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= Installing the browsers

Both Chromium and Google Chrome can be installed on Fedora.


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== Installing Chromium

Chromium can be installed using the Software application and via command line.

=== Installing Chromium using Software (GUI)

. Click on Software tool in Fedora.

. Search for Chromium Web Browser.

. Click on Install.

=== Installing Chromium using Terminal

. To install Chromium Web Browser, use the command:
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# dnf install chromium
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. To upgrade Chromium, use the command:
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# dnf upgrade chromium
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If you require support for non-free multimedia formats like H.264 or AAC, or the ability to play DRM-protected media such as Netflix, Spotify, etc. it may be preferable to install the *chromium-freeworld* package from the https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/setup_rpmfusion/[RPM Fusion] repositories, as the necessary plug-ins are already built-in.
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== Installing Chrome

Chrome can be installed using Software or a terminal, once the repository is enabled.

=== Installing Chrome using Software (GUI)

. Open the *Software* application.

. Click on the menu at the top right and select *Software Repositories*.

. Make sure Third Party Repositories is enabled. If the button label is *Install*, then click that button to install the third party repositiories. If the button reads *Remove All* then the third party repositories are already installed.
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. Scroll down to find the repository called *google-chrome*. Click on it and choose *Enable*. 
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You can now search for *Google Chrome* in Software, and install it.

=== Installing Chrome using Terminal

The additional repositories can also be managed using a terminal and DNF.

. Install Third Party Repositories
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$ sudo dnf install fedora-workstation-repositories
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. Enable the Google Chrome repo:
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$ sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled google-chrome
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. Finally, install Chrome:
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$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable
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If you want to install the Chrome Dev Channel version, use the following command:

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$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-unstable
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If you want to install Chrome Beta use the following:

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$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-beta
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