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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]]. | |
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| 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 ===== | |
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| 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 Slackbuild folder is also available on Slackware installation CDs/DVD (version 13.37 and 14.0 at the time of this writing), which can be purchased at the [[http://store.slackware.com/cgi-bin/store|official Slackware Store]] (consider a subscription). | |
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| The following simple steps illustrate the installation of a Stable release of Google Chrome in Slackware 14: | |
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| 1. Visit the official [[http://www.google.com/chrome|Google Chrome download page]]. | |
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| 2. Click the download button, and select either: | |
| * 32 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu). | |
| * Or 64 bit //.deb// (for Debian/Ubuntu). | |
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| 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. | |
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| 4. Read and accept the license terms. | |
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| 5. Download the //.deb// package. | |
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| 6. Copy the //extra/google-chrome// Slackbuild folder into a temporary location (///tmp// for example). | |
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| 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//). | |
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| 8. In a terminal log in as root: <code>su -</code> | |
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| 9. Change into the temporary directory: | |
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| <code>cd /tmp/google-chrome</code> | |
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| 10. Run //google-chrome.SlackBuild// script as root: | |
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| <code>sh google-chrome.SlackBuild</code> | |
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| 11. At completion of the SlackBuild execution, a message similar to the following one will appear: | |
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| <code>Slackware package /tmp/google-chrome-21.0.1180.81-i386-1.txz created.</code> | |
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| <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> | |
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| 7. Install the newly created package as root. It will be located in the ///tmp// directory: | |
| <code>upgradepkg --install-new /tmp/google-chrome-21.0.1180.81-i386-1.txz</code> | |
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| <note> Note that 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//) : | |
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| <code>upgradepkg --install-new /tmp/google-chrome/google-chrome-pam-solibs-1.1.3-i486-1.txz</code> | |
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| If you need real PAM (to compile Chromium for example), you can find it in //extra/source/pam/// from the Slackware directory tree.</note> | |
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| <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 ===== | |
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| 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. | |
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| ====== 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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