About
linux-browser-installer is a Bourne shell script to install Linux versions of the Chrome or Brave browser under FreeBSD into a Linux (Ubuntu Bionic) jail. 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 Bionic ($ubuntu_version) is installed under
/compat/ubuntu ($jail_path). A modified version of FreeBSD's linux rc-script
(rc.d/ubuntu) is used to start the linuxulator, and to mount the jail's
filesystems.
System requirements
FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE or 13-CURRENT
Please Note
I use the term jail here for a directory to which you can chroot. It has
nothing to do with FreeBSD jails.
You can't run different Linux jails 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 jail you intend to use by
default, set either (not both) linux_enable="YES" or ubuntu_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf.
Usage
Install Chrome or Brave browser
# ./linux-browser-installer install chrome
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer install brave
If the jail is not existing yet, it will be created first.
Run /usr/local/bin/linux-chrome (/usr/local/bin/linux-brave) to start
Chrome (Brave).
Deinstall Chrome or Brave browser
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall chrome
and/or
# ./linux-browser-installer deinstall brave
This command deinstalls the browser, and removes its wrapper
scripts from /usr/local/bin and $jail_path/bin along with its
desktop file.
Create jail
# ./linux-browser-installer jail create
Upgrade software installed in the jail
# ./linux-browser-installer jail upgrade
Delete jail
# ./linux-browser-installer jail delete
Before deleting the entire jail under $jail_path, this command
unmounts all the jail's filesystems, deletes the rc script, and removes its
variable(s) from /etc/rc.conf.
Update symlinks
Note: Symlinks to files outside the jail will not work when chroot'ing.
For icons
# ./linux-browser-installer symlink icons
This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/icons to
$jail_path/usr/share/icons. Use this after installing new icons
to make them available to applications in the jail.
For themes
# ./linux-browser-installer symlink themes
This command updates the symlinks from $prefix/share/themes to
$jail_path/usr/share/themes. Use this after installing new themes
to make them available to applications in the jail.
Delete working files from current directory
# ./linux-browser-installer clean