[SOLVED] Before I attempt to install the chromium (9.0.597.107) SlackBuild, I have questions.

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 02:00 PM

Hello:

I have installed all the dependencies and sub dependencies for the chromium (9.0.597.107) SlackBuild.

The instructions suggest running:

Code:

cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -i sse2

My output is:

Code:

bash-4.1# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -i sse2
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm ida dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm ida dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bash-4.1#

I assume this indicates that sse2 exists on my system?

Does this mean that I *should not* use: NO_SSE2=1 ./chromium.SlackBuild

Is that correct?

Thanks,

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 03:00 PM

Correct, yet is there any reason why you would not use the latest stable version?:

http://build.chromium.org/official/c...42.112.tar.bz2

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot...able%20updates

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewthomas

Correct, yet is there any reason why you would not use the latest stable version?:

http://build.chromium.org/official/c...42.112.tar.bz2

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot...able%20updates

Hi Andrew:

I could be wrong on the following...

I am trying to keep my Slackware 13.37 100% 'official'. I have read that this means that I should only use SlackBuilds and Slackware approved repositories like Alien Bob's site.

I can only find the chromium web browser (not the google chrome browser) at SlackBuilds, so, whatever version is there is the one I should install, right?

yuuko · 07-11-2011, 04:32 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, both SBo and Eric's packages are not supported officially.

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

Hi Andrew:

I could be wrong on the following...

I am trying to keep my Slackware 13.37 100% 'official'. I have read that this means that I should only use SlackBuilds and Slackware approved repositories like Alien Bob's site.

I can only find the chromium web browser (not the google chrome browser) at SlackBuilds, so, whatever version is there is the one I should install, right?

What about the slackbuild for google-chrome that is in /extra?

ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s...ome.SlackBuild

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewthomas

What about the slackbuild for google-chrome that is in /extra?

ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s...ome.SlackBuild

Hi Andrew:

That is for the 'google chrome' browser, which is not the same as the 'chromium' browser. I used to have both installed and I found the chromium browser to be faster.

Actually, I did install google chrome from extras - it does not launch. I am pretty certain that I followed the readme instructions to the letter but, no lift-off. The icon just bounces around for a while and disappears.

The reason that I am asking questions before I try to install the chromium SlackBuild is that it takes close to an hour for it to do its' thing on my PC. The last time I tried to install it, a few days ago, it took the hour and then didn't work - probably something I did, or, didn't do.

Anyway, I'm about to give it another try.

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

Hi Andrew:

That is for the 'google chrome' browser, which is not the same as the 'chromium' browser. I used to have both installed and I found the chromium browser to be faster.

Not too much of a difference:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wi...VsGoogleChrome

What is the output when you launch google-chrome from the terminal?

Code:

/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 08:08 PM

It has been over an hour and the SlackBuild still has not finished doing whatever it is that it does!

D1ver · 07-11-2011, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

It has been over an hour and the SlackBuild still has not finished doing whatever it is that it does!

It took me about an hour (maybe more) to build Chromium on a 3.4 Ghz quad core i5.. You might want to grab a cup of tea

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

It has been over an hour and the SlackBuild still has not finished doing whatever it is that it does!

Yeah it does, I compile it on my gentoo box with a quad-core and it still takes about an hour.

That's what is so nice about repackaging the .deb, it is so quick.

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewthomas

That's what is so nice about repackaging the .deb, it is so quick.

What is: '... repackaging the .deb' ???

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

What is: '... repackaging the .deb' ???

That is what the slackbuild in /extra does.

Quote:

if ! /bin/ls google-chrome-*.deb 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
cat << EOF

This is a script to repackage a Debian/Ubuntu Google Chrome .deb package
for Slackware. Run this script in the same directory as one of these
binary packages:

google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb (for 64-bit x86_64)
google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb (for 32-bit x86)

This will create a Slackware .txz package. Install it with installpkg
or use upgradepkg to upgrade from a previous version.

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 10:01 PM

Hello:

The SlackBuild took from 8:05 pm to 10:53 to create SBo_tgz file but I am using it now to write this post!

Thanks to for your help.

Marking as SOLVED.

Robert.Thompson · 07-11-2011, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewthomas

Not too much of a difference:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wi...VsGoogleChrome

What is the output when you launch google-chrome from the terminal?

Code:

/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome

Hi Andrew:

Here is what I get:

Code:

sh-4.1# /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome
/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
bash-4.1#

What do you think?

Thanks.

andrewthomas · 07-11-2011, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

Hi Andrew:

Here is what I get:

Code:

sh-4.1# /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome
/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
bash-4.1#

What do you think?

Thanks.

It looks like you are missing the google-chrome-pam-solibs package.
Have you installed the rest of the packages in /extra/google-chrome/?

ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s...1.3-i486-1.txz
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s....19-i486-1.txz
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/s...2.1-i486-1.txz

Just imagine how many fixes have been made between
chromium-9.0.597.107.tar.bz2 18-Feb-2011 02:46 135M
and
chromium-12.0.742.112.tar.bz2 24-Jun-2011 01:29 144M
plus it saves a bit of time.