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When is Google Chrome coming to Linux and why is it taking so long?

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In the mean time, I've been using chromium. It's very much unfinished, but at least it's pretty fast :)

If you're on ubuntu, you can add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list (substitute your version of ubuntu for 'intrepid' below), then just apt-get chromium-browser to get a recent build.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
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This answer is now out of date, see dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel for installing on Ubuntu/Debian. – DisgruntledGoat Aug 10 '09 at 16:44
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It'll be done in 6-8 weeks.

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How exactly do you know that? – scheibk Jul 15 '09 at 15:44
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@scheibk It was a joke. – Brad Gilbert Jul 15 '09 at 16:49
@scheibk Everything will be done in 6-8 weeks. – Electrons_Ahoy Aug 3 '09 at 23:57
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There are alpha releases of the chromium browser (the browser that google chrome is based off of) released everyday, but they aren't the most usable versions. They recently have introduced the support for the flash plugin, but many of the menus are incomplete. There are instructions to install the daily builds on ubuntu.

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One reason for it taking so long is that is looks as if they are reimplementing most (all?) of the dialogs using native widgets, i.e. they aren't using Wine as Picasa does.

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They have not released a timeline and/or roadmap, and are justifiably working on the bigger markets right now in terms of extendability, etc.

It'll be done when it's done.

-Adam

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Software is never "done" – scheibk Jul 15 '09 at 15:20
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Software is always done, the user just has to lower their expectations to match. – Alistair Knock Jul 31 '09 at 19:04
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