Google’s Linux Software Repository Unveiled
Posted on October 4th, 2008
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WITHOUT much fanfare, Google has unveiled a software repository aimed at the Linux versions of its various products.
The Google Linux Software Repository (http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html) currently only contains packages for Picasa for Linux 2.7 and Google Desktop Linux 1.2.
It is not possible to download the packages directly from the website; rather, Google has provided detailed, graphical guides for some of the major distributions - Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE and Mandriva - which guide the user through enabling the repository using each distro's package management tool.
If you prefer to enable the Google repository from the commandline then there is an automated script available, plus guides on how to do it with APT, YUM, urpmi, Yast2 and RPM.
The Google Linux Software Repository (http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html) currently only contains packages for Picasa for Linux 2.7 and Google Desktop Linux 1.2.
It is not possible to download the packages directly from the website; rather, Google has provided detailed, graphical guides for some of the major distributions - Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE and Mandriva - which guide the user through enabling the repository using each distro's package management tool.
If you prefer to enable the Google repository from the commandline then there is an automated script available, plus guides on how to do it with APT, YUM, urpmi, Yast2 and RPM.
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