Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could replace Firefox with Google Chrome

[news24]

We already knew that Canonical was planning to overhaul the user interface for the next version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix — the version of Ubuntu Linux optimized for laptops with small screens and low power processors. But now it looks like Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could also come with some new default applications.

The most noticeable change under consideration is swapping out the Firefox web browser for Chromium, the open source version of Google Chrome.

Firefox has been the default web browse for Ubuntu for ages. In fact, it’s the default browser for a huge number of Linux-based operating systems. But Chrome is a good choice for netbooks because it has a minimal design that takes up less screen space with toolbars and menus than other browsers. It’s also pretty darn fast.

The change hasn’t been finalized yet. Canonical will release a few test versions of Ubuntu Netbook Remix with Chromium before making a decision as to which browser will ship when the operating system is released in October.

http://www.liliputing.com/2010/05/u...could-replace-firefox-with-google-chrome.html
About time

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

I like Chromium and run it on my Aspire One (Arch Linux distro).

 

[MyWorld]

Although I'm happy for Chrome I would still include the Firefox option. I have had some terrible flash problems as of late with Chrome on Linux, so much so and on such a regular basis that I now moved back to FF. I think Chrome is still too young to include it as default in a distro, I would wait for the next release and hopefully better flash support.

 

[Tinuva]

Interesting, flash never gave me any problems in Chrome. Strange thing is, both browsers use the exact same libraries to include flash as a plugin. Chances are you could fix it by just updating Flash, although I am sure that is up for debate.

 

[Adoxographist]

I use chrome on my netbook. It's so much better than firefox- even with the menu bar disabled.