

I have been wanting the Google Chrome browser on Linux for ages. If you don't know anything about it then there is the Google Chrome Comic to explain everything.

Anyway this is how to install it on Ubuntu (I have installed on 2 machines so far using Ubuntu 9.10 and 8.04):

[Update 2]: Chromium is now in beta see Chromium Blog: Google Chrome for Linux goes beta! for installation! The stuff below is out of date!

[Update: See comment 1 from Dan for an even better way]

Install Ubuntu Chromium browser (Google Chrome for Linux) - Linux * Screw.

Just to point out to anyone not using Linux how easy this is:

1. Add 2 lines to /etc/apt/sources.list eg use:
     sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
   The 2 lines are:
     deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
  deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
   (Obviously change jaunty to your version of Ubuntu)
2. Then update and install using:
     sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

Obviously you could do all that with the gui in the Ubuntu package manager but it just takes longer to describe and you can't copy and paste gui instructions.

If you don't like chromium then you can always remove it completely using the Ubuntu package manager.

Comments

[Dan Kegel]

Right, or download it from Google with
http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel

It will add the google repo to your list, and you can then use apt-get etc. as normal to remove it or switch to the beta version (once it shows up in the repo).

[Dave]

Hey thanks Dan. that is even easier and even better to get it direct from google. Thanks

[David Reimer]

I take it neither of you gentlemen are having network issues with 9.10? I jumped into the Ubuntu experience just as it was released, and have had to move back to 9.04 because the network is impossibly slow on 9.10. Which is a shame, because I saw enough of the upgrades to know that it has some real improvements! Wee shame....

At least 9.04 is giving me a taste for non-Windows life! :)

I use Chrome (dev channel) routinely under Windows, and love it, btw.

[Dave]

David,

No problems. I am only using 9.10 on a dell studio 15" and a couple of netbooks (all 95% wifi), no network problems