HowTo: Install Google Chrome developer edition in OpenSUSE

[msounhein]

If anyone was wondering how to install the Google Chrome browser in OpenSUSE 11.1 then you’ve come to the right place. Just to let you know flash is unavailable in Chrome right now. This version that you will be using in considered unstable. The file that we will be downloading was built for Debian. I can NOT guarantee that what I am about to have you do will not break your system. Having said that I am currently writing this in Chrome. So let’s get started. First you’re going to need to check if your environment is up to par by doing the following.
Open the yast package manager and search for the following

1. mozilla-nspr
2. mozilla-nss
3. alien

If you did not have the aforementioned packages installed please install them.

Step 2
Download Google Chrome by going to
Google Chrome

Step 3
Convert the .deb file that you just downloaded to a .rpm by doing the following (Mind you that you must change ./Desktop to whichever directory you downloaded the .deb file to.:P)

alien -r ./Desktop/google-chrome-unstable_current_i386.deb

step 4
install the newly created .rpm file by doing the following

sudo rpm -Uhv --nodeps ./google-chrome-unstable-3.0.192.0-1.i386.rpm

Step 4
Create an environment that allows Google Chrome to run by doing the following as root

ln -s /usr/lib/libnspr4.so /usr/lib/libnspr4.so.0 d
ln -s /usr/lib/libplc4.so /usr/lib/libplc4.so.0d
ln -s /usr/lib/libplds4.so /usr/lib/libplds4.so.0 d
ln -s /usr/lib/libssl3.so /usr/lib/libssl3.so.1d
ln -s /usr/lib/libsmime3.so /usr/lib/libsmime3.so .1d
ln -s /usr/lib/libnssutil3.so /usr/lib/libnssutil 3.so.1d
ln -s /usr/lib/libnss3.so /usr/lib/libnss3.so.1d

Step 5
run Google Chrome by doing the following.

google-chrome

Step 6
Notice how much faster Chrome is compared to Firefox on Linux.

Have Fun.

[msounhein]

Has anyone else gotten this to work?

[Havoc65]

was thinking about trying this but haven’t made up my mind yet

[ken_yap]

I haven’t tried it on SUSE but I have installed the DEB on an Ubuntu machine at work. Lots of things are still missing, in particular proxy settings, which meant that I couldn’t view external sites. So I decided to wait until they have implemented more functionality. It’s a rapidly moving target anyway.

[BenderBendingRodriguez]

I must say that it is A LOT faster than Firefox and if they will have thing like AdBlock in chrome then i dump FF and go to google’s camp.

Later you can just unpack the deb file and overwrite the old ones by copying it as su.

To unpack the lzma packaged data file you need to have lzma installed and unpack it from command line since Ark does not support lzma.

P.S. If you follow planet SUSE then you’ll see that Ben Kevan is spewing out rpms with google-chrome inside

[Havoc65]

well i tryed it cant get it to work

[BenderBendingRodriguez]

Try here ( i did and it works great).

http://www.benkevan.com/blog/google-chrome-3-0-194-0-released-–-opensuse-rpm/

P.S. The 64 bit rpm is in fact 32 bit so try to start from console first to see what you need and install missing 32 bit packages. Of course only if you run 64 bit SUSE

[Havoc65]

@BenderBendingRodriguez

Try here ( i did and it works great).

http://www.benkevan.com/blog/google-chrome-3-0-194-0-released-–-opensuse-rpm/

P.S. The 64 bit rpm is in fact 32 bit so try to start from console first to see what you need and install missing 32 bit packages. Of course only if you run 64 bit SUSE

thanks for the link
and i did run it from console saw the error tried to link it then got another error and was tired of messing with it lol
but will try your link thxs again

[shinieb]

i’m sorry to see that its the fastest browser i’ve seen:) I always had this thing against google, i dont like to “google” i prefer yahoo, and now i’m surfing on chrome, thats why im sorry lol

Agree with benderbending, if adblock would work inn chrome, it would be goodbye for ff. I dont think that would happend… google IS ads, they breath and live for ads.
Well maybe adblock will turn up in chrome, but someone else than google will have to make that wet dream come through…
Anyone who can fix adblock in chrome? Pleeease:p
Without loosing any speed in chrome of course…

[malcolmlewis]

@shinieb

i’m sorry to see that its the fastest browser i’ve seen:) I always had
this thing against google, i dont like to “google” i prefer yahoo, and
now i’m surfing on chrome, thats why im sorry lol

Agree with benderbending, if adblock would work inn chrome, it would be
goodbye for ff. I dont think that would happend… google IS ads, they
breath and live for ads.
Well maybe adblock will turn up in chrome, but someone else than google
will have to make that wet dream come through…
Anyone who can fix adblock in chrome? Pleeease:p
Without loosing any speed in chrome of course…

Hi
Have you tried adsweep?

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[verndog]

Here’s a more current Google Chrome 4.0.203.2 for suse rpm.

Ubuntu and Fedora both have current chrome releases. I wonder why suse doesn’t. Also can Fedora’s rpm version be used on suse?

[malcolmlewis]

@VernDog

Here’s a more current ‘Google Chrome 4.0.203.2’
(http://www.benkevan.com/blog/?s=chrome) for suse rpm.

Ubuntu and Fedora both have current chrome releases. I wonder why suse
doesn’t. Also can Fedora’s rpm version be used on suse?

Hi
It does, 4.0.245.0
http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3A11.2&p=1&q=chromium

Having been involved in the initial chromium build, it moved from
dbuck’s repository into contrib, which is the process to move into the
standard distribution at some point in time.
http://stick.gk2.sk/blog/2009/10/chromium-package-in-contrib/

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[verndog]

@malcolmlewis

Hi
It does, 4.0.245.0
Software.openSUSE.org

Having been involved in the initial chromium build, it moved from
dbuck’s repository into contrib, which is the process to move into the
standard distribution at some point in time.
stick’s corner » Chromium package in Contrib

I used the repository and installed a new version today “4.0.238.0 (0)”. That’s newer than both Ubuntu and Fedora! I was worried since I only use chrome. I stopped using firefox months ago.

I’m a Ubuntu(debian) user so finding my way through suse’s repos is a bit of a challenge. Thanks for your reply.

Edit: I just realized your post reflects .245 ! I need to figure out how to update it.

[malcolmlewis]

@VernDog

I used the repository and installed a new version today "4.0.238.0 (0).
That’s newer than both Ubuntu and Fedora! I was worried since I only use
chrome. I stopped using firefox months ago.

I’m a Ubuntu(debian) user so finding my way through suse’s repos is a
bit of a challenge. Thanks for your reply.

Hi
Without adding the repository, just click on the version you want and
manually download and install via the rpm command;

sudo rpm -Uhv <name_of_rpm>

The other way is to download it and create a local repository via YaST
software repositories and when setting it up check the ‘plain rpm’, you
can then use either YaST or zypper to install.

The local repository will give you some better control over things
in case some addition rpms get added to contrib that may affect your
install Then it’s just a matter of checking to see if there is an
updated rpm and download that and install with zypper lu/zypper up.

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