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For getting chromium you have a couple of options: * You can use chromium flatpak version from Flathub * You can add the Linux Mint repos, and install the chr

For getting chromium you have a couple of options: * You can use chromium flatpak version from Flathub * You can add the Linux Mint repos, and install the chromium package from there (untested) * You can install the chromium snap (not recommended due to slow launch times)

sildur 6y ago
Why is a snap slower than a flatpak?
- spijdar 6y ago
  Because of its use of a compressed backing store, requiring decompression before launch (IIRC).
yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
Sure, but if those are the options then having an old version in the main deb repos is at best unhelpful and confusing.
asveikau 6y ago
I haven't been paying attention to debian packing of chromium, but I am wondering, is the situation on testing or unstable any better? I used debian on desktops and laptops spanning several decades and IMO a typical desktop user probably doesn't want to stay on stable, that's been my experience anyway. Machines I don't use interactively I've kept on stable though.
- 7v3x3n3sem9vv 6y ago
  I use Debian stable my primary desktop OS and for servers. I just stick to flathub, backports, install from vendor or build from source if needed/easily done. Works well enough for me, although I can see it may not be for everyone.
  - TaylorAlexander 6y ago
    This makes sense. In recent years I had so many problems compiling things on Debian that needed newer libraries that I caved and went to Ubuntu. But I still run in to library conflicts and I have long felt like I am abusing my system when I try to force some slightly unsupported libraries on to my system to compile someones github code at 3am. I suppose if I lean more on containers for development and flatpack etc for programs it would be easier to maintain a Debian stable system. Debian has been great for me aside from having older libraries!
    - kevin_thibedeau 6y ago
      You can safely put newer libraries in /usr/local/lib.
- cbhl 6y ago
  https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=sourcenames&keywords=chromium https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=sourcenames&keyw... buster (misc): 83.0.4103.116-1~deb10u3 bullseye (misc): 83.0.4103.116-3.1 sid (misc): 83.0.4103.116-3.1 experimental (misc): 84.0.4147.105-1
  - jlgaddis 6y ago
    https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium
npteljes 6y ago
You can also install the Iridium Browser fork, which I believe is not far from the original chromium. It integrates nicely to the apt ecosystem (and others too). https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/ https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/
haunter 6y ago
I use ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium Tho the .deb binary is not up to date yet https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-bina...

sildur 6y ago

Why is a snap slower than a flatpak?

spijdar 6y ago
Because of its use of a compressed backing store, requiring decompression before launch (IIRC).

yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago

Sure, but if those are the options then having an old version in the main deb repos is at best unhelpful and confusing.

asveikau 6y ago

I haven't been paying attention to debian packing of chromium, but I am wondering, is the situation on testing or unstable any better? I used debian on desktops and laptops spanning several decades and IMO a typical desktop user probably doesn't want to stay on stable, that's been my experience anyway. Machines I don't use interactively I've kept on stable though.

7v3x3n3sem9vv 6y ago
I use Debian stable my primary desktop OS and for servers. I just stick to flathub, backports, install from vendor or build from source if needed/easily done. Works well enough for me, although I can see it may not be for everyone.
- TaylorAlexander 6y ago
  This makes sense. In recent years I had so many problems compiling things on Debian that needed newer libraries that I caved and went to Ubuntu. But I still run in to library conflicts and I have long felt like I am abusing my system when I try to force some slightly unsupported libraries on to my system to compile someones github code at 3am. I suppose if I lean more on containers for development and flatpack etc for programs it would be easier to maintain a Debian stable system. Debian has been great for me aside from having older libraries!
  - kevin_thibedeau 6y ago
    You can safely put newer libraries in /usr/local/lib.
cbhl 6y ago
https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=sourcenames&keywords=chromium https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=sourcenames&keyw... buster (misc): 83.0.4103.116-1~deb10u3 bullseye (misc): 83.0.4103.116-3.1 sid (misc): 83.0.4103.116-3.1 experimental (misc): 84.0.4147.105-1
- jlgaddis 6y ago
  https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium

npteljes 6y ago

You can also install the Iridium Browser fork, which I believe is not far from the original chromium. It integrates nicely to the apt ecosystem (and others too). https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/ https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/

haunter 6y ago

I use ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium Tho the .deb binary is not up to date yet https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-bina...