Google Chrome as Local App?

[Nick Fenger]

Here's the final final script:

#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -d "$HOME/.config/chromium" ]; then
  # do this if profile doesn't exist
  mkdir ~/.config/chromium.orig
  cp -R /opt/tcs/chrome/profile/chromium/* ~/.config/chromium.orig
  chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.config/chromium.orig
else
  mv ~/.config/chromium ~/.config/chromium.orig
fi
mkdir /tmp/.config-chromium
ln -sf /tmp/.config-chromium ~/.config/chromium
ln -sf ~/.config/chromium.orig/Default /tmp/.config-chromium/Default
chromium-browser

...where /opt/tcs/chrome/profile/chromium/ is the location of the template
profile

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Nick Fenger <
nick at trilliumcharterschool.org> wrote:

> I believe I have resolved the issue when there is no chrome profile for a
> user.
>
> Here's the final script:
>
> I needed to create a "template" profile in the client image
> /opt/tcs/chrome/profile/chromium. I simply copied a fresh profile from one
> of my users.
>
> mkdir ~/.config/chromium.orig
> cp -R /opt/tcs/chrome/profile/chromium/* ~/.config/chromium.orig
> chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.config/chromium.orig
> mkdir /tmp/.config-chromium
> ln -sf /tmp/.config-chromium ~/.config/chromium
> ln -sf ~/.config/chromium.orig/Default /tmp/.config-chromium/Default
> chromium-browser
>
> I assume my "template" profile will need to be updated when chrome gets
> updated but I am not sure.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Nick Fenger <
> nick at trilliumcharterschool.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The script below seems to work for users who already have a chrome
>> profile, however, if there is no profile I get:
>>
>> nick at ltsp87:/tmp$ run-chrome
>> mv: cannot stat `/home/nick/.config/chromium': No such file or directory
>> [3231:3231:958859199:FATAL:chrome/browser/browser_main.cc(592)] Check
>> failed: profile. Cannot get default profile.
>> /usr/bin/run-chrome: line 7:  3231 Aborted
>> chromium-browser --no-first-run %U
>>
>> I get the same error  when running without --no-first-run
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> Here's the current script (run-chrome.sh):
>>
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> mv ~/.config/chromium ~/.config/chromium.orig
>> mkdir /tmp/.config-chromium
>> ln -sf /tmp/.config-chromium ~/.config/chromium
>> ln -sf ~/.config/chromium.orig/Default /tmp/.config-chromium/Default
>> chromium-browser --no-first-run
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Nick
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Nick Fenger <
>> nick at trilliumcharterschool.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> An update on this:
>>>
>>> I implemented Stéphane's workaround and it appears to be working. One
>>> caveat is that chrome shows the first run prompt each time, however, chrome
>>> has a --no-first-run flag: (i.e. chromium-browser --no-first-run )  which
>>> takes care of this problem.
>>>
>>> Here is my script placed in /opt/ltsp/i386/opt/run-chrome.sh
>>>
>>> #!/bin/bash
>>> mv ~/.config/chromium ~/.config/chromium.orig
>>> mkdir /tmp/.config-chromium
>>> ln -sf /tmp/.config-chromium ~/.config/chromium
>>> ln -sf ~/.config/chromium.orig/Default /tmp/.config-chromium/Default
>>> chromium-browser --no-first-run
>>>
>>> $ sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/i386
>>> then: $ chmod +x  /opt/run-chrome.sh
>>> then: $ ln -s /opt/run-chrome.sh /bin/run-chrome
>>>
>>> after rebuilding the image i can now run in a terminal on the client
>>>
>>> $ ltsp-localapps run-chrome
>>>
>>> and I get chrome!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks Again,
>>>
>>> -Nick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Stéphane Graber <stgraber at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> mv ~/.config/chromium ~/.config/chromium.orig
>>>> mkdir /tmp/.config-chromium
>>>> ln -sf /tmp/.config-chromium ~/.config/chromium
>>>> ln -sf ~/.config/chromium.orig/Default /tmp/.config-chromium/Default
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nick Fenger
>>> -Information Technology
>>>
>>> Trillium Charter School
>>> 5420 N. Interstate Ave
>>> Portland, OR 97217
>>> (503) 285-3833
>>> http://www.trilliumcharterschool.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nick Fenger
>> -Information Technology
>>
>> Trillium Charter School
>> 5420 N. Interstate Ave
>> Portland, OR 97217
>> (503) 285-3833
>> http://www.trilliumcharterschool.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Nick Fenger
> -Information Technology
>
> Trillium Charter School
> 5420 N. Interstate Ave
> Portland, OR 97217
> (503) 285-3833
> http://www.trilliumcharterschool.org
>
>
>
>


-- 
Nick Fenger
-Information Technology

Trillium Charter School
5420 N. Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 285-3833
http://www.trilliumcharterschool.org
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