Enable flash and use themes in Google Chrome Linux
Google Chrome is making huge gains in the web browser space. It has done wonders to catch up to all of the competition and, in some ways, has surpassed the competition. The only problem for Linux users is that Chrome has lagged behind a bit. That doesn't mean Linux users can not get their Chrome on in Linux. If you have yet to install Chrome in Linux you can see how to in my article “Install Google Chrome on Linux (and why you should)“.
Upon conclusion of that article you will have a very basic installation of Chrome that will browse quite well and fast. The problem is, however, you won't have flash working, nor will you know how to add themes to your installation. Although themes are not crucial to using Chrome, flash is. Without getting flash working, you won't be able to do things like view youtube videos.
By the end of this article you will be running Google Chrome with flash support enabled and using the available themes.
Google Chrome is making huge gains in the web browser space. It has done wonders to catch up to all of the competition and, in some ways, has surpassed the competition. The only problem for Linux users is that Chrome has lagged behind a bit. That doesn't mean Linux users can not get their Chrome on in Linux. If you have yet to install Chrome in Linux you can see how to in my article “Install Google Chrome on Linux (and why you should)“.
Upon conclusion of that article you will have a very basic installation of Chrome that will browse quite well and fast. The problem is, however, you won't have flash working, nor will you know how to add themes to your installation. Although themes are not crucial to using Chrome, flash is. Without getting flash working, you won't be able to do things like view youtube videos.
By the end of this article you will be running Google Chrome with flash support enabled and using the available themes.