Yes, people, I’ve seen many many requests about google chrome for Mac. Now, if you guys wanna try Chrome for Mac ahead of the official release, you can try crossover chromium for Mac.
What is CrossOver Chromium
CrossOver Chromium is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. CrossOver Chromium is available for download from CodeWeavers, free of charge. This is based on WINE software which lets Mac and Linux users run windows applications on their computers.
Some Facts
Even though it’s nice to experience Chrome browser on Mac before the official release, you should not use CrossOver Chromium as your primary browser, since it’s not the final product, and it’s not a native application. They used a Dev build of the actual chromium package to build this, thus is incomplete.
Okay, I’m Ready, Give me the Link
If you are ready to install Crossover Chromium, here is the download information.
Official Page and FAQ
Support Forum
Remember : Use this only for testing, and not as your primary browser.
Bonus Link : Google Chrome 2 – the Good and the Disappointing
Update : Google Released the Dev Version of Chrome for Linux. Click Here to know how to use the Original Google Chrome on Ubuntu
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Finally, I’m using chromium on Ubuntu 9.04. Even though this is an alpha release, I’m happy that I can use my favorite browser on my favorite OS.
Installation was really really easy, thanks to this article. Â ( Okay, Important note : Â This is not crossover chromium, or google chrome running on WINE. This is the original Chromium build for Linux. ) Â If you are an Ubuntu fan, who wants to try Google Chrome on your favorite OS, before the official version is out, do check out that URL, its about 16MB download, and takes no additional step other than adding the software source, and then installing using the apt command.
But don’t get excited, this product is not ready yet. No flash, and that means no youtube or other videos or flash pages, no plugins, extensions, etc, and not 100% stable yet. Considering my experience with the Dev version for Windows however, its not too risky to install dev versions.
Would you like to test Chromium on Ubuntu ‘? Or, will you wait until the official release ? If you already tested this, do let me know your comments ! I will post my review very soon. Or, if you are  a Mac lover, check this out.
BONUS : How to Backup Your Google Chrome Bookmaks
Photo Credit : by tamagotono
Google has identified  a major security risk to the browser and also added a security update for the browser. Here is more info from Google Chrome’s blog
Severity: Critical. An attacker might be able to run code with the privileges of the logged on user.
If you are using Google Chrome now, what you need to do, is check if your Google Chrome installation is latest. Â I have explained how to do this here The version should show “Â 1.0.154.64″ for stable version users. If this is not the current version of your browser, you will see an “upgrade” link next to it, click it, and then restart the browser when upgrade is done.
Along with this new security patch, this release also contains
- A new notification at startup that makes it easier to set Google Chrome as the default browser. If you don’t want Google Chrome to be the default browser, you can click ‘Don’t ask again’.
- A new version of Gears (0.5.16.0)
Most of you will have the latest version installed, automatically. Surprised ? What Google
Chrome Fans Blog explains here is so true, the auto update feature really rocks !!