• Home
  • Ubuntu 18.04
    • Whats New?
    • Upgrade Ubuntu
    • Install Java
    • Install Node.js
    • Install Docker
    • Install Git
    • Install LAMP Stack
  • Tutorials
    • AWS
    • Shell Scripting
    • Docker
    • Git
    • MongoDB
  • Funny Tools
  • FeedBack
  • Submit Article
  • About Us
TecAdmin
Menu
  • Home
  • Ubuntu 18.04
    • Whats New?
    • Upgrade Ubuntu
    • Install Java
    • Install Node.js
    • Install Docker
    • Install Git
    • Install LAMP Stack
  • Tutorials
    • AWS
    • Shell Scripting
    • Docker
    • Git
    • MongoDB
  • Funny Tools
  • FeedBack
  • Submit Article
  • About Us

How to Install Chromium Browser on Ubuntu 20.04

Written by Rahul, Updated on October 6, 2020

Chromium is an open-source web browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way to its users for a better experience of the web.

Chromium is perfectly safe for using. Make sure to download it from a good source or official Google download page. Also make sure to update it on regular basis.

If you are looking for the Chrome (Not chromium) web browser, You can use our tutorial to install Google chrome web browser on Ubuntu system.

This tutorial will help you to install chromium web browser on Ubuntu 20.04.

Install Chromium on Ubuntu

Most of the modern operating systems have chromium browser in default package repositories. Also Chromium is available as Snap package for installation.

Choose one of the below method for installing chromium in Ubuntu system.

  • Install Chromium using Snap Package

    A Snap package is containerized software packages provide easy to install method. You can install sanp package via the command line or using Ubuntu Software application.

    Open a terminal on your system and type:

    sudo snap install chromium 
    

    All done. Chromium web browser has been installed on your Ubuntu desktop. The Snap package will also update it automatically in then background.

  • Install Chromium using Debian Package

    The Chromium debian package is available under the default apt repositories.

    Use the following commands to update apt cache and install the Chromium package.

    sudo apt update 
    sudo apt install chromium-browser 
    

Open Chromium Browser

Open the applications menu and search for Chromium. You will see the chromium browser link similar to chrome but in different color as below screenshot:

launch chromium browser ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04

Click to the chromium icon link to launch browser:

installing chromium browser on Ubuntu 18.04

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned about to install Chromium on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux system. hh

Share it!
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Share on Reddit
Share on Tumblr
Share on Whatsapp
Rahul
Rahul
Connect on Facebook Connect on Twitter

I, Rahul Kumar am the founder and chief editor of TecAdmin.net. I am a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and working as an IT professional since 2009..

1 Comment

  1. Avatar rc Reply
    November 16, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    Install Chromium using Debian Package

    Doesn’t work since the beginning of 20.04

    aptitude search chromium-browser
    pB chromium-browser – Transitional package – chromium-browser -> chromium snap
    p chromium-browser-l10n – Transitional package – chromium-browser-l10n -> chromium snap

    apt install the snap version which has its own problems

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Popular Posts

  • How to Install Python 3.9 on CentOS/RHEL 7 & Fedora 32/31 0
  • How To Install VNC Server on Ubuntu 20.04 1
  • How To Install NVM on macOS with Homebrew 0
  • (Solved) apt-add-repository command not found – Ubuntu & Debian 0
  • How to Install .NET Core on Debian 10 0
© 2013-2020 Tecadmin.net. All Rights Reserved | Terms  | Privacy Policy