If you have anything to do with IT or computers you know about the Google Chrome browser. No matter where you stand on your opinion of Google, you can not deny the Chrome browser is fast. In fact, Chrome is setting the standard for browser speed such that the competition is now playing a serious game of catch up. The Chrome browser is so fast (at both startup and page load) that the difference goes well beyond noticeable. Next to all of its competition Google Chrome looks as if it is running in a completely different gear all together.

Now if you are running the Windows operating system, installing Chrome is as simple as downloading the .exe file and having at it. With the Linux operating system a simple installation is lagging a bit behind. So in this article you will learn how to install Chrome on Ubuntu and Chromium on Fedora.

Two different versions? Why? Simple: Chromium is the open source project behind Chrome. But why can you install Chrome on Ubuntu and not on Fedora? The Chrome developers decided to support Debian-based first. From that support a group of developers for Fedora created the necessary RPM files to enable installation of Chrome on Fedora. Of course both versions are still in beta (as of this writing) and are not 100% fool proof. Even with that stated, you will be surprised at just how well the betas of Chrome and Chromium work. And whether you are looking for an alternative to Firefox, Konqueror, or Opera or if you need something faster, you need to get Chrome onto your system. Let’s take a look at how.

via Linux.com