Install Chromium (dev) Browser on Fedora 16/15/14/13 Using YUM
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First thing is good to make clear the difference between Chromium and Google Chrome. Chromium is the open-source project behind Google Chrome. Biggest difference between Chromium and Google Chrome is that the Chromium is development version and Google Chrome is tested version of Chromium. A more detailed clarification differences between Chromium and Google Chrome can be found here.
Earlier I write guide, howto install Google Chrome (Stable, Beta or Unstable) on Fedora using YUM. And this is guide, howto Install Chromium on Fedora 16, Fedora 15, Fedora 14 and Fedora 13 using YUM.
Install Chromium with YUM on Fedora⌗
1. Change root user⌗
su -
## OR ##
sudo -i
2. Enable Fedora Chromium YUM repository⌗
Use following commands to get /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-chromium-stable.repo file:
## Change directory to /etc/yum.repos.d/ ##
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
## Get Chromium repo file ##
wget http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium/fedora-chromium-stable.repo
Note: If you have installed Chromium before and get following error with Chromium repo:
http://fedorapeople.org/%7Espot/chromium/F13/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 : http://fedorapeople.org/%7Espot/chromium/F13/repodata/repomd.xml
Trying other mirror.
Then remove old repo and get new repo:
## Change directory to /etc/yum.repos.d/ ##
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
## Delete old Chromium repo file ##
rm chromium.repo
## Get new Chromium repo file ##
wget http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium/fedora-chromium-stable.repo
3. Install Chromium Browser with YUM⌗
yum install chromium
Output:
yum install chromium
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, presto, refresh-packagekit
...
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package chromium.i686 0:6.0.453.1-1.fc13 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: chromium-libs = 6.0.453.1-1.fc13 for package: chromium-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libworker.so for package: chromium-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
...
--> Processing Dependency: libots.so for package: chromium-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package chromium-libs.i686 0:6.0.453.1-1.fc13 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: v8 >= 2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010 for package: chromium-libs-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libv8.so.2 for package: chromium-libs-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libminizip.so.1 for package: chromium-libs-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package minizip.i686 0:1.2.3-23.fc12 set to be updated
---> Package v8.i686 0:2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010.fc13 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
chromium i686 6.0.453.1-1.fc13 chromium 2.4 M
Installing for dependencies:
chromium-libs i686 6.0.453.1-1.fc13 chromium 16 M
minizip i686 1.2.3-23.fc12 fedora 24 k
v8 i686 2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010.fc13 chromium 1.0 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 4 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 20 M
Installed size: 65 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
chromium/prestodelta | 1.3 kB 00:00
Processing delta metadata
Package(s) data still to download: 20 M
(1/4): chromium-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686.rpm | 2.4 MB 00:01
(2/4): chromium-libs-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686.rpm | 16 MB 00:28
(3/4): minizip-1.2.3-23.fc12.i686.rpm | 24 kB 00:00
(4/4): v8-2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010.fc13.i686.rpm | 1.0 MB 00:01
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Total 609 kB/s | 20 MB 00:33
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : minizip-1.2.3-23.fc12.i686 1/4
Installing : v8-2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010.fc13.i686 2/4
Installing : chromium-libs-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686 3/4
Installing : chromium-6.0.453.1-1.fc13.i686 4/4
Installed:
chromium.i686 0:6.0.453.1-1.fc13
Dependency Installed:
chromium-libs.i686 0:6.0.453.1-1.fc13 minizip.i686 0:1.2.3-23.fc12
v8.i686 0:2.2.21-1.20100702svn5010.fc13
Complete!
Start Chromium browser⌗
From command line:
chromium
Or simply use launcher from menu.