About
linux-browser-installer is a Bourne shell script to install Linux versions of the Brave, Chrome, Edge, Opera or Vivaldi browsers under FreeBSD into a Linux (Ubuntu Focal) chroot. They allow you to use web services like Netflix, Prime Video, or Spotify which require Widevine. The script is based on the excellent Howto by @patovm04.
If not defined otherwise, Ubuntu Focal ($ubuntu_version) is installed under
/compat/ubuntu ($chroot_path). A modified version of FreeBSD's linux rc-script
(rc.d/ubuntu) is used to start the linuxulator, and to mount the chroot's
filesystems.
System requirements
FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE or higher
Please Note
You can't run different Linux chroots at the same time. If you want to run
CentOS-based applications under /compat/linux, you have to set
sysctl compat.linux.emul_path=/compat/linux, and start the linux rc-script
(service linux onestart). Depending on which chroot you intend to use by
default, set either (not both) linux_enable="YES" or ubuntu_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf.
Usage
Clone the repository and change to the linux-browser-installer directory.
$ git clone https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer.git
$ cd linux-browser-installer
Proceed as user root with the following steps.
Install Brave, Chrome, Edge, Opera or Vivaldi browser
# ./linux-browser-installer install chrome
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer install brave
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer install vivaldi
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer install edge
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer install opera
If the chroot is not existing yet, it will be created first.
Run /usr/local/bin/linux-chrome, /usr/local/bin/linux-brave,
/usr/local/bin/linux-vivaldi, /usr/local/bin/linux-opera, or /usr/local/bin/linux-edge
to start your installed browser.
Deinstall Brave, Chrome, Edge, Opera or Vivaldi browser
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall chrome
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall brave
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall vivaldi
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall edge
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall opera
This command deinstalls the browser, and removes its wrapper
scripts from /usr/local/bin and $chroot_path/bin along with its
desktop file.
Create chroot
# ./linux-browser-installer chroot create
Upgrade software installed in the chroot
# ./linux-browser-installer chroot upgrade
Delete chroot
# ./linux-browser-installer chroot delete
Before deleting the entire chroot under $chroot_path, this command
unmounts all the chroot's filesystems, deletes the rc script, and removes its
variable(s) from /etc/rc.conf.
Update symlinks
Note: Symlinks to files outside the chroot will not work when chroot'ing.
For icons
# ./linux-browser-installer symlink icons
This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/icons to
$chroot_path/usr/share/icons. Use this after installing new icons
to make them available to applications in the chroot.
For themes
# ./linux-browser-installer symlink themes
This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/themes to
$chroot_path/usr/share/themes. Use this after installing new themes
to make them available to applications in the chroot.
Delete working files from current directory
# ./linux-browser-installer clean