Ubuntu to drop Firefox for Chrome?

[zakuza]

According to Ubergizmo, Canonical seems to be looking into the possibility of dropping Mozilla Firefox in their upcoming Netbook Edition of the world's most popular Linux distro, Ubuntu. In its place Canonical will use Google's Chrome, or possibly Chromium--the open-source, less stable project that Chrome is based on.


For as long as most can remember, Firefox has been the default browser of choice for Ubuntu, as well as many other popular Linux distros. The reason for this is likely due to Mozilla's open approach towards developer and their add-ons. Firefox prides itself on its magnificently large add-on repository--something which Chrome has just recently begun building.


No official decision has been made regarding the fate of Firefox in Ubuntu, but it's very possible that we will begin seeing test versions of Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 sporting Chrome in some form or another. Should Canonical make the switch to Chrome, it's unclear if it would also affect Ubuntu's desktop version. If Chrome becomes the default Ubuntu browser, many devoted followers would likely rise up in protest.


The first ever Ubuntu Netbook Edition is expected for debut alongside its desktop counterpart. The difference between this version and the desktop one is the new,single menu bar design, which gives the release more of a Mac look and feel. Since netbooks have less screen real estate, having a single menu bar allows users maximize their workspace. The bar will operate similarly to the one found in Mac OS X and will be only be enabled by default in Ubuntu's Netbook Edition. Ubuntu 10.10 will be called Maverick Meerkat and is scheduled for an October 28th release.

zakuza Reviewed by zakuza on 17th May 2010. Ubuntu to drop Firefox for Chrome? According to Ubergizmo, Canonical seems to be looking into the possibility of dropping Mozilla Firefox in their upcoming Netbook Edition of the world's most popular Linux distro, Ubuntu. In its place Canonical will use Google's Chrome, or possibly Chromium--the open-source, less stable project that Chrome is based on. For as long as most can remember, Firefox has been the default browser of choice for Ubuntu, as well as many other popular Linux distros. The reason for this is likely Rating: 5

[Snell]

I actually use both browsers on my distro that is firefox and have recently installed Chromium

So whether Chromium become the default browser in ubuntu, I'll always use firefox as my main browser.

Thanks for that piece of info.
It's good to know it

[Maniac_]

Fuck Google and its wanna-be-monopoly strategic!

[Mr Happy]

This should be a wake up call to FireFox. All the other browsers are moving on but FireFox seams to be stuck in the past. It's fast becoming the new IE as it's slow, poor engine, doesn't support CSS 3 and has terrible codex by default. If it wasn't for their large collection of Plugins a lot more people would have left it. Chrome has most of the Plugins FireFox has and in time will have more. What's more the way the Chrome Plugins work means they don't break or stop working after updates unlike a lot of the FireFox plugins. That and the fast it's a lot faster with a far better engine is no surprise Ubuntu made this decision. Their obviously looking to the future, something which Mozilla really needs to do if their to stop this downward trend.

zakuza get into the habit of pasting a link to the source. Leeching isn't cool.

[xfernanx]

Hell Yeah! Chrome FTW!