Google Chrome and Ubuntu : I am waiting for that !

by Dinu on 20/03/2009

I am Google Chrome fan and you guys know that. Now, I am also a fan of Ubuntu too. I am blogging from a Ubuntu laptop right now. But, I really miss Google Chrome when I switch from Windows to Linux,which I have to do most of the times. I started using Linux with my first job, and then extended it to my personal computing too. I can work very fast when I am on a Linux Computer.

Google Chrome is another thing that helps me do my work faster. It’s going to be great if you combine Ubuntu with Google Chrome.

Rumour has it that Google is going to release Linux and Mac version of Chrome by May 2009. Two more months … hmm ok, and it’s a rumor too. I can’t make myself wait 2 more months because of a rumor. I amÂ going to try installing Chrome on Linux with Wine.

There are two ways of making Chrome work on Linux. First method, is installing Chromium, ( the project that Google Chrome is based on ). Second method is installing Chrome using WINE.

Wanna Try ?

Follow these links for Detailed “How To”

How to Install Chromium (Google chrome) in Ubuntu using deb package

Tagged as: Chromium, Deb Package, First Job, Google, Installing Linux, Laptop, Linux, Linux Computer, Linux Mac, Mac Version, Personal Computing, Rumour, Two Ways, Wine

| Balu | March 20, 2009 at 5:41 am

Till then use chromium for linux.. the browser on which Chrome was built
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxBuildInstructions

| Balu | March 20, 2009 at 5:55 am

Sorry jumped the comment dint read the last para

chrome story March 20, 2009 at 5:57 am: no problem .. thanks for the link anyway !!

Binny V A March 21, 2009 at 2:13 am

I am waiting for this too. Another option is Chomium – like Balu(and you) pointed out.

chrome story March 22, 2009 at 7:29 am

Yes, I will let you know guys about it when made available.

chrome story March 23, 2009 at 12:32 am: yes, please post it

Schultzter April 1, 2009 at 7:45 pm

I’m not really a programmer (I just pretend to be when I have to) but wouldn’t using something like wxWidgets or another portable library from the start have allowed Google develop one browser for multiple operating systems?