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December 8th, 2009, 19:18 GMT · By

Google Chrome 4.0 Beta for Linux Arrives

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Google Chrome 4.0 Beta on Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit
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Just in time for holidays, the wonderful developers at Google announced a few minutes ago that the Chrome browser for Linux is finally in a beta state and has been added on the official Chrome website for download! The actual version is Google Chrome 4.0.249.30 and it comes with binary packages for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and openSUSE operating systems. Both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures are supported at this time, as well as a preinstalled repository (at least on the Ubuntu platform) for easy updates.

Just like the popular Windows version, Google Chrome Beta for Linux is extremely fast, stable, extensible and last but not least, very secure! Did we forgot to mention that it has support for HTML5? Yes, that's right... it has! Moreover, the new Google Chrome will work very well on both GNOME and KDE desktop environments.

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Linux Softpedia on Google Chrome 4 Beta - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 64-bit

You can grab the new beta version of Google Chrome for the aforementioned Linux systems by accessing the download page at the end of the article or by going to its official website. Whichever method you choose, please remember that you need to uninstall any existing package of the Google Chrome web browser before installing this new version.

Google Chrome is a revolutionary web browser that makes surfing the Internet more efficient and ergonomic by placing modules on each new opened tab. Instead of showing a blank page, Google Chrome offers you eight thumbnails, displaying the most visited websites, a history search bar and even the last ten closed tabs. Another breathtaking feature of Google Chrome is its amazing speed, from the moment you open it until it is closed.

The Google Chrome interface is simple and clean, allowing websites to benefit from the increased screen space. The tab bar is placed on top of the multi-functional main address bar. Why multi-functional? Because you can not only direct Chrome to a certain address, but also perform history or Internet searches.

Download Google Chrome 4.0.249.30 Beta right now from Softpedia. Oh, and don't forget to check out our brand new Google Chrome Extensions category for the latest add-ons!



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Comment #1 by: polleri on 08 Dec 2009, 22:47 UTC reply to this comment

What's the name of teh dockbar you are using?


Comment #2 by: Marius Nestor on 09 Dec 2009, 07:26 UTC reply to this comment

Avant Window Navigator http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Tools/Avant-Window-Navigator-22877.shtml


Comment #3 by: nf3 on 09 Dec 2009, 16:49 UTC reply to this comment

thanks you google this is wonderful


Comment #4 by: yayank on 11 Dec 2009, 01:47 UTC reply to this comment

One thing that so far I do not use Chrome is that it doesnt have any downloader extension suchas downthemall or flashgot. Firefox has so many extension you can choose from - you can get addicted to it. The speed ? I can't tell the difference (I have tuned up the firefox though).


Comment #5 by: manny on 14 Dec 2009, 15:28 UTC reply to this comment

great desktop and browser, highly recommended


Comment #6 by: zer0kelvin on 12 Feb 2010, 19:24 UTC reply to this comment

Really wonderfull peace of software! Its so much faster than firefox, at least twice the speed to go to a new site. It feels almost as I am surfing on my own hard drive!
So far its stable and every web page has opened. The security Im not sure about its probably really good, but Will probably stick to firefox when doing bank business still.

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