Yellow Dog Linux

Hi everyone,

Google Chrome is kinda x86 specific, so we can't run it in regular PowerPC YDL. But you should be able to run it in YDL for CUDA.

However - Google only compiles against bleeding edge Linux distributions, not stable enterprise distributions. So - it won't run as is on 'CUDA, since we're Red Hat Enterprise Linux based. (RHEL is about 3 years behind Fedora).

I did find a way to run it, though, via the open source Chromium build.

There's a page here that has binaries:
http://www.linux-powered.com/~ryoji.kam ... tOS5.xhtml

Basically, this build uses a parallel build tree so that your core YDL libraries aren't touched.

You'll want to use YUM to install this - it's painful otherwise. You'll need the x86_64 RPM to install the repos. Unfortunately, the link is broken on the website - but it's there.

Here's the link:
ftp://ftp.linux-powered.com/CentOS/5.x/ ... x86_64.rpm

Install this RPM, then use:
yum install chromium

to put the rest in place. You should see the Chromium logo in your Applications --> Internet menu in Gnome if everything goes right.

Let me know if you have any questions about this.

Cheers,
Paul