This repository provides the latest version of Chromium Web Browser built as AppImage from the Snap package.
NOTE: the 32-bit version for the old i386 architectures is available at ivan-hc/32-bit-AppImage-packages-database, download it from here.
AppImages based on Electron require the kernel to be configured in a certain way to allow for its sandboxing to work as intended (specifically, the kernel needs to be allowed to provide “unprivileged namespaces”). Many distributions come with this configured out of the box (like Ubuntu for instance), but some do not (for example Debian), and the AppImage works only with the --no-sandbox option.
For more, visit https://docs.appimage.org/user-guide/troubleshooting/electron-sandboxing.html
I wrote two bash scripts to install and manage the applications: AM and AppMan. Their dual existence is based on the needs of the end user.
| "AM" Application Manager |
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If you want to install system-wide applications on your GNU/Linux distribution in a way that is compatible with Linux Standard Base (all third-party apps must be installed in dedicated directories under /opt and their launchers and binaries in /usr/local/* ...), just use "AM" Application Manager. This app manager requires root privileges only to install / remove applications, the main advantage of this type of installation is that the same applications will be available to all users of the system. |
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| "AppMan" |
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If you don't want to put your app manager in a specific path but want to use it portable and want to install / update / manage all your apps locally, download "AppMan" instead. With this script you will be able to decide where to install your applications (at the expense of a greater consumption of resources if the system is used by more users). AppMan is portable, all you have to do is write the name of a folder in your $HOME where you can install all the applications available in the "AM" database, and without root privileges. |
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