Chromium Browser : Now Stable
The other day I decided I would try out the Chromium Browser again on Linux. It has been some time since I tried it–the last time it hardly rendered text properly–so I was very happy to see that it has improved significantly! When I say significantly I mean it is now my default browser, and has been for over a week. I don’t believe I have had any crashes (I can’t recall any as I write this), and everything that I expect to work has worked just fine. This includes flash, javascript, tabs, https, etc, etc. I trust it enough to write this post and not crash and lose my progress.
For those that haven’t tried it out yet, I would invite you to do so. I’ve outlined instructions below on how to use the chromium-daily PPA to update and use the latest nightly builds.
Configure PPA
Append the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
You can also import the package signing key using the command:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 4E5E17B5
You’ll have to refresh your package list, but then you’ll be able to install the Chromium Browser and you’ll receive updates daily.
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install chromium-browser
Thoughts?
What are your thoughts on Chromium? Do you like it? Is it faster? I’m sure many of you will mention that its lack of plugins as compared to Firefox is holding you back, but that is on the horizon. Let me know what you like and what you don’t like, and if you’ve had as much success as I have.