How To Install Google Chrome Under Puppy Tahr?

[jm03]

Hi guys,

I've been trying to install Google Chrome on my Puppy Tahr system so that I can then use it to watch Netflix and other streaming video on demand services.

But, I have not been successful.

There is an entry in my "Internet" menu created by a Chrome installer which I tried out. The idea was that you had to download the Chrome .deb file from Google's website, and then input that file into this other little helper program which would then install Chrome for you.

It didn't work.

I click on "Google Chrome" and nothing happens.

Same goes for "Chromium". I have it installed, but nothing happens when I click on it in the menu.

Any ideas how to get a functioning Chrome / Chromium?

Kind Regards,

John
Melbourne, Australia

[lizardidi]

try in terminal:

chromium --no-sandbox


then see whether chromium can launch..

other method: install .sfs browsers then launch it
see here:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=624

hope can help you

[thinkpadfreak]

As lizardidi points out, --no-sandbox option is necessary because Puppy is run as root. But you can run browsers as spot (non-administrator), too.

And there are some more things to consider.

Chrome is now for 64bit linux only.
And ubuntu's Chromium is no more provided for Tahr. (There are some older versions.)

You can run Chromium based browsers such as Slimjet and Vivaldi on tahrpup 605, but you need to install gtk-3, and update "libnss" and "libnspr" packages through the package manager.

Maybe you can get some browser packages (with necessary libs included) at the Additional Software section of this forum. Some of these packages are configured so that they are run as spot.

But if you would like to continue using latest versions of browsers, it is recommended that you use Xenialpup or later. Newer puppies include the necessary libs in them.

[jm03]

This is what I get when I do "chromium-browser --no-sandbox":

root# chromium-browser --no-sandbox
/usr/bin/chromium-browser1: line 133: lsb_release: command not found
/usr/bin/chromium-browser1: line 134: lsb_release: command not found
/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser: error while loading shared libraries: libffmpeg.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I have checked the Package Manager, and the ffmpeg library is installed on my system, so I don't understand why Chromium can't find it.

Any ideas?

[jm03]

In the repository there is a package called "get_browser" and it's description says something like "Get Chrome, Vivaldi, or Opera".

I've tried to run "get_browser" in my terminal window, but that command is not recognised by the terminal.

Any ideas?

[jm03]

As lizardidi points out, --no-sandbox option is necessary because Puppy is run as root. But you can run browsers as spot (non-administrator), too.

And there are some more things to consider.

Chrome is now for 64bit linux only.
And ubuntu's Chromium is no more provided for Tahr. (There are some older versions.)

You can run Chromium based browsers such as Slimjet and Vivaldi on tahrpup 605, but you need to install gtk-3, and update "libnss" and "libnspr" packages through the package manager.

Maybe you can get some browser packages (with necessary libs included) at the Additional Software section of this forum. Some of these packages are configured so that they are run as spot.

But if you would like to continue using latest versions of browsers, it is recommended that you use Xenialpup or later. Newer puppies include the necessary libs in them.

As far as newer and older puppies go...

Where does Puppy Tahr sit?

Is it an older Puppy?

Which one is the newest one?

Is Xenial the newest one?

Is Xenial also based on Debian/Ubuntu packages?


Kind Regards,

John

[lizardidi]

When use no-sandbox argument, did u manage to launch chromium??

Try the vivaldi sfs from the link. It is chrome-based too.

[thinkpadfreak]

I have checked the Package Manager, and the ffmpeg library is installed on my system, so I don't understand why Chromium can't find it.

"chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" is necessary. Is the package installed?

In the repository there is a package called "get_browser" and it's description says something like "Get Chrome, Vivaldi, or Opera".

I've tried to run "get_browser" in my terminal window, but that command is not recognised by the terminal.

Are you running 64bit tahr?
Chrome and Opera are now 64bit only. Things have changed since tahrpup was developed.

Is Xenial the newest one?

Is Xenial also based on Debian/Ubuntu packages?

Xenialpup is not the latest. It is based on ubuntu 16.04.
Bionicpup32/64 is based on ubuntu 18.04.
Fossapup64 is based on ubuntu 20.04. (There is no such thing as ubuntu 20.04 32bit)

[jm03]

Hi all,

I am now running FossaPup64, and I was able to install Google Chrome very easily, but on my Netbook it kept locking up the system, so I'm not going to use it anymore, as it's too resource hungry.

Kind Regards,

John
Melbourne

[garnet]

Greetings John,

Where does Puppy Tahr sit? Is it an older Puppy?

Puppy Tahr is based on Ubuntu Trusty Tahr, which was released on 2014. It is _that_ old.

I am now running FossaPup64, and I was able to install Google Chrome very easily, but on my Netbook it kept locking up the system, so I'm not going to use it anymore, as it's too resource hungry.

Did you make use of swap? If you don't, you probably should. It doesn't have to be very big, 1GB swap should be enough if the RAM in your machine is 2GB or so.

[jm03]

Greetings John,

Where does Puppy Tahr sit? Is it an older Puppy?

Puppy Tahr is based on Ubuntu Trusty Tahr, which was released on 2014. It is _that_ old.

I am now running FossaPup64, and I was able to install Google Chrome very easily, but on my Netbook it kept locking up the system, so I'm not going to use it anymore, as it's too resource hungry.

Did you make use of swap? If you don't, you probably should. It doesn't have to be very big, 1GB swap should be enough if the RAM in your machine is 2GB or so.

Hi garnet,

Thanks for your reply.

Thanks for informing me about the age of Puppy Tahr.

Yes, I do have a swap partition of 2GB in size.

Kind Regards,

John
Melbourne, Australia

[garnet]

You already have 2GB swapfile and your netbook as 2GB RAM?
That's 4GB in total, and should be more than enough for Chrome.
If it is still crashing, then it is not because of lack of RAM.

My apology, I don't know how to help further >_<
I will have to hand this off to someone more knowledgeable (o-_-o)

[jm03]

You already have 2GB swapfile and your netbook as 2GB RAM?
That's 4GB in total, and should be more than enough for Chrome.
If it is still crashing, then it is not because of lack of RAM.

My apology, I don't know how to help further >_<
I will have to hand this off to someone more knowledgeable (o-_-o)

Thanks for your help, garnet.

I have since upgraded my Puppy Linux to FossaPup.

I now have Chrome working on my Lenovo ThinkPad, but not on my Netbook.

Yes, the netbook has 2gb RAM and 2GB swap partition - you would think that would be enough.

FossaPup on the Netbook was showing me that I had 1.93GB of RAM used with Google Chrome open.

Kind Regards,

John
Melbourne, Australia