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Hello, I’m currently running OpenSUSE leap 15.2 and I’m really enjoying it because it stopped me from distro hopping like a bunny on cocaine.

I installed the chromium browser from the default repositories, just by typing < sudo zypper in chromium >.

I’m asking you if the version of chromium in the default repositories is actually up to date, secure and safe to use or I have to add some other repos or maybe just install google chrome ?

Thanks in advance for the attention you will give to this message.

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Hello, welcome to the opemSUSE forums.

When you install a package from one of the standard repositories (OSS or non-OSS), which I assume you have done, you have the version that belong to that openSUSE version (LEAP 15.2 in this case).

When there are security updates, they will be published in the Update versions of those repos (which will be enabled on your system), and when you update on a regular base (I do this once a week), you should be fine.

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# zypper se -si chromium
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                        | Type    | Version                   | Arch   | Repository
---+-----------------------------+---------+---------------------------+--------+-----------------------
i+ | chromium                    | package | 87.0.4280.88-lp152.2.57.1 | x86_64 | Main Update Repository
i+ | chromium-ffmpeg-extra       | package | 69.0.3497.100-pm152.2.7   | x86_64 | packman
i+ | chromium-plugin-widevinecdm | package | 4.10.1679.0-pm152.1.1     | x86_64 | packman

That looks like chromium 87.0.4280.88 with some additional Leap 15.2 version numbers appended.

If I do the same in Tumbleweed, I get:


S  | Name     | Type    | Version          | Arch   | Repository
---+----------+---------+------------------+--------+------------------------
i+ | chromium | package | 87.0.4280.88-2.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss

so also 87.0.4280.88.

Tumbleweed is usually up to date. So it seems to follow that the chromium in Leap 15.2 is also up to date.

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Thanks man. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for clarifying :slight_smile:

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I know how updates work on linux. My question was if the software in the official OpenSUSE repos is kept up to date and secure.

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And I said that security updates are provided.

Also it is difficult to assess a first poster (or even long time members) for her/his ability/knowledge/experience with operating systems, Unix or Linux in particular. Thus yes, sometimes we tell you something you already knew.

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Leap Versions only stuck on the Software packages shipped with the release of the Leap Version.

So only security bug-fixes and normal bug-fixes will be delivered, no new versions.

But some packages (firefox, chromium) will get new versions because of the update policy of the sources.
See f. e.:

LANG=C zypper se -s chromium
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                                    | Type       | Version                    | Arch   | Repository
---+-----------------------------------------+------------+----------------------------+--------+-----------
i+ | chromium                                | package    | 87.0.4280.88-lp152.2.57.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 87.0.4280.66-lp152.2.54.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 87.0.4280.66-lp152.2.51.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 86.0.4240.198-lp152.2.48.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 86.0.4240.183-lp152.2.45.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 86.0.4240.111-lp152.2.42.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 86.0.4240.75-lp152.2.39.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 85.0.4183.121-lp152.2.33.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 85.0.4183.102-lp152.2.30.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 85.0.4183.69-lp152.2.20.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 84.0.4147.135-lp152.2.17.1 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 84.0.4147.125-lp152.2.12.2 | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 84.0.4147.105-lp152.2.9.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 84.0.4147.89-lp152.2.6.2   | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 83.0.4103.116-lp152.2.3.1  | x86_64 | OSS-Update
v  | chromium                                | package    | 83.0.4103.97-lp152.1.1     | x86_64 | OSS
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Thanks man, now that you told me that it is secure and safe to use I’ll keep up with chromium :slight_smile: