jcwinnie
May 29th, 2011, 09:30 PM
Google Chrome is my default browser. There also is a (Linux-based) Google Chrome OS. I was using Google Chrome before Google sent me a netbook to test. I like being in The Cloud.
At present, Google Chrome OS has a much smaller user population than any of the Ubuntu varieties, although netbooks will go on sale soon, so -- not a total surprise, politics, doncha' kno -- there are some hoops through which one must jump if one wants Chrome on many Ubuntu varieties.
I have been testing a persistent USB on a Linux (Linux, not Windows, I already am a convert). This is a challenge in itself. Still I have been able to get persistence with Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu and Puppy Linux.
So I could have a sync-ed version of Google Chrome on the tested distro, I did some jumping. This is how I got through the gauntlet.
Make sure that you include Universe and Multiverse in your software repositories and that you have updated.
Go to official Google Chrome Download web site. Save the download.
Then 'sudo gdebi [Google Chrome downloaded file].deb -o=fix-broken'
You see, not only is Google Chrome non-free, but also certain dependencies. (All bow to the Great Adobe!) After you have successfully installed Google Chrome, a Google Chrome repository will have been added along with Google authentication, so that upgrades can occur.
BTW: Kudos to Lubuntu for Chromium (an outdated, open source version of Chrome) as default browser. At least one can sync with open source Chromium or Iron.
So such hoops / difficulties / frustrations could discourage a certain segment of Linux-ers from using Google Chrome on Linux. And, I am sure the justification from Linux developers is the non-free status. It has nothing to do with all those Google servers out there. Nothing at all, you can bet your shuttleworth. :lolflag:
At present, Google Chrome OS has a much smaller user population than any of the Ubuntu varieties, although netbooks will go on sale soon, so -- not a total surprise, politics, doncha' kno -- there are some hoops through which one must jump if one wants Chrome on many Ubuntu varieties.
I have been testing a persistent USB on a Linux (Linux, not Windows, I already am a convert). This is a challenge in itself. Still I have been able to get persistence with Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu and Puppy Linux.
So I could have a sync-ed version of Google Chrome on the tested distro, I did some jumping. This is how I got through the gauntlet.
Make sure that you include Universe and Multiverse in your software repositories and that you have updated.
Go to official Google Chrome Download web site. Save the download.
Then 'sudo gdebi [Google Chrome downloaded file].deb -o=fix-broken'
You see, not only is Google Chrome non-free, but also certain dependencies. (All bow to the Great Adobe!) After you have successfully installed Google Chrome, a Google Chrome repository will have been added along with Google authentication, so that upgrades can occur.
BTW: Kudos to Lubuntu for Chromium (an outdated, open source version of Chrome) as default browser. At least one can sync with open source Chromium or Iron.
So such hoops / difficulties / frustrations could discourage a certain segment of Linux-ers from using Google Chrome on Linux. And, I am sure the justification from Linux developers is the non-free status. It has nothing to do with all those Google servers out there. Nothing at all, you can bet your shuttleworth. :lolflag: