Google Decides to End Support for Google Chrome on 32-bit Linux OSes

[Ben10]

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http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/google-decides-to-end-support-for-google-chrome-on-32-bit-linux-oses-496934.shtml

Today, December 1, 2015, Google announced that they will no longer provide 32-bit DEB packages of the Google Chrome web browser for select GNU/Linux operating systems.
Additionally, Google also announced that future releases of the Google Chrome web browser will no longer be supported on the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and Debian GNU/Linux 7 (Wheezy) OSes, urging users to update to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and Debian GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie) respectively.

Today's announcement also mentions the fact that Google will continue to support the 32-bit build configurations for those who want to build the open-source Chromium web browser on various Linux kernel-based operating systems.

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[Deleted member 178]

not enough Linux'users, and those who use Linux knows how to disable Chrome data mining ^^

 

[kiric96]

Chrome data mining

what do you mean by " chrome data mining"? is chrome doing something it doesnt have to?

 

[Deleted member 178]

like most browsers , Chrome mine your surfing datas

 

[kiric96]

like most browsers , Chrome mine your surfing datas

but is there anyway to opt out?

 

[Deleted member 178]

but is there anyway to opt out?

yes, you can reduce the amount of data collected, check the advanced options; also you have many tutorials available on the net.

 

[jamescv7]

Well considering the vulnerabilities and risk for Linux, chances are to attack from those users are minimal considering the audience scale.

 

[Vasudev]

Good. I never used Google Chrome on x32 Xubuntu, FF gets the job done.

 

[Amiga500]

I consider chrome totally not needed on a linux pc.I use linux and pale moon is more than adequate.
Chrome does not data mine.Read the chrome privacy paper and they explain clearly what data they keep etc.
Usage numbers have nothing to do with linux security.Linux is above all a server based os which is descended from unix.Its more secure out of the box and built with servers in mind.