Since many video meeting apps say that Google Chrome is the browser that has the best support I decided to install it. Followed the guide here:
https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-instal ... -centos-7/
as I couldn't find it in the repos. It installs opera-beta as a dependency. Why have a beta-package as a dependency although Chrome presents itself as stable? And is it really necessary when I do have opera-stable installed?
Cheers,
gostal
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Desktop Dell T5810 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz, 72 GB RAM, Radeon Pro WX 7100
CentOS 7.9.2009
CentOS 7.9.2009
Re: Google Chrome
Your conclusion is wrong: google-chrome-stable doesn't depend on opera-beta. Of course not, why would it?
Re: Google Chrome
Precisely my question but here is the output from yum.
Command: sudo yum localinstall google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
Yum output snip:
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Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
google-chrome-stable x86_64 89.0.4389.82-1 /google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64 232 M
Installing for dependencies:
liberation-fonts noarch 1:1.07.2-16.el7 base 13 k
liberation-narrow-fonts noarch 1:1.07.2-16.el7 base 202 k
opera-beta x86_64 75.0.3969.35-0 opera 69 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package (+3 Dependent packages)
gostal
Desktop Dell T5810 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz, 72 GB RAM, Radeon Pro WX 7100
CentOS 7.9.2009
CentOS 7.9.2009
Re: Google Chrome
Try that command again and this time add the option --disablerepo=opera and see what it pulls in from where instead. It looks like the opera-beta package is claiming to supply something that is needed and it's being picked up instead of the thing that should be used.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: Google Chrome
Interesting! Now vulkan-stuff got pulled in:
Cheers,
gostal
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Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
google-chrome-stable x86_64 89.0.4389.82-1 /google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64 232 M
Installing for dependencies:
liberation-fonts noarch 1:1.07.2-16.el7 base 13 k
liberation-narrow-fonts noarch 1:1.07.2-16.el7 base 202 k
vulkan x86_64 1.1.97.0-1.el7 base 3.6 M
vulkan-filesystem noarch 1.1.97.0-1.el7 base 6.3 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package (+4 Dependent packages)
Total size: 236 M
Total download size: 3.8 M
Installed size: 255 M
gostal
Desktop Dell T5810 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz, 72 GB RAM, Radeon Pro WX 7100
CentOS 7.9.2009
CentOS 7.9.2009
Re: Google Chrome
So that tells us that the opera-beta package is bad and attempts to supply things that ought to be supplied by 'vulkan'. I'd report that to them since it's a beta. Also, you can solve this by adding priority= to the repo files to make base/updates preferred.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke