Filed under: Internet, Features, Linux, Google, Beta, Browsers
Chromium on Linux progressing, screenshots inside
by Lee Mathews Mar 17th 2009 at 9:00AM
You'll need to add repositories, of course. They are (substitute jaunty or hardy if needed):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid mainOnce they've been added, running sudo apt-get install chromium-browser in a terminal window will take care of the rest. After the package has finished installing, just type chromium-browser [enter] to fire it up.
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
While it's still in its early stages, Chromium on Linux runs as it does on Windows - fast and smooth. Some important features aren't working yet, like the tab and bookmarks bars and options menu, but nearly everything else is. Incognito, history, download manager, and the new tab view are all functional, and every web page I tested rendered beautifully - and fast.
Check the gallery after the break for screenshots from my CrunchBang install.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
eric said 10:54PM on 3-17-2009
don't forget about adding the ppa key to you package manager screen. find it for chromium at: https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa.
never added a key before? here's how: http://blog.launchpad.net/ppa/adding-a-ppas-key-to-ubuntu
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Helper said 10:39AM on 3-18-2009
I think a "sudo apt-get update" is needed after adding the two lines to /etc/apt/sources.list.
And I got "chromium-browser: Depends: ia32-libs (>= 2.4) but it is not installable" on my jaunty. So no install for me :-(
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cm1967 said 7:53AM on 3-18-2009
Did the install on my Xubuntu laptop. The install went fine but when I fire it up and try to go to a website, nothing happens. Just a blank white screen.
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stephen.c.johnson said 8:39AM on 3-18-2009
Same for me here. Blank white screen on an Ubuntu Intrepid install. So said -- I really enjoy chrome on Windows, but I can't switch OS's for a browser...
Fluxell said 8:39AM on 3-18-2009
Same here, installed on hardy and content pane is completely blank.
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bvidinli@gmail.com said 9:14AM on 3-18-2009
using Ubuntu jaunty 9.04 Alpha6,
installed normally,
but blank screen on all pages.
bvidinli
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fmobus said 10:04AM on 3-18-2009
Dude... this is FAST, really fast. Unfortunately, it crashes on lots of sites, mostly google's (gmail, reader, etc)... but it has future \o/
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mdmadph said 10:24AM on 3-18-2009
works great for me on Ubuntu 8.10. shows up pages fine -- no white screen problem.
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hamayoun said 10:46AM on 3-18-2009
Got it working, but for me tabs is the #1 feature. This does not seem to have that properly yet.
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SamsLembas said 8:55PM on 3-18-2009
"Ubuntu users (or users of a Ubuntu-based distro)"
The 'deb' stands for Debian, not Ubuntu. Users of any Debian derivative, not just Ubuntu, can use these packages.
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Lee Mathews said 11:39PM on 3-18-2009
Right, but Ubuntu .debs can require dependencies that Debian repositories can't satisfy.
rba said 10:13AM on 3-20-2009
Installed on Ubuntu 8 (virtual machine), same white screen problem. Throws a lot of errors like
ERROR:browser/gtk/browser_window_gtk.cc(304)] Not implemented reached in virtual void BrowserWindowGtk
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km said 6:13PM on 3-21-2009
I'm getting the same white screen on a native ubuntu 8.10, with similar ERROR:browser/gtk/browser_window_gtk.cc errors.
Has anyone solved this?
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gigawatts said 5:45PM on 3-22-2009
I was having the same blank content page error as well, until I installed the
"chromium-browser-dbg" and "chromium-testsuite-dbg" packages. I don't know if both are necessary, as I installed them both at the same time from Synaptic Package Manager, but you can try a combination of one or the other, and see if it works for you.
Cheers.
Christian said 1:24PM on 3-23-2009
The "chromium-testsuite-dbg" package requires the "msttcorefonts" package. I was able to resolve the blank screen by installing only the "msttcorefonts" package.
Lee Mathews said 1:26PM on 3-23-2009
Thanks for the tip, Christian!
km said 6:41PM on 3-22-2009
Thanks gigawatts! The extra packages you suggested got the browser working.
That said, as per the warning this version is really too early to be of much use. But it should be interesting to track its development.
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nigeldodd said 6:40AM on 3-25-2009
Ubuntu 8.10 64 bit
in a terminal window type
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
put these two lines at the bottom
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
then in the terminal window
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
chromium-browser
And it works, denuded of tabs and many other features, but wonderful to have this blazingly fast, beautifully designed minimalist browser again after I shed Windows several months ago.
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nigeldodd said 11:12AM on 3-25-2009
What are the steps needed to upgrade to the latest build?
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km said 12:08PM on 3-30-2009
Currently I can create new tabs but have no way of switching tabs. I did notice that control-w will delete the current tab and go back to the last one. Does anyone know of a keyboard sequence which will switch tabs?
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