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| -Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get [Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser (see LinuxChromiumPackages). This page tries to describe the differences between the two. |
| +# The Difference between Google Chrome and Chromium on Linux |
| -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**. |
| +Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get |
| +[Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser |
| +(see [Linux Chromium Packages](linux_chromium_packages.md). |
| +This page tries to describe the differences between the two. |
| -| | **Google Chrome** | **Chromium** | **Extra notes** | |
| -|:|:------------------|:-------------|:----------------| |
| -| Logo | Colorful | Blue | |
| -| [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 | |
| -| User metrics | Yes, if you turn it on | No | |
| -| Video and audio tags | AAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV | Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV by default | May vary by distro | |
| -| Adobe Flash | Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) plugin included in release | Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) plugins, including the one from Adobe in Chrome 34 and below | |
| -| Code | Tested by Chrome developers | May be modified by distributions | Please include distribution information if you report bugs | |
| -| Sandbox | Always on | Depending on the distribution (navigate to about:sandbox to confirm) | | |
| -| Package | Single deb/rpm | Depending on the distribution | | |
| -| Profile | Kept in `~/.config/google-chrome` | Kept in `~/.config/chromium` | |
| -| Cache | Kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome` | Kept in `~/.cache/chromium` | |
| -| Quality Assurance | New releases are tested before sending to users | Depending on the distribution | Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel releases: see http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/ , http://omahaproxy.appspot.com/ and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/ | |
| -| Google API keys | Added by Google | Depending on the distribution | See http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys | |
| +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**. |
| + |
| +## Google Chrome |
| + |
| +* Colorful logo |
| +* [Reports crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md) only if turned on. |
| + Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash |
| + reporting turned on. |
| +* User metrics only if turned on |
| +* Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro) |
| + * AAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV |
| +* Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) Flash plugin included in release |
| +* Code is tested by Chrome developers |
| +* Sandbox is always on |
| +* Single deb/rpm package |
| +* Profile is kept in `~/.config/google-chrome` |
| +* Cache is kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome` |
| +* New releases are tested before being sent to users |
| +* Google API keys are added by Google |
| + |
| +## Chromium |
|
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2015/08/25 14:39:48
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| +* Blue logo |
| +* Does not ever [report crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md). Please include |
| + symbolized backtraces in bug reports. |
| +* User metrics are never reported. |
| +* Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro) |
| + * Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV by default |
| +* Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) Flash plugins, including the one from Adobe in |
| + Chrome 34 and below |
| +* Code may be modified by distributions |
| +* Sandbox depends on the distribution (navigate to about:sandbox to confirm) |
| +* Packaging depends on the distribution |
| +* Profile is kept in `~/.config/chromium` |
| +* Cache is kept in `~/.cache/chromium` |
| +* New release testing depends on the distribution |
| + * Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel releases: see |
| + http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/, http://omahaproxy.pspot.com/ |
| + and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/ |
| +* Google API keys depend on the distribution |
| + * See http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys |