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author | Antonio Leal <antonioleal@yahoo.com> | 2023-12-04 18:50:56 +0700 |
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committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2023-12-04 19:26:03 +0700 |
commit | 9eeaf60f4472ece68e2b51f11b9f0cb0f57638dd (patch) | |
tree | bae02179223d2ba16d4f17bd52198b65f524a73e /system/google-chrome-the-latest/README | |
parent | 48d56d12779b2d658576f53030ca1f83559e4755 (diff) | |
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system/google-chrome-the-latest: Updated for version 3.1.
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/system/google-chrome-the-latest/README b/system/google-chrome-the-latest/README index 89b91b21c6..e744739e3f 100644 --- a/system/google-chrome-the-latest/README +++ b/system/google-chrome-the-latest/README @@ -1,37 +1,47 @@ -Installing *and* Maintaining an updated chrome browser on Slackware -is now made easier with this small program, "google-chrome-the-latest". +Maintaining an updated Chrome Browser on Slackware is now made +easier with this small program, "google-chrome-the-latest". It is a simple python script that checks what is the latest -version available and updates it on your Slackware box directly -from Google. +version available and updates it on your Slackware box. -It does this by parsing the web-page at +It identifies a new version by parsing the web-page at https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/the-latest-version/chrome -and comparing with the chrome version currently installed. - -Chrome is downloaded directly from Google and converted to txz -using the standard rpm2txz command. +and comparing with the chrome version number currently installed. +Chrome is then downloaded directly from Google site, converted to +txz using the standard rpm2txz command, and upgraded. You can run this script manually or automatically with the -provided cron.hourly script. -This cron script will attempt to identify which user to notify, -otherwise you can force the variable to USERNAME=’your username’ +provided cron.hourly script. The cron script will attempt to +identify which user to notify, otherwise you can edit it and set +the variable USERNAME='your username' In order to avoid excessive hits on whatismybrowser.com actual checks are limited to "once a day", but you can bypass this with the -arguments "install" or "upgrade". These allow the user to force a -download from Google and perforam an install or an upgrade, -if one is required. +arguments "install", "upgrade" or "update". These all mean then +same and imply a download from Google and perform an install or +an upgrade, if one is required of course. Normally it is asked if you want to install the new version, but providing the argument "silent" will just update with no human intervention. +The argument "gui" will download the Chrome RPM allowing you to +manually upgrade the browser. + +Note: This program runs in the background. To collect your input, +dialogs appear and disappear. Don't be alarmed and wait for the +program to end. + +Workflows: + +1. Every day the program checks if a new browser is available + and notifies you through a pop-up window. This is default behavior. -Examples: -If you don't have yet Chrome installed you can do so by -simply by running: -/opt/google-chrome-the-latest/google-chrome-the-latest.py install +2. You can start the program manually using the icon available + in the desktop menu to trigger the download, check and + install/upgrade the browse if required. -At any time you can force a download from Google site and upgrade -without any pop-up window with: -/opt/google-chrome-the-latest/google-chrome-the-latest.py silent upgrade +3. From the command line, if you don't have yet Chrome installed + you can do so by simply by running: + /opt/google-chrome-the-latest/google-chrome-the-latest.py install -This package installs to /opt/google-chrome-the-latest +4. From the command line, you can force a Chrome download and + upgrade if required, without any pop-up window, with: + /opt/google-chrome-the-latest/google-chrome-the-latest.py silent upgrade |