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First you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add one of the following
For ubuntu 9.10 (armic) Users add the following two lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
For ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users add the following two lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
For ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) Users add the following two lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
Save and exit the file
Now add the GPG key using the following command
sudo apt-key adv
--recv-keys--keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5
Update the source list using the following command
sudo apt-get update
Install chromium using the following command
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
Using Chromium
You can open chromium from Applications--->Internet--->Chromium Web Browser
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
Chromium in action
Chromium version details
I sent you this as an email, but it may have been messed up in the sending. I rewrote a chunk of it after I realized it did not work unless it was executed as root:
Script to install Google Chrome:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tjrj02why0y/chrome.sh
Thanks for the instructions - worked perfectly on my Karmic x64 box! Copy, paste, Chromium
Thanks, im looking for this right now..
Thanks you for this useful post.
Is the source of this browser is provided as open source with the release of ChromeOS?
excellent….
i only used :
$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5
and
$ sudo apt-get install chromium
in terminal.
and good work.
thank’s for sharing.
Thanks a lot for the instructions…. was exactly what i was looking for…
Worked perfectly for me!