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====== Google Chrome Browser in Slackware ======
According to Google, the chrome browser is a web browser built for speed, simplicity, and security. Note that this package has little to do with [[http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=chromium|chromium]] as this is a pre-compiled package by Google, instead of a package that a user can compile locally from the open-source [[http://www.chromium.org/Home|project]].

Google Chrome is not installed as a default application in Slackware but it is provided instead as an installation-ready application through a Slackbuild, created by Patrick Volkerding that is available in the //extra// folder of the Slackware folder tree. At the time of this writing, the Google Chrome Slackbuild is available in the //extra// directory of Slackware13.37, and 14.
===== Stable Google Chrome Release Installation on Slackware 14.1 & 14 =====

In the Slackware directory tree, the //google-chrome// folder inside the //extra// directory contains a [[http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-current/extra/google-chrome/README|README]] file that provides simple instructions to follow for this installation. Using a [[http://mirrors.slackware.com/|Slackware mirror]], the Google Chrome Slackbuild folder can be easily downloaded online.

The following simple steps illustrate the installation of a Stable release of Google Chrome in Slackware 14:

1. Visit the official [[http://www.google.com/chrome|Google Chrome download page]].

2. Click the download button, and select either:
  * 32 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu).
  * Or 64 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu).
 
3. Select a download package that is appropriate for your architecture:
  * 32 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu) for a 32-bit version of Slackware.
  * 64 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu) for a 64-bit version of Slackware.

4. Read and accept the license terms.

5. Download the //.deb// package.

6. Copy the //extra/google-chrome// Slackbuild folder into a temporary location (///tmp// for example). \\
[[http://slackbuilds.org/mirror/slackware/slackware-14.1/extra/google-chrome/]]

7. Move or copy the downloaded //.deb// package (//google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb// or //google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb//) package in the same folder (///tmp/google-chrome//).

8. In a terminal log in as root: <code>su -</code>

9. Change into the temporary directory: 

<code>cd /tmp/google-chrome</code>

10. Edit the Slackbuild-
     vi google-chrome.Slackbuild
The .deb packages no longer use lzma compression so you must change the line that says:
     ar p $CWD/google-chrome-${RELEASE}_current_${DEBARCH}.deb data.tar.lzma | lzma -d | tar xv || exit 1
to:
     ar p $CWD/google-chrome-${RELEASE}_current_${DEBARCH}.deb data.tar.xz | xz -d | tar xv || exit 1

11. Make the Slackbuild executable:
     chmod 755 google-chrome.Slackbuild

12. Run //google-chrome.SlackBuild// script as root:  

<code>sh google-chrome.SlackBuild</code>

13. At completion of the SlackBuild execution, a message similar to the following one will appear:

<code>Slackware package /tmp/google-chrome-42.0.2311.152-x86_64-1.txz created.</code>

<note>The exact version number in the package filename will depend on the version of Google Chrome found in the //.deb// package, but it will be something like //google-chrome-21.0.1180.81-i386-1.txz// (32-bit architecture) or //google-chrome-21.0.1180.81-x86_64-1.txz// (64-bit architecture).</note>

14. Install the newly created package as root. It will be located in the ///tmp// directory:
<code>upgradepkg --install-new /tmp/google-chrome-42.0.2311.152-x86_64-1.txz</code>

<note> Note that **OLD VERSIONS** of Google Chrome requires the PAM library //libpam.so.0//. A //google-chrome-pam-solibs// package is available in the same folder (//extra/google-chrome//) as the Google Chrome Slackbuilds. Installing the //google-chrome-pam-solibs// package allow newer versions of Chrome to run without having to actually switch the system to using PAM. To install the //google-chrome-pam-solibs// package, run the following code as root within the downloaded or copied Google Chrome Slackbuild directory (///tmp/google-chrome//) :

<code>upgradepkg --install-new /tmp/google-chrome/google-chrome-pam-solibs-1.1.3-i486-1.txz</code>

If you need real PAM (to compile Chromium for example), you can find it in //extra/source/pam/// from the Slackware directory tree.</note>

<note> Installing Google Chrome browser in Slackware 13.37 requires the installation of the packages //GConf// and //ORBit2//. These packages are also available in the //extra/google-chrome// directory and can be easily installed with the //upgradepkg // command.</note>
===== Beta and Unstable Google Chrome Release Installation on Slackware 14.1 & 14 =====

Installing [[http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel|Beta or Unstable]] release of Google chrome follows the same steps as installing the //Stable// release installation with minor tweaks:
  * Download a [[http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel|Beta or Unstable]] release of Google Chrome.
  * In step 10, execute the Slackbuild script as follow:
      * <code>RELEASE=beta sh google-chrome.SlackBuild</code> for a //Beta// release.
      * <code>RELEASE=unstable sh google-chrome.SlackBuild</code> for an //Unstable// release.

====== Sources ======
  * Original source: [[http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-current/extra/google-chrome/README|google-chrome.SlackBuild readme]]
  * Contributions by [[wiki:user:escaflown|escaflown]]

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