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Use the Chromium [http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/spot/chromium/ Copr] repository | |||
== Google Chrome == | == Google Chrome == | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 27 June 2016
Chromium web browser
Chromium is the upstream project that Google Chrome browser is based on. Fedora did not include Chromium web browser in the official repository due to problems outlined in
http://ostatic.com/blog/making-projects-easier-to-package-why-chromium-isnt-in-fedora
Tom 'spot' Callaway is working with Google to fix the problems in Chromium. Since Fedora does nowaday allow packages to bundle librariers, it is now possible to package Chromium in Fedora and Tom already created a package review for chromium and its dependencies.
Copr repository
Use the Chromium Copr repository
Google Chrome
Since Chromium is upstream for Google Chrome, all the same issues apply. In addition to that, Fedora does not include Google Chrome because it is a proprietary product and bundles other proprietary software such as Adobe Flash plugin. However, Google does maintain a dnf|yum repository for Fedora at
https://www.google.com/chrome/
The link above also includes downloadable RPMs that you may use to install Chrome.