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Linux Foundation & Google Form New Group to Manage Chromium

Google is teaming up with the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Meta, and Opera to form a new Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers group. Members of the group, managed by the Linux Foundation, will work together, pool resources, […]

10 January 2025

Ubuntu 24.10 Fixes PWA Issue in Chromium Snap

Using the Chromium snap app? If you are, and you use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) or install websites as ‘apps’ there’s a bug fix coming that should improve their behaviour on Ubuntu. When you install […]

17 September 2024

How to Enable Hardware Acceleration in Chromium Snap

Last May, Canonical announced that a hardware-accelerated version of the Chromium snap was available for testing on Intel (7th-gen and later) hardware. And that news was very welcome: hardware acceleration + the modern web = […]

28 July 2024

Hardware Accelerated Chromium Snap Ready to Test

If you run Ubuntu on a laptop or PC with 7th-generation Intel chips or later and you’re a fan of the Chromium browser, it’s your lucky day! Canonical has partnered with Intel to make a […]

9 May 2023
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Vivaldi Web Browser Turns 5, Celebrates with New Features

Vivaldi celebrates its 5th year of existence with a new update. The latest build of the feature-filled browser adds a translate panel and shareable themes.

2 December 2021
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Use Chromium? Sync Features Will Stop Working on March 15

Chromium will lose several key features when Google revokes access to private APIs in March. It recommends affected users switch to Google Chrome.

24 January 2021
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Does Stadia Work on Ubuntu? Well Yeah, Kinda… (Updated)

Does Stadia work on Ubuntu? Yes, in both Google Chrome and Chromium. In this post we look at one users' experience playing Destiny on Stadia.

24 November 2019
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It’s Official: Microsoft Edge is Coming to Linux

Microsoft Edge for Linux is coming next year, Redmond has announced. Microsoft announced the Linux build on stage at the Ignite 2019 conference.

5 November 2019
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Proper Linux Screen Sharing is Coming to Chromium & Electron Apps like Discord

Multi-monitor Linux users will soon be able to share a specific screen in apps like Google Meet, Hangouts and Discord thanks to a new patch in Chromium.

21 October 2019

How to Install Chromium on Ubuntu (Snap or DEB Package)

Here's how to install Chromium on Ubuntu the easy way, without using source code downloads, on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above, as well as Linux Mint.

26 August 2019
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Must Read: Microsoft Say Edge May Come to Linux “Eventually”

Linux builds of Microsoft Edge (the new version using Chromium) aren't available yet, but the Edge team say it's something they'd 'like to do eventually'.

9 April 2019
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With Its Switch to Chromium, Will Microsoft Edge Come to Linux?

The Microsoft Edge web browser is to be rebuilt on top of Chromium, Microsoft has said. The browser will retains its UI and support more platforms.

6 December 2018