Many of Mac and Linux users want to try Chrome, Google's latest browser, but have been stuck waiting for Google to release a version on either platform. But now, Mac and Linux users might have a chance to test out Chrome due to the work of some intrepid programmers who have decided they aren't going to wait for an official release.
MarketWatch reported yesterday that CodeWeavers had released a compatible version for Linux and Mac using Wine. It's called CrossOver Chromium and a number of users have already installed it, anxious to try out the browser.
Using a ported apps on Mac, rather than a native app, however, requires a default installation of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or an additional X11 install on an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Even with a compatible system install, however, CrossOver Chromium operates like the Windows Chrome version, and some display glitches may appear.
With a dead SuperDrive, I'm stuck still waiting for a version that doesn't need an X11 install. For those who prefer native Mac apps, you're still waiting as well.
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well that was NOT insightful. you have a problem with your laptop so you can't install chrome. did you for once think that it might be better to write the article as an actual review of chrome? disappointing. .
Since it requires the install of X11, it's still not a native Mac app, and I wouldn't have installed it other than for a test even if my SuperDrive WAS working. It's the same reason I use NeoOffice instead of Open Office, and Seashore instead of GIMP: X11 is a kludgy method of porting apps to OS X.
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