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== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
=== NixOS === | === NixOS === | ||
Add {{nixos:package|chromium}} to {{NixOS Manual|name=systemPackages|anchor=#sec-package-management}}. | Add {{nixos:package|chromium}} to {{NixOS Manual|name=systemPackages|anchor=#sec-package-management}}. | ||
== Updating browser policies == | == Updating browser policies == | ||
In Chromium the policy settings, which can be accessed by using {{Ic|chrome://policy}}, allow the user to change a lot of settings that dont exist anywhere else such as | In Chromium the policy settings, which can be accessed by using {{Ic|chrome://policy}}, allow the user to change a lot of settings that dont exist anywhere else such as | ||
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=== Natively Supported Policies === | === Natively Supported Policies === | ||
By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = { | By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = { | ||
enable = true; | enable = true; | ||
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=== Non-natively Supported Policies === | === Non-natively Supported Policies === | ||
As stated beforehand, there are hundreds of policies that are in chromium based browsers and not all of them can be supported directly and so the {{Ic|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies | As stated beforehand, there are hundreds of policies that are in chromium based browsers and not all of them can be supported directly and so the {{Ic|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies | ||
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* To see the most up-to-date file on all policies you can go [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h here] | * To see the most up-to-date file on all policies you can go [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h here] | ||
== Accelerated video playback == | == Accelerated video playback == | ||
Make sure [[Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration. | Make sure [[Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration. | ||
If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli: | If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli: | ||
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In some cases, {{ic|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features: | In some cases, {{ic|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features: | ||
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== Enabling native Wayland support == | == Enabling native Wayland support == | ||
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== Enabling ManifestV2 support == | == Enabling ManifestV2 support == | ||
To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki> | To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki> | ||
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== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) == | == Enabling DRM (Widevine support) == | ||
By default, {{nixos:package|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs: | By default, {{nixos:package|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs: | ||
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== KeePassXC support in Flatpak == | == KeePassXC support in Flatpak == | ||
To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific) | To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific) | ||
# Brave Browser | # Brave Browser | ||
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== Using libc memory allocator == | == Using libc memory allocator == | ||
Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
programs.firejail = { | programs.firejail = { | ||
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[[Category:Applications]] | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
[[Category:Web Browser]] | [[Category:Web Browser{{#translation:}}]] | ||