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| 1 Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get [Google Chrome](ht tp://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser (see LinuxChromiu mPackages). This page tries to describe the differences between the two. | 1 # The Difference between Google Chrome and Chromium on Linux |
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| 3 In short, Google Chrome is the Chromium open source project built, packaged, and distributed by Google. This table lists what Google adds to the Google Chrome builds **on Linux**. | 3 Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get |
| 4 [Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser | |
| 5 (see [Linux Chromium Packages](linux_chromium_packages.md). | |
| 6 This page tries to describe the differences between the two. | |
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| 5 | | **Google Chrome** | **Chromium** | **Extra notes** | | 8 In short, Google Chrome is the Chromium open source project built, packaged, and |
| 6 |:|:------------------|:-------------|:----------------| | 9 distributed by Google. This table lists what Google adds to the Google Chrome |
| 7 | Logo | Colorful | Blue | | 10 builds **on Linux**. |
| 8 | [Crash reporting](LinuxCrashDumping.md) | Yes, if you turn it on | None | Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash reporting | | 11 |
| 9 | User metrics | Yes, if you turn it on | No | | 12 ## Google Chrome |
| 10 | Video and audio tags | AAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WA V | Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV by default | May vary by distro | | 13 |
| 11 | Adobe Flash | Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) plugin included in release | Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) plugins, including the one from Adobe in Chrome 34 and belo w | | 14 * Colorful logo |
| 12 | Code | Tested by Chrome developers | May be modified by distributions | Please include distribution information if you report bugs | | 15 * [Reports crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md) only if turned on. |
| 13 | Sandbox | Always on | Depending on the distribution (navigate to abou t:sandbox to confirm) | | | 16 Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash |
| 14 | Package | Single deb/rpm | Depending on the distribution | | | 17 reporting turned on. |
| 15 | Profile | Kept in `~/.config/google-chrome` | Kept in `~/.config/chromium` | | 18 * User metrics only if turned on |
| 16 | Cache | Kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome` | Kept in `~/.cache/chromium` | | 19 * Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro) |
| 17 | Quality Assurance | New releases are tested before sending to users | Dependin g on the distribution | Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel rel eases: see http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/ , http://omahaproxy.appspot .com/ and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/ | | 20 * AAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV |
| 18 | Google API keys | Added by Google | Depending on the distribution | See http ://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys | | 21 * Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) Flash plugin included in release |
| 22 * Code is tested by Chrome developers | |
| 23 * Sandbox is always on | |
| 24 * Single deb/rpm package | |
| 25 * Profile is kept in `~/.config/google-chrome` | |
| 26 * Cache is kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome` | |
| 27 * New releases are tested before being sent to users | |
| 28 * Google API keys are added by Google | |
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| 30 ## Chromium | |
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| 31 * Blue logo | |
| 32 * Does not ever [report crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md). Please include | |
| 33 symbolized backtraces in bug reports. | |
| 34 * User metrics are never reported. | |
| 35 * Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro) | |
| 36 * Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV by default | |
| 37 * Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) Flash plugins, including the one from Adobe in | |
| 38 Chrome 34 and below | |
| 39 * Code may be modified by distributions | |
| 40 * Sandbox depends on the distribution (navigate to about:sandbox to confirm) | |
| 41 * Packaging depends on the distribution | |
| 42 * Profile is kept in `~/.config/chromium` | |
| 43 * Cache is kept in `~/.cache/chromium` | |
| 44 * New release testing depends on the distribution | |
| 45 * Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel releases: see | |
| 46 http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/, http://omahaproxy.pspot.com/ | |
| 47 and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/ | |
| 48 * Google API keys depend on the distribution | |
| 49 * See http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys | |
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