diff --git a/Chromium-Install.md b/Chromium-Install.md index 305b2c7..8bc1b26 100644 --- a/Chromium-Install.md +++ b/Chromium-Install.md @@ -1,30 +1,46 @@ -### Google Chrome Instructions: - I recommend Chromium instead of Google Chrome, since it's open source and doesn't send your data to Google. Chromium may have some issues rendering some sites though, so you're welcome to try Google-chrome instead. -It's also easier to use Google Chrome if you already have it installed, rather than downloading Chromium all over. -1. Install & link google-chrome +By default, ArchiveBox looks for any existing installed version of Chrome/Chromium and uses it if found, but you can optionally install a specific version and set the environment variable `CHROME_BINARY` to force ArchiveBox to that one (e.g. `CHROME_BINARY=google-chrome-beta`). + +#### Check for existing Chrome install ```bash -# On Mac: -# If you already have Google Chrome in /Applications/, skip this brew command -brew cask install google-chrome -brew install wget python3 +google-chrome --version +Google Chrome 73.0.3683.75 beta # should be >v59 +``` +(Replace `google-chrome` with `chromium-browser` or path to your preferred binary) -echo -e '#!/bin/bash\n/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome "$@"' > /usr/local/bin/google-chrome -chmod +x /usr/local/bin/google-chrome +## Installing Chromium + +### macOS +If you already have Chromium installed at `/Applications/Chromium.app`, you don't need to run this. +```bash +brew cask install chromium-browser ``` +### Ubuntu/Debian +If you already have `chromium-browser` >= v59 installed (run `chromium-browser --version`, you don't need to run this. +```bash +apt update +apt install chromium-browser +``` + +## Installing Google Chrome + +### macOS +If you already have Google Chrome installed at `/Applications/Google Chrome.app`, you don't need to run this. +```bash +brew cask install google-chrome +``` +### Ubuntu/Debian +If you already have `google-chrome` >= v59 installed (run `google-chrome --version`, you don't need to run this. ```bash -# On Linux: wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list' -apt update; apt install google-chrome-beta python3 wget +apt update +apt install google-chrome-beta ``` -2. Set the environment variable `CHROME_BINARY` to `google-chrome` before running: +## Troubleshooting -```bash -env CHROME_BINARY=google-chrome ./archive ~/Downloads/bookmarks_export.html -``` -If you're having any trouble trying to set up Google Chrome or Chromium, see the Troubleshooting section below. \ No newline at end of file +If you encounter problems setting up Google Chrome or Chromium, see the [[Troubleshooting]] page. \ No newline at end of file