Chromium browser vs Google Chrome: security on Lubuntu

[Iberê Fernandes]

good idea! i'll start following the bug too!

thank you very much for your suggestion!
ibere

2013/5/23 Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>

> I'm following the bug to see what is decided about.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 23 May 2013 19:16, Iberê Fernandes <ibere.fernandes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hummm, tricky. thank for your prompt reply!
>>
>> however, for a general user like myself, i don't quite understand why i
>> should point my updates to a -dev ppa instead of the stable ppa. in fact, i
>> wish i could use the universe version with updated, tested, secure stuff.
>>
>> i'm the kind of user that prefer stock, stable, tested, secure software.
>> Lubuntu as it comes is almost perfect to me. the only ppas i have added to
>> my lubuntu are Alex Shkop stable just because of the Lubuntu Docs
>> workaround. (yes, there's just one more strange
>> ppa: webupd8team/java/ubuntu, but that's because in my country lots of
>> things do not work without oracle Java).
>>
>> so, again, is the dev ppa delivering a stable, tested and secure
>> software? i'm confused because i thought dev stands for development...
>>
>> thank you again,
>> iberê
>>
>>
>> 2013/5/23 Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I use the -dev ppa from Alex Shkop[1] and it is  27.0.1453.6 Ubuntu However,
>>> there is evidently an even more recent version available. I saw a bug
>>> raised asking why ubuntu repo's are still on v25 when there is v27 out[2].
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>> 1. https://launchpad.net/~a-v-shkop/+archive/chromium-dev
>>> 2.
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1183086
>>>
>>> On 23 May 2013 17:42, Iberê Fernandes <ibere.fernandes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> Chromium on Lubuntu: are we using an outdated and insecure version of
>>>> Chromium browser?
>>>>
>>>> I'm running Lubuntu 12.04 and as per instructions from Lubuntu Docs, i
>>>> guess we're supposed to be updated.
>>>>
>>>> As we know Google Chrome has released version 27 while Chromium from
>>>> Alex Shkop is at version 25.0.1364.172 and from Ubuntu universe is at
>>>> 25.0.1364.160.
>>>>
>>>> Google Chrome itself says to check Chromium security notices:
>>>> "*Security fixes and rewards:*
>>>> **
>>>> **
>>>> *Please see the Chromium security page<http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security>for more information."
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> So, is our stable Chromium insecure/not getting those security updates?
>>>>
>>>> Tks in advance for any clarification!
>>>> Iberê
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> resources:
>>>>
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Workarounds#Chromium_not_Updating
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com.br/2013/05/stable-channel-release.html
>>>>
>>>> https://launchpad.net/~a-v-shkop/+archive/chromium
>>>>
>>>> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/chromium-browser
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>>
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>>
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>> abs e bons estudos!
>> iberê
>>
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abs e bons estudos!
iberê
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