Goolge Chrome is a kick ass browser that is taking the browsing industry by storm. Its stunning speed has been winning users over since it’s initial launch.
Linux enthusiasts have also been adapting to the ever updated Google Chrome, which recently was put into official “Beta” natively for Linux. I’ve previously wrote how to install the rpm on openSUSE and Fedora but now it’s time [ continue reading... ]

Recently someone emailed me and said they couldn’t get Google Chrome installed on their openSUSE 11 box. So I decided to write up a little installation using Google’s repository and zypper (zypper for opensuse and yum for fedora).
To setup the repository in openSUSE add the repository with:
You can then install google chrome with:
or
Unstable are snapshot builds of Chrome, whereas Beta are more structured and tested [ continue reading... ]

In the latest trending release from marketshare.net an interesting market share hit to IE and Safari took place in the month of November.
Here are some statistics from Jan 2009 to Nov 2009.
You can see that Opera is nearly flat for the year, while Chrome has had over a 150% increase in usage, and the biggest drops come from IE, and month over month [ continue reading... ]

I forgot my laptop at home today, so I was unable to install Chrome while I was at work. (yes, that’s an embarrassing story). But now I’ve gotten home and installed the RPM using zypper:
sudo zypper in google-chrome-beta_current_`uname -i`.rpm
After doing this, I launched Chrome using google-chrome and it put a smile in my face just knowing that it was in “beta”. Now lets hope [ continue reading... ]

Today Google has annonced that Google Chrome is now in Beta for Linux thanks to the continued work and testing from the Chromium Project.
You can see a funny comic about the release which was inspired by xkcd.com here:
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/w00t.html
You can download the .deb and .rpm packages from:
http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?hl=en&brand=CHFK
And the main google chrome page can be found here:
http://www.google.com/chrome?hl=en&platform=linux&brand=CHFK
Here is their official statement via e-mail:
Great job to all those [ continue reading... ]

All,
Build Service User DBUCK has built a chromium build service repository:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dbuck/
If you have a previous version that I had built, feel free to un-install, then add the appropriate repository from dbuck:
For users on openSUSE 11.2:
sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dbuck/openSUSE_Factory/ Chromium
For users on openSUSE 11.1:
sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dbuck/openSUSE_11.1/ Chromium
For users on openSUSE 11.0:
sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dbuck/openSUSE_11.1/ Chromium
There is a difference from the packages that dbuck [ continue reading... ]

Google Chrome 4.0.203.2 Released – openSUSE Fedora RPM – True 64-Bit Support
To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/
Call for Help: Please someone test the 64-Bit version as this is the first that will not be linked to the 32-Bit libraries. I do not have access to a 64-Bit machine, and need to verify what libraries it’s trying [ continue reading... ]

Google Chrome 4.0.202.2 Released – openSUSE Fedora RPM – Flash Support
To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us..
Here is more information visit:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
Here is a quick Change Log:
All Platforms
Bugs 16020, 16768, 17415, 17970, 17973, 18208, 18362, 18433, 18677, 18726, 18846, 19521: Many fixes for video and audio [ continue reading... ]

Google Chrome 3.0.198.1 Released – openSUSE Fedora RPM – Flash Support
To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us..
Here is more information visit:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
Here is a quick Change Log:
Both:
(Bug 18427) Make New Tab Page load faster with custom themes [r22462].
(Bug 18160) Ensure downloads really stop when a user [ continue reading... ]

Google Chrome 3.0.196.0 Released – openSUSE Fedora RPM – Flash Support
To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us..
Here is more information visit:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
Here is a quick Change Log:
Linux (3.0.197.11)
Default to showing the custom Chrome frame for most users [r22193].
Bug 15952: Use Linux native-looking title bar buttons.
Many [ continue reading... ]

To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us..
Here is more information if you want full change logs:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
I’ve made some rpm’s to make it easier for you to install on openSUSE:
The files are located here:
i386:
http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.196.0-1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.196.0-1.x86_64.rpm
You can install using:
x86_64:
sudo rpm -Uvh http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.196.0-1.x86_64.rpm
i386:
sudo rpm -Uvh http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.196.0-1.i386.rpm
Note: If [ continue reading... ]

To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us..
Here is more information if you want full change logs:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
I’ve made some rpm’s to make it easier for you to install on openSUSE:
The files are located here:
http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.195.1-1.i386.rpm
http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.195.1-1.x86_64.rpm
You can install using:
x86_64:
sudo rpm -Uvh http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.195.1-1.x86_64.rpm
i386:
sudo rpm -Uvh http://www.benkevan.com/upload/software/openSUSE/google-chrome-unstable-3.0.195.1-1.i386.rpm
Note: If [ continue reading... ]

To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us.. I’m not sure what fixes this build brings us, but I know we still don’t have basic features like plugins etc.
Here is more information if you want full change logs:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
I’ve made some rpm’s to make it easier for [ continue reading... ]

To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us.. I’m not sure what fixes this build brings us, but I know we still don’t have basic features like plugins etc.
Here is more information if you want full change logs:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
I’ve made some rpm’s to make it easier for [ continue reading... ]

To follow updates I will provide for Chrome RPM packages please bookmark or check:
http://www.benkevan.com/blog/tag/google-chrome/

The newest release of the Chrome Unstable browser is upon us.. I’m not sure what fixes this build brings us, but I know we still don’t have basic features like plugins etc.
Here is more information if you want full change logs:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel
I’ve made some rpm’s to make it easier for [ continue reading... ]