![]() ![]() Every thing (except requesting no tracking) in the privacy section of settings that you can uncheck in the Chrome/Chromium browsers uses Google services and you are tracked to one degree or another. Any thing in either that uses an online service to help you with searches. If that second is an issue to you, either Firefox or Chromium may be the answer but even with those, YOU need to turn things OFF. ![]() (edit, the word free in "free and open source does not reflect monetary cost but freedom, as in free to use it how you want. However what I believe may be more important to her is what is actually in that proprietary portion of that browser. One is the proprietary (closed source) coding itself instead of open source. Moem, if I am correct, sees two flaws in using Chrome. Linux is mostly built on free and open source mentality. Using chromium but logging in to a google account in order to sync may work too, but there doesn't seem to be any reason to do it that way rather than just using chrome. But since the OP wants to sync with an android phone, there is clearly no desire to avoid google. I think that and things like Netflix are probably the only reasons to prefer one over the other. Moem wrote:I avoid all things Google, so Chrome is not for me. The two browsers share the majority of code and features, though there are some minor differences in features, logos, and they have different licensing. This browser is available from the Mint repos and can be updated via the update mechanism provided in Linux Mint. ![]() When installed, a cron job is also implemented in order to update the browser.Ĭhromium - an open source web browser distributed by the Chromium Project. This browser is not available from the Mint repos but can be installed via a package provided by Google. I want to sync my bookmarks and everything from my Android phone.Ĭhrome - maintained and distributed by Google. Chrome or Chromium - I just want to know the differences between the two besides the face that Chromium is open-source and Chrome proprietary. But is Chromium browser is the same as Chrome? I need Google Chrome because I use the Chrome browser in my Android smart-phone and it comes pre-loaded. deb file which will install Google Chrome but it won't regular software updates from the Update Manager, so I was thinking of installing Chromium. From what I have read, Chromium is the open-source version of Google Chrome. I'm asking this question because in the Software Manager I can't find Google Chrome browser but only Chromium. Madtux2006 wrote:Which browser should I install? Google Chrome of Chromium. ![]()
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