When I search for Chromium in Ubuntu Software on Ubuntu 16.04, There are 2 options.
Which one should I select?
The same can be observed with VLC media player, Clementine, Inkscape etc.
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When I search for Chromium in Ubuntu Software on Ubuntu 16.04, There are 2 options.
Which one should I select?
The same can be observed with VLC media player, Clementine, Inkscape etc.
Best Answer
The first and the third items are both the Chromium browser. The former is a snap package and the latter is a Debian package.
You can confirm this from the version numbers and descriptions. The first:
matches:
The second:
matches:
and the AppStream description:
Using the
gnome-software
command should help. Both of these commands open the third entry:Here,
chromium-browser.desktop
is the AppStream ID, andchromium-browser
is the package name.