Chrome Ubuntu
There are many differences between Chromium and Chrome when it comes to the principles and licenses etc. But, from a user point of view, there are certain features that work only in Chrome and not on Chromium, the opensource version. But the good news is, we can get most of those things work on Chromium with a little tweaking.
read all the news about Chrome OS and CR 48 on Chromestory.com
If you are using Chromium on Ubuntu and wants it to play nice with the new Chrome inbuilt PDF viewer from Google, here is how to do it. ( I will post the windows version soon )
- Download a Google Chrome release that matches your processor architecture (x86/x86_64):
# wget http://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-unstable_current_i386.deb
# wget http://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb - extract the .deb:
# ar vx <previously downloaded .deb> - extract the data payload:
# tar --lzma -xvf data.tar.lzma - copy the plugin to destination folder:
(note:/usr/lib/chromium-browseris valid for my Ubuntu PPA version, might be/opt/chromium-browseror something on other distributions)
# sudo cp opt/google/chrome/libpdf.so /usr/lib/chromium-browser/ - restart any open Chromium processes
- check about:plugins for the
Chrome PDF Viewer, should not need any enabling
Hope this helps ! More tips on Chromium and Ubuntu versions are welcome ! and if you are asking me why should we use Chromium when Chrome is there .. hmm, there are situations where you have only Chromium, and not chrome. Like when I tried jolicloud recently …. I will write about that too soon ! .. remind me if I forget LOL !
Related : How to Use Google Chrome As Your Default PDF Reader on Windows
Via Azmo’s Weblog.
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Hi, I managed to install the plugin properly and it shows up in about:plugins page. But on trying to view a pdf file, it give me a missing plugin. What could have possibly gone wrong?
I’m having the same problem as Dick, the installation is no problem and on the plugin page the plugin is fully recognized but when opening a file it says “Missing plugin”.
do you have all plugins enabled ? did you try restarting the computer ?
I have enabled all plugins and restarted my computer, but it still doesn’t work. Maybe my version from chromium-daily/beta ppa is too old…
You can install gPDF for an extension for Chromium.
I tried that, but for me personally the google docs online site is very slow in loading, so I wanted to use a local viewer. Maybe I manage to make evince load inside the chromium window…
This document avoids the need to use Google-based services or any web-based service in that manner. A native (plugin, to be accurate) support for this document viewing is very much necessary and handier if not reliant on a web source.
Missing plugin…
Seems like everyone is getting the same problem.
Thanks. Really useful
Thanks!
This is working with Chromium 11.0!
Very nice!
note: replace
> sudo cp opt/google/chrome/libpdf.so /usr/lib/chromium-browser/
to
> sudo cp /opt/google/chrome/libpdf.so /usr/lib/chromium-browser/
Actually, the first one was correct. When you extract data.tar.lzma, you are extracting into the *current directory*. For example /home/yourname/yourdownloads/somedirectory/opt/google/chrome/libpdf.so.
Same here… missing plugin
Missing plugin………
Chromium 6.0.472.63 (59945) Debian 6.0.1
Same here: “Missing plugin”
Chromium 12.0.742.112 (90304) Ubuntu 11.04 (64-bits)
thanks Azmo. A good workaround for an unusual omission by Google.
thanks for this article,
works fine with opensuse 11.4 and chromium 15.0.870.0 .
I only had to change the comandline to:
“sudo cp opt/google/chrome/libpdf.so /usr/lib64/chromium/”,
because I use a 64bit-system and opensuse has only a “chromium”-folder, without “-browser”.
Same: missing plug-in.
Chromium 12.0.742.112 Ubuntu 11.04
I installed the GoogleDocsPDFViewer ( http://www.chromeextensions.org/other/googledocspdfviewer/ ) and it works. Note: it is *not* plugin, just an extension that redirect to GoogleDocs. But at least I can see pdfs now.
i get “no permission” error
works well thanks
works, ubuntu 11.10, chromium 15.0.874.106
not works,same:missing plug-in.
chromium 16.0.912.63 + Arch Linux(64 bit)
maybe it’s a 64bit issue
Have any of you tried testing out multiple sites to be sure it isn’t just a problem with the site you’re viewing? Here’s the problem I was encountering and how I fixed it.
I’m using Ubuntu 11.10 and Chromium 15.0.874.106. Before reading this article, I was having the same “missing plugin” problem. Following the above instructions didn’t fix the problem for the site I was trying to access. But it DID fix it for most sites. For example, this site didn’t used to work for me, and after following the instructions in this article, the PDF parts work:
http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=1682
But the original site I was trying to access still didn’t work!
Well, it turns out that the site I was trying to access was doing a very dumb thing. Rather than just trying to embed the PDF, it was checking to see if I had Adobe Reader. If I did, it used JavaScript to embed the PDF. If not, it displayed an error message without even trying to display the PDF or offering a link to it. So since I’m using Chrome PDF Viewer rather than Adobe Reader, that site will never work properly for me until they redesign it.
Anyway, just a thought. If you’re having trouble getting Chrome PDF Viewer to work properly, test it out on multiple sites. The site you’re trying to view PDFs on may just be poorly designed and refusing to show you the PDF because it doesn’t detect Adobe Reader.
Do you run a 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu? I have exactly the same config (Ubuntu 11.10 64bit and Chromium 15.0.874.106) and still having the “missing plugin” error (and it’s NOT site-dependent: I tried on dozens of different websites).
Same problem here (missing plugin) chromium 16 kubuntu (11.10) 64-bit
The plugin works with google chrome (and not chromium), You can download the .deb file here: http://www.google.ch/chrome/index.html?hl=en
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