It is known that Chromium browser is now shipped as deb "Transitional package - chromium-browser -> chromium snap".
But this maybe not expected for some users and they want to get normal deb-based version. How does this possible?
It is possible by using a third-party repository (PPA) from LaunchPad, named
Chromium Beta branch.
To install, one needs to add this repository to the system by:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/chromium-beta
Then remove the snapped Chromium by:
snap remove chromium
and install the package with:
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
To avoid the installation of the snap package in the future, one should do the following:
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-chromium-deb
Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-saiarcot895-chromium-beta
Pin-Priority: 1337
EOF
To revert to the snap version, use:
sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-chromium-deb; sudo apt-get autopurge chromium-browser; snap install chromium
