Linux Chrome 5 Beta is a Go

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in Downloads, News

linux Linux Chrome 5 Beta is a GoAlthough Chrome 5 Beta has been available for those using Windows and Mac for a little while already, Google held back its release of the Linux version of their beta browser. That’s no surprise, as the initial developer version of Chrome for Linux users has only been out since June and has a much smaller user base than the other two platforms. Regardless, Google announced yesterday that the 5.0.307.1 Beta for Linux is now available.

Some of the new features being released with this version include support for notifications, a different directory for loading plugins and improved text support for various languages.

It’s important that Google keeps the Chrome browser for Linux up to speed with Windows and Mac. An ever-increasing amount of users are turning to open source, and all of the solid OSs are based on Linux. In terms of netbook operating systems, platforms such as Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Moblin and Jolicloud are all based on Linux. This helps drive the cost of netbooks lower, as these OSs save money on the overall product price when compared to Microsoft’s licensing fees that are required for every device that ships with Windows.

At the same time, when Google eventually comes out with Chrome OS, it will be essentially competing with these machines, but will still have a leg up on overall browser competition because Linux does not support the closed-source Internet Explorer. Opera and Firefox currently are some of the most popular browsers for Linux. Safari is also available as well.

You can get Linux Chrome 5 Beta from the download page here.

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4 Responses to “Linux Chrome 5 Beta is a Go”

  1. jdanni

    04. Feb, 2010

    I believe that it’s a developer release, not a beta release.

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