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That's not the Linux distribution, it's the source code. Straight from Google. https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-official/chromium-110.

That's not the Linux distribution, it's the source code. Straight from Google. https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-official/chromium-110.0.5481.177.tar.xz https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-of... The compiled binary is much smaller: ~ $ du -h /usr/lib64/chromium-browser 16K /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/MEIPreload 360K /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/locales 383M /usr/lib64/chromium-browser

Joker_vD 4y ago
Huh, so the size comparison actually goes "compiled binary" < "debug symbols" < "source code", interesting to know, thanks.
- ddulaney 4y ago
  Debug symbols are often larger than the original source code though. The main culprit is C++ template expansions, which can get crazy long.