In a fresh installed Ubuntu, first thing you may do is installing your favourite web browser and set as default application. This is a simple tutorial about how to install Google Chrome and set as default in Ubuntu 11.10
1. Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 11.10
Installing Google Chrome in Ubuntu is very convenient. Just go to google.com/chrome and select downloading 32-bit or 64-bit deb package.
Then install downloaded package in a terminal window with commands:
cd Downloads/ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-*.deb
You may get any dependency error on executing the second command, just run:
sudo apt-get install libnspr4-0d libnss3-1d libxss1 libcurl3
2. Set Google Chrome as default browser
After installed Google Chrome, launch System Settings by top-right corner menu.
Under System, click System Info
Then, in Default Applications choose Google Chrome as default web browser
ruben Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 2:30 am
I’m sorry that I revive this thread, I can’t help but answer that question.
I believe that some services that Google provides only work with Chrome. That could be a reason.
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Tobias Mann Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 11:57 am
Please, refrain from posting answers that have no basis.
This is not true at all! Chromium is a development release for the development of Chrome. It is released a little quicker than chrome is and is easier to install because of its support for PPAs. There is absolutely no difference except for an absence for some proprietary components that legally can’t be packaged with Chromium but are already present with the ubuntu-restricted-extras pack installed. Do the research before you post bull. Beyond that with chromium you have the ability to test unstable packages just as easily via PPA.
I was asking a preferential question. More aimed a figuring out the though process behind using chrome over chromium which is already present in the Linux Mint, and Ubuntu repos.
Sincerely,
Tobias Mann
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