If you don't want the full repo history, you can save a lot of time by adding the -no-history flag to fetch.Įxpect the command to take 30 minutes on even a fast connection, and many hours on slower ones. Run the fetch tool from depot_tools to check out the code and its dependencies. Assuming you cloned depot_tools to /path/to/depot_tools: $ export PATH = '$PATH:/path/to/depot_tools' Get the codeĬreate a chromium directory for the checkout and change to it (you can call this whatever you like and put it wherever you like, as long as the full path has no spaces): $ mkdir ~ /chromium & cd ~/ chromium Install depot_toolsĬlone the depot_tools repository: $ git clone https : ///chromium/tools/depot_tools.gitĪdd depot_tools to the end of your PATH (you will probably want to put this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc). There are some instructions for other distros below, but they are mostly unsupported.

Most development is done on Ubuntu (currently 14.04, Trusty Tahr). You must have Git and Python installed already.

A 64-bit Intel machine with at least 8GB of RAM.The Chromium Project takes its name from the element chromium (Cr), the metal from which chrome is made. FeaturesĪlthough Chromium is not meant to be used as a final product, it is possible to install the latest precompiled snapshots for Windows, Linux and Mac, or by downloading the source code and building it manually on those platforms. The user interface of the two browsers is very similar, but the most important additions found in Chrome include: automatic browser updates, cloud sync between devices, licensed codecs for H.264 video and AAC audio, and tracking mechanisms for usage and crash reports. Google Chrome uses the codebase from the Chromium open source project and then packages it with additional features. What is the difference between Chromium and Google Chrome? The project's hourly Chromium snapshots appear essentially similar to the latest builds of Google Chrome aside from the omission of certain Google additions. In addition to Google's own Chrome browser, many other developers use Chromium's source to build their own web browsers including the likes of Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, and many others.Ĭhromium builds have the most infrastructure for analyzing crashes and reporting bugs. Chromium is an open source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way to experience the web.

Chromium build gmod