Google Chrome for Linux

Update (7/31/09 – laforge): 3.0.196.2 has been release which contains only a single change that reverts the tab focus experiment.

3.0.196.0 has been released to the dev channel with the following changes:

All:

* Crash fixes

Windows:

* Cursor no longer flickers over the omnibox and other editable controls.
* Disconnecting a monitor and restarting Google Chrome no longer leaves windows off in space and impossible to access.

Linux:

* Google Chrome now respects the system font hinting/antialiasing setting.
* Added a password manager dialog (Options -> Personal -> Show Saved Passwords).
* Fixed an issue where scrolling a long page by dragging the scrollbar would lag significantly.
* Dragging a tab off and dropping it puts the dropped window where you dropped it.

Mac:

* Trackpad scrolling on maps works again.
* First stab at history menu.
* Download shelf now has real download items.
* Lots of polish bugs.

Extensions:

* Introduce moles! These are a new extra area that can pop up above toolstrips.
* Themes now work with –load-extension.
* You can now reload extensions from a button on chrome://extensions.
* Fix bug where bookmarks.getTree() doesn’t return any bookmarks.
* Minimum auto-update frequency from command line is now 30 seconds.
* (Re-)enable content scripts executing in isolated worlds.

How to install in Ubuntu 9 ( jaunty).

First you need to download .deb package from here using the following command

sudo dpkg -i cxchromiu_x.x.x-x_i386.deb  (x = version)

Using Ubuntu PPA

First you need edit /etc/apt/sources.list file

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following two lines

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

save and exit the file

Now add the GPG key using the following command

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5

Update source list

sudo apt-get update

Install chromium browser using the following command

sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

This will complete the installation

If you want to open chromium go to Applications->CrossOver Chromium->Chromium

Chromium web browser in action

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