Hands on: Google Chromium browser alpha for Linux



The open source Chromium project, which serves as the basis for Google’s Chrome web browser, has reached alpha status on the Linux platform. Ars takes a look at the Linux port’s progress and functionality.

…, the toolkit that is used by the popular GNOME desktop environment. This will eventually make it look and feel somewhat native on GNOME-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu.

Progress was initially very slow. In an update that was posted a month after the initial discussion, Chrome developer Evan Martin described the Linux port as a “511MB executable that brings up an empty window.” The pace picked up, however, and the browser eventually began to take shape.

Since the beginning, the Linux port shipped with an ominous startup message which declared that “This browser is not ready yet!” This warning was accompanied by messages that encouraged users to refrain from blogging about the software and to resist the urge to file bug reports. This message has been removed in trunk, replaced by a message which informs users that they are using an alpha build.

Chromium alpha on Linux

The latest alpha build of Chromium provides basic browsing functionality and a few of Chrome’s other features. I was able to load…

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