I'm not sure how it is supposed to work on Linux/whether it is fully supported at this point, but this sounds like something you should file a bug for... http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry <http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry>(remember to select the linux template from the combobox).
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 11:37, Kevin Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 27, 11:04 am, Kevin Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried the second approach on Windows and Linux. I couldn't get it > > work on Windows. On Linux, it works only if I start Chrome from the > > ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions dir. > > It does not install a copy. Instead it uses the file specified in > [Correction]Actually it does install (i.e. unzip .crx to the > Extensions dir.) when run from Extensions dir, and leaves the unzipped > dir after closing Chrome. However when I start Chrome (4.0.223.11 on > Linux) from a different dir (I never used --user-data-dir during my > testing), the unzipped dir is removed. > > > external_extensions.json. I wonder if it works with auto-update (or is > > it expected that an extension installed this way should only be > > updated by Admin by updating the specified file?) > > Anyway the starting dir limitation seems a bug. And if I uninstall it > > from UI, the files stay where they are, but restarting Chrome does not > > show the extension. I had to edit Default/Preferences to show the > > extension again. This does not sound right to me, though I don't know > > what's the best behavior for uninstalling external extensions. > > I couldn't get it work on Windows (dev 4.0.223.11). > > Default/Preferences contains "download"."extensions_to_open" which > > sounds interesting. Can/how do I use it? > > > > On Oct 27, 9:47 am, Finnur Thorarinsson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The extensions folder under the installation folder contains a file > called > > > external_extensions.json. If it includes something like: > > > > > { > > > "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa": { > > > "external_crx": "RandomExtension.crx", > > > "external_version": "1.0" > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > ... then you have a cross-platform way of doing what the registry > change is > > > accomplishing above. > > > > > Here, the id (all the a's) and version must match what is in the crx > file. > > > These values were hand-edited, like the registry values, so review it > > > carefully before using (in case I have a mismatched double quote or > > > something). > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 09:31, Kevin Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Sounds like what I need. What about Linux and Mac? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Oct 27, 9:29 am, Finnur Thorarinsson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > For example, on Windows, you can use the registry to specify an > external > > > > > extension to install. > > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions > > > > > > > Create two string values under this location, called: > > > > > > > path = "C:\path\to\your\extension_version.crx" > > > > > version = "1.0.0.0" > > > > > > > The version string value needs to match the extension version > specified > > > > in > > > > > the json file within the crx file. > > > > > > > Then restart Chrome and it should pick up and install the new > extension. > > > > > > > There is also a way to do this through a preferences file in the > > > > \extensions > > > > > directory, but I suspect this is what you want. > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Finnur > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 09:16, Kevin Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there a certain command line option or drop-off directory so > that > > > > > > extensions can be installed w/o end users (of an enterprise) > > > > > > interaction? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
