Re: Chromium. Good Alternative for Chrome?
On 2016-05-12, Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now that Google Chrome support has ceased for Wheezy (and others), and
> since I have no plans to upgrade the OS for another 2 years when it
> reaches LTS EOL, would Chromium make a decent alternative? Is it stable
> enough for regular use? I've never used it and opinions vary.
> Everything I've read says Chromium is "cutting edge." Are we talking
> "Unstable-like" to "Testing?" Or Fedora to Red Hat?
Chromium would not be a good choice in Wheezy LTS as its life
has ended in Wheezy.
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1622
You should probably run 'check-support-status' to obtain a list of
packages on your machine that are no longer supported security-wise.
> Any alternatives instead of Chromium? I mainly desire
> stability, security and longevity. Already have the most recent
> version of Firefox installed, but prefer it only as a back up.
> Iceweasel has been purged.
>
> Or, maybe, I'll just continue to use the old, unsupported Chrome.
>
> Thanks.
>
> B
>
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