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MP3, FLAC, and AV1 are all codecs that were added in Chromium and Chrome. R=ddorwin Change-Id: I4c0cfed8eb68a56489d9147d4e35a7148bdc58b8 Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/2552985 Commit-Queue: Dale Curtis <dalecurtis@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: David Dorwin <ddorwin@chromium.org> Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/master@{#829839}
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# The Difference between Google Chrome and Chromium on Linux
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Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get
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[Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser
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(see [Linux Chromium Packages](linux/chromium_packages.md)).
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This page tries to describe the differences between the two.
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In short, Google Chrome is the Chromium open source project built, packaged, and
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distributed by Google. This table lists what Google adds to the Google Chrome
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builds **on Linux**.
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## Google Chrome
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* Colorful logo
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* [Reports crashes](linux/crash_dumping.md) only if turned on.
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Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash
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reporting turned on.
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* User metrics only if turned on
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* Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distribution)
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* **H.264**, AV1, VP8, and VP9 video codecs.
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* **AAC**, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, FLAC, and WAV audio codecs.
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* Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) Flash plugin included in release
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* Code is tested by Chrome developers
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* Sandbox is always on
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* Single deb/rpm package
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* Profile is kept in `~/.config/google-chrome`
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* Cache is kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome`
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* New releases are tested before being sent to users
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* Google API keys are added by Google
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## Chromium
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* Blue logo
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* Does not ever [report crashes](linux/crash_dumping.md). Please include
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symbolized backtraces in bug reports.
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* User metrics are never reported.
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* Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distribution)
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* AV1, VP8, and VP9 video codecs.
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* MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, FLAC, and WAV audio codecs.
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* Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) Flash plugins, including the one from Adobe in
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Chrome 34 and below
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* Code may be modified by distributions
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* Sandbox depends on the distribution (navigate to about:sandbox to confirm)
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* Packaging depends on the distribution
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* Profile is kept in `~/.config/chromium`
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* Cache is kept in `~/.cache/chromium`
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* New release testing depends on the distribution
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* Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel releases: see
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/, http://omahaproxy.appspot.com/
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and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/
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* Google API keys depend on the distribution
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* See https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys
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