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Chromium, an open source browser project, is mainly behind Google Chrome web browser. It should not be confused with Chromium OS. Both Chromium web browser (or Chromium) and Chromium OS are maintained by Chromium Projects. In this article, we would discuss how to install Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

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Chromium was first released on September 2, 2008. Its a cross-platform application/web-browser. Earlier, Chromium web browser was available through standard Ubuntu repository as well through snap. But, now it can’t be installed through standard Ubuntu repository. Although a package (chromium-browser) is available in the repository. But, it indirectly installs the application through snap.

Besides there are other ways to install Chromium web browser as well. For the purpose of this article, we would stick with installation done through snap.

How to install Chromium on Ubuntu Chromium is a free and open source web browser which is what the Google Chrome is based on. They are very similar except that Chromium doesn't have the proprietary bits that are added to Google Chrome. There are many ways to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu. Some prefer going directly to Google Chrome download page and getting the deb installer. Others prefer to install it via PPA from the Chromium build. I prefer downloading it via the command line using wget command and installing it.

Since, its (snap) a prerequisite. Therefore, first we would discuss how to install snap in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Then, using snap we would install Chromium web browser.

Check whether you have snap installed

Open a terminal and Issue the following –

It should return snap, series, Ubuntu and kernel versions.

If it doesn’t show the version details for snap and snapd then first install snap. Otherwise, if you already have snap installed then, you may skip Part – A section of the article.

Note: Following operations would require you to have superuser privileges. In case you don’t have one, then contact your System Administrator for assistance.

A – Install snap in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Since the package snapd is already available through standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, first update the repository to make the latest version of the package available. Hence, issue the following in terminal –

To install snapd –

B – Install Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS through snap

Installing Chromium through snap is pretty straight-forward. Open a terminal and issue the following –

Lastly, to launch the application through terminal –

In conclusion, we have discussed how to install Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release.

Chromium is a free and open source web browser which is what the Google Chrome is based on. They are very similar except that Chromium doesn't have the proprietary bits that are added to Google Chrome.

You can install Chromium on Ubuntu and other Debian variance by installing chromium-browser package using apt at the terminal. apt will automatically download and install Chromium binaries along with required dependencies.

Steps to install Chromium browser on Ubuntu or other Debian variance:

1. Update apt's package list from the repository.
2. Run chromium-browser from the terminal or from the application launcher.

This guide is tested to be compatible with the following Ubuntu versions:

Ubuntu Install Job For Snap Chromium Failed

Install Chromium Ubuntu 16.04

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