[Swlug] Mint v Chromium

[Marcus Davage]

I've used Google Chrome on my Linux Mint for years. Downloaded it directly
from the Google Chrome Linux download page. My daughter uses Firefox
happily. I have also used Opera Browser in the past, too.

On Sun, 19 Jun 2022, 17:36 Rhys Sage via Swlug, <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Colin,  Chromium comes up in the available software online store but not
> Chrome. I think it's the same thing and just as buggy as the Windows
> version. I already have Firefox and I use that for some of the stuff I do -
> it helps to separate some of my Google accounts. I use only work-related
> Google stuff on Firefox. The general stuff I've been doing on Chromium.
>
> My problem with Chromium is that it seems to be behind a lot of system
> freezes. I'm not sure what goes on but the longest it has been between hard
> resets is 3 weeks when I use Chromium a lot.
>
> Hibernation works well on Linux Mint. Unfortunately when Chromium is
> throwing wobblies it won't let me wake the laptop from hibernation within a
> sane amount of time so I end up having to do a hard reset, holding the
> power button down until the laptop powers off.
>
> Generally I'm happy with the setup though I'm feeling Chrome/Chromium has
> pretty much run its course. I'm wondering about Brave browser but I've not
> tried installing it.
>
> Rhys Sage
>
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