On 2016-05-12, Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now that Google Chrome support has ceased for Wheezy (and others), and > since I have no plans to upgrade the OS for another 2 years when it > reaches LTS EOL, would Chromium make a decent alternative? Is it stable > enough for regular use? I've never used it and opinions vary. > Everything I've read says Chromium is "cutting edge." Are we talking > "Unstable-like" to "Testing?" Or Fedora to Red Hat?
Chromium would not be a good choice in Wheezy LTS as its life has ended in Wheezy. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1622 You should probably run 'check-support-status' to obtain a list of packages on your machine that are no longer supported security-wise. > Any alternatives instead of Chromium? I mainly desire > stability, security and longevity. Already have the most recent > version of Firefox installed, but prefer it only as a back up. > Iceweasel has been purged. > > Or, maybe, I'll just continue to use the old, unsupported Chrome. > > Thanks. > > B > > -- Hypertext--or should I say the ideology of hypertext?--is ultrademocratic and so entirely in harmony with the demagogic appeals to cultural democracy that accompany (and distract one’s attention from) the ever-tightening grip of plutocratic capitalism. - Susan Sontag
