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== Chromium web browser ==
== Chromium web browser ==


Fedora does not include Chromium web browser in the official repository due to problems outlined in  
Chromium is the upstream project that Google Chrome browser is based on. Fedora does not include Chromium web browser in the official repository due to problems outlined in  


http://ostatic.com/blog/making-projects-easier-to-package-why-chromium-isnt-in-fedora
http://ostatic.com/blog/making-projects-easier-to-package-why-chromium-isnt-in-fedora


Tom 'spot' Callaway, Manager of the Fedora Engineering team at Red Hat is [http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28287 working with Google] to fix the problems in Chromium so that it can be made available in the official repository.  He also maintains his own test packages of Chromium
Tom 'spot' Callaway is [http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28287 working with Google] to fix the problems in Chromium so that it can be made available in the official repository.   


=== Important/Security ===
=== Copr repository ===


'''PLEASE READ THIS INFO''': Before using these TESTING repositories you must know that they are there just for testing, and most of the time not updated regularly, so versions of Chromium browser can be outdated and with multiple known '''vulnerabilities''' (which are fixed in newer versions), and they are not meant for everyday use.  
Tom is building Chromium packages using copr, but because of how copr works, he does not currently have full multilib support enabled there. This may cause issues when you try to install Chromium from the [http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/spot/chromium/ Copr]. These packages are also unsigned.  


I see a lot of people point to this page and/or repository as an answer to ''"How to install chromium on fedora?"'', and probably most people don't read the whole page and part about unofficial testing packages.
If you want to get the full multilib tree with signed packages (notably for libusbx.i686 and libusbx.x86_64), go to https://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium/ and use that repository instead.
 
Also there is a link on this page for another '''unofficial''' repository for Chromium browser on COPR [[:Category:Copr]]
 
Be careful with unofficial and testing repositories! (Use them only if you know what are you doing!)
 
 
=== Stable repository ===
 
http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-stable/
 
To use this repo, download the repo file from from http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-stable/fedora-chromium-stable.repo and drop it in /etc/yum.repos.d as root user or run the following command
 
<pre>sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-stable/fedora-chromium-stable.repo</pre>
 
Use PackageKit or run the following command
 
<pre>sudo yum install chromium -y</pre>
 
'''Note:''' The above repository was updated in June 2014 to contain packages for Fedora 20.  
[http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/churchyard/chromium-russianfedora-tested/ Repository] also contains the latest release of Chromium, and is available for Fedora 19, 20 and Rawhide.
 
=== Unstable repository ===
 
http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-unstable/
 
To use this repo, download the repo file from http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-unstable/fedora-chromium.repo and drop it in /etc/yum.repos.d as root user or run the following command
 
<pre>sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium-unstable/fedora-chromium.repo</pre>
 
Use PackageKit or run the following command
 
<pre>sudo yum install chromium -y</pre>
 
'''Note:''' The above repository has not been updated since July 2011 and does not contain packages for stable release(s) of Fedora .


== Google Chrome ==
== Google Chrome ==
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http://www.google.com/chrome/
http://www.google.com/chrome/


The link above also includes downloader RPMs that you may use to install Chrome.
The link above also includes downloadable RPMs that you may use to install Chrome.

Revision as of 21:26, 17 February 2015

Chromium web browser

Chromium is the upstream project that Google Chrome browser is based on. Fedora does not include Chromium web browser in the official repository due to problems outlined in

http://ostatic.com/blog/making-projects-easier-to-package-why-chromium-isnt-in-fedora

Tom 'spot' Callaway is working with Google to fix the problems in Chromium so that it can be made available in the official repository.

Copr repository

Tom is building Chromium packages using copr, but because of how copr works, he does not currently have full multilib support enabled there. This may cause issues when you try to install Chromium from the Copr. These packages are also unsigned.

If you want to get the full multilib tree with signed packages (notably for libusbx.i686 and libusbx.x86_64), go to https://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/spot/chromium/ and use that repository instead.

Google Chrome

Since Chromium is upstream for Google Chrome, all the same issues apply. In addition to that, Fedora does not include Google Chrome because it is a proprietary product and bundles other proprietary software such as Adobe Flash plugin. However, Google does maintain a yum repository for Fedora at

http://www.google.com/chrome/

The link above also includes downloadable RPMs that you may use to install Chrome.