Ubuntu Setup

1. Ubuntu Setup

my ubuntu setup

install chromium from mint repo

# https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Distribution-Linux-Mint-bietet-jetzt-eigenes-Chromium-Paket-an-4950315.html

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyana upstream" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mint-chromium.list' && \
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com:443 --recv-keys A6616109451BBBF2

sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/mint-chromium.pref

insert:

# Don't install anything other than chromium from the Mint repos
Package: *
Pin: origin "packages.linuxmint.com"
Pin-Priority: -10


# Pattern includes 'chromium'
Package: chromium*
Pin: origin "packages.linuxmint.com"
Pin-Priority: 700


# Chromium dependencies only in buster
Package: /libevent-2.1-6/ /libicu63/ /libjpeg62-turbo/ /libvpx5/
Pin: origin "packages.linuxmint.com"
Pin-Priority: 1


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sudo apt update

check repo and version via: apt-cache policy chromium

sudo apt install chromium

remove snap

sudo sudo apt autoremove --purge snapd gnome-software-plugin-snap && sudo apt purge snapd 


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