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Corion / WWW-Mechanize-Chrome

automate the Chrome browser
https://metacpan.org/release/WWW-Mechanize-Chrome
Artistic License 2.0
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Name of Chrome executable not accurate for Debian system #8

Closed sdondley closed 6 years ago

sdondley commented 6 years ago

I installed Google Chrome on a Debian system using the procedure at https://www.tecmint.com/install-google-chrome-in-debian-ubuntu-linux-mint/

The name of the Google Chrome executable on my system as a result of following this procedure is chrome-browser-stable not chrome-browser as indicated in the documentation at:

https://metacpan.org/pod/WWW::Mechanize::Chrome#INSTALLING

Also, Debian allows you to install google-chrome-beta and google-chrome-unstable.

I'd be happy to submit a patch to the docs to reflect the fact that the name of the executable may vary by OS flavor and that the user should consult their system specific documentation or system administrator for guidance.

Please let me know if you'd like me to submit a patch to make this improvement with any other suggestions for how this should be documented.

Corion commented 6 years ago

Yes, such a patch is very welcome! So far, I've only run the tests on an Ubuntu system, where the name is chrome-browser , but documenting the alternatives is very prudent!

Thank you very much for your analysis, feedback and for volunteering to provide a patch!

sdondley commented 6 years ago

I'm surprised Ubuntu would have a different executable name than Debian since Ubuntu uses the same packaging system. Perhaps it's because Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Chrome?