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Chromium adds Flatpak support, paving way for official Google Chrome builds

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Chromium's build system has been updated to support Flatpak packaging, a move that could lead to official builds of Google Chrome and Chromium on platforms like Flathub. Currently, users installing these browsers from Flathub are using unofficial, community-maintained packages. While the build system now supports Flatpak, Google has not yet committed to providing official builds. AI

IMPACT This change could streamline the distribution of Chromium and Google Chrome on Linux systems, potentially improving user experience and security through official packaging.

RANK_REASON This is a change to the build system of an existing product, not a new product launch or frontier release.

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Chromium adds Flatpak support, paving way for official Google Chrome builds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🐧 Chromium can be built as a Flatpak (but Google isn’t committing yet) If you’ve installed Chromium (or Google Chrome) from Flathub, you’ve installed an unoffic

    🐧 Chromium can be built as a Flatpak (but Google isn’t committing yet) If you’ve installed Chromium (or Google Chrome) from Flathub, you’ve installed an unofficial, community-maintained package – but that could be about to change. Chromium’s build system is now able t... 📰 Source…

    LINKS omgubuntu.co.uk/…/chromium-adds-flatpak-p…

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