• INTRODUCTION
• A History of Web Browsing
• About Chromium
• Chromium Versus Chrome
• About This Manual
• INSTALLING CHROMIUM
• Installing Chromium on Windows
• Installing Chromium on Mac OS X
• Installing Chromium on Ubuntu
• Installing Chromium in Other Linux Distributions
• UPDATING CHROMIUM
• Updating Chromium
• REMOVING CHROMIUM
• Removing Chromium from Windows
• Removing Chromium from Mac OS X
• Removing Chromium from Ubuntu
• Removing Chromium from Other Linux Distributions
• USING THE CHROMIUM INTERFACE
• Using the Chromium Interface
• Navigating the Web
• Retracing Your Steps
• Stopping and Reloading
• BOOKMARKING SITES
• Bookmarking a Page
• Where to Find Bookmarks
• Managing Your Bookmarks
• Synchronizing Your Bookmarks
• CONFIGURING YOUR BROWSER
• Accessing Chromium's Options/Preferences
• Making Chromium Your Default Browser
• Setting Startup and Start Page Options
• Choosing and Using a Search Engine
• Handling Personal Information
• USING TABBED BROWSING
• Opening a New Tab
• Opening a Link in a New Tab
• Moving Tabs
• Closing Tabs
• Killing Tabs
• DOWNLOADING FILES
• Downloading Files
• Downloading Files Without Displaying Them
• COPY, SAVE, AND PRINT
• Copying Text
• Copying a Link or an Image Link
• Saving a Page
• Saving an Image From a Page
• Printing a Page
• WORKING WITH PAGES
• Viewing the Source of a Page
• Viewing Information About a Page
• Inspecting the Elements on a Page
• EXTENSIONS
• Finding and Installing Extensions
• Managing Extensions
• Disabling and Removing Extensions
• Some Recommended Extensions
• OTHER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
• Creating Application Shortcuts
• Using Chromium's Developer Tools
• Covering Your Tracks
• Using the Incognito Window
• Chromium's Online Help
• Other Sources of Help
• APPENDICES
• Troubleshooting
• Glossary
• Links
• License

Installing Chromium on Ubuntu

There are two procedures for installing Chromium on Ubuntu: using the Ubuntu Software Center or installing Chromium from a Personal Package Archive. We take a look at both below.

Using the Ubuntu Software Center

If you're using Ubuntu 10.04 or newer, the easiest way to install Chromium is through the Ubuntu Software Center.

To install Chromium from the Ubuntu Software Center, do the following:

1. Click Ubuntu Software Center under the Applications menu.

   

2. Type "Chromium" in the search box and press Enter on your keyboard. The Ubuntu Software Center finds Chromium in its list of available software.
3. Click the Install button. If Chromium needs any additional libraries (software it requires to run), the Ubuntu Software Center alerts you and installs them along with Chromium.

You can find the shortcut to start Chromium in the Internet option under the Applications menu:

Installing from a Personal Package Archive

If you're using an earlier version of Ubuntu, or just want to stay on the cutting edge of Chromium, you can install it from a Personal Package Archive (PPA). A PPA is a special repository for Ubuntu software that's separate from ones you would normally use either with the Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Package Manager. A PPA contains more frequent updates to software - updates which are often created nightly.

Remember that the software that you get from a PPA is 'cutting edge.' It may be buggy or unstable. Use it at your own risk.

To install Chromium from a PPA, do the following:

1. Go to the Chromium Beta PPA at https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/beta.
2. At the Chromium PPA site, select your version of Ubuntu from the Display sources.list entries for: list. Two lines, which look like the following, appear below the list:

   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/beta/ubuntu maverick main
   deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/beta/ubuntu maverick main

3. In Ubuntu, click Administration under the System Menu and then click Software Sources.
4. You are asked to enter your root password. This is the password that you use to log into Ubuntu. The Software Sources window then appears.

   

5. In the Software Sources window, click the Other Software tab and then click Add.

   

6. Copy the first line from the list of sources that you created in step 2, paste it into the APT Line field, and then click Add Source.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the second line from list of sources that you created in step 2.
8. In the Software Sources window, click Close. Ubuntu updates the list of software sources that it uses.
9. Once that's done, click Administration under the System menu, then click Synaptic Package Manager.

   

10. You are asked to enter your root password. This is the password that you use to log into Ubuntu.
11. In the Quick search box, type Chromium and then press Enter on your keyboard.
    A list of software that you can install (called packages) appears.
12. Find Chromium in the list, right click on it, and then click on Mark for installation from the menu that appears.
13. If Chromium needs any additional libraries, Synaptic Package Manager alerts you and marks those packages for installation along with Chromium.
14. Click the Apply button.