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Tell HN: Ubuntu users need faster Chrome updates

3 points by willvarfar 15y ago

So I'm using the Chromium browser package on Ubuntu. And today there was a routine update; its pretty nice and confidence building that you get a constant stream of package updates on Ubuntu... I glanced at the package list; chromium browser was it. And so I glanced at the the details. Top of the fixes list was revoking the diginator certificates! And a long list of classic buffer and use-after-free and cross-domain issues. All presumably pushed out to Windows and Mac users weeks and weeks ago.

jolan 15y ago
I use Google's repository/Chrome and have no problems. $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main $ dpkg --get-selections |grep chrome google-chrome-unstable install
martey 15y ago
Your title is a tiny bit misleading. Google provides up-to-date repositories for a variety of Linux distributions if you are using Google Chrome: http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel#TOC-Linux http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel#TOC-Lin... Your issue, however, is with the open source Chromium package provided by Ubuntu. This package is in the "universe" repository, which is "not officially supported".
- willvarfar 15y ago
  I was rather hoping that any profile given to this entry will get the attention of coders at ubuntu and google who browse HN and they will be motivated to fix this. The idea that end-users of Ubuntu have to install special repos with labels like 'unstable' in order to be safe when Windows and Mac users get stable yet safe releases weeks ahead means normal, usual, average Ubuntu users are less safe than other platforms. Ick.
  - ZeroGravitas 15y ago
    I'm not sure you're following his point. Chromium for Ubuntu isn't really a Ubuntu/Canonical or Google project. If you want Google's Chrome, you can have it. You don't need to use an 'unstable', beta or dev repo to get it (though you have that choice if you want more up-to-date features). And (I assume) it gets updated in sync with Windows and Mac.
gcb 15y ago
I use Debian and I welcome that. the slower I get those fixes means the longer they were reviewed by the fine package maintainers. Not to mention that when a privacy invading feature is included, the fine maintainers set it to sane defaults, not big brother defaults like the google-chrome. I'm using debian stable on the computer with my personal data for a reason. ...It always scare me that people have google and gasp skype repositories on their boxes.
- willvarfar 15y ago
  You mean you want to have a browser with a long laundry list of known and possibly exploitable defects? Ick.
  - gcb 15y ago
    And also the other way around. don't want new features that introduce a long list of known and possibly exploitable defects every 2 hours, as it is with google-chrome. i rather have them 2 weeks later or so.

3 points by willvarfar 15y ago

jolan 15y ago

I use Google's repository/Chrome and have no problems. $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main $ dpkg --get-selections |grep chrome google-chrome-unstable install

martey 15y ago

Your title is a tiny bit misleading. Google provides up-to-date repositories for a variety of Linux distributions if you are using Google Chrome: http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel#TOC-Linux http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel#TOC-Lin... Your issue, however, is with the open source Chromium package provided by Ubuntu. This package is in the "universe" repository, which is "not officially supported".

willvarfar 15y ago
I was rather hoping that any profile given to this entry will get the attention of coders at ubuntu and google who browse HN and they will be motivated to fix this. The idea that end-users of Ubuntu have to install special repos with labels like 'unstable' in order to be safe when Windows and Mac users get stable yet safe releases weeks ahead means normal, usual, average Ubuntu users are less safe than other platforms. Ick.
- ZeroGravitas 15y ago
  I'm not sure you're following his point. Chromium for Ubuntu isn't really a Ubuntu/Canonical or Google project. If you want Google's Chrome, you can have it. You don't need to use an 'unstable', beta or dev repo to get it (though you have that choice if you want more up-to-date features). And (I assume) it gets updated in sync with Windows and Mac.

gcb 15y ago

I use Debian and I welcome that. the slower I get those fixes means the longer they were reviewed by the fine package maintainers. Not to mention that when a privacy invading feature is included, the fine maintainers set it to sane defaults, not big brother defaults like the google-chrome. I'm using debian stable on the computer with my personal data for a reason. ...It always scare me that people have google and gasp skype repositories on their boxes.

willvarfar 15y ago
You mean you want to have a browser with a long laundry list of known and possibly exploitable defects? Ick.
- gcb 15y ago
  And also the other way around. don't want new features that introduce a long list of known and possibly exploitable defects every 2 hours, as it is with google-chrome. i rather have them 2 weeks later or so.