I did find an link to the very-last version of GoogleChrome for 32bit Linux (one that Google didn't manage to obliterate from the internet) and the extension works there, although it whines and moans that it's an obsolete and unsupported version. So I know it is not dependent on 64bit. Would really prefer to use this under Chromium so I don't have to have the old GChrome build just to edit GoogleDocs offline.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1692319 Title: Cannot activate "Google Docs Offline" extension Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: ~ $ lsb_release -rd Description: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Release: 18.1 ~ $ apt-cache policy chromium-browser chromium-browser: Installed: 58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281 Candidate: 58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281 Version table: *** 58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages ================================= Have tried this under both 32 and 64bit installs, slightly different behaviour. My concern is with the 32bit build, so I will focus on that, with a footnote on 64bit. On a 32bit netbook (Acer AspireOne) I have LinuxMint 18.1 (Ubuntu 16.04-based) with the Chromium browser installed. I have installed the https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-docs- offline/ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi"Google Docs Offline" extension into the browser, and restarted the browser (multiple tries installing & uninstalling, to make sure there wasn't a failure in the install). Extension is at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail /google-docs-offline/ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi According to directions I should make sure offline sync is enabled in Google Drive (which it is), and then make sure they are enabled in the settings for Google Docs. Once that is enabled I should have an option in each document's preferences to save offline. Expected: I should be able to enable the offline function in Google Docs by moving the switch to active. After that I should be able to mark a document for offline synchronization. What Happened: The setting in Google Drive is checked as enabled. However, when I go to the settings screen for Google Docs, the 'slider' to enable the option is stuck in a half-way position (neither off nor on). Consequentially the offline sync option will not be available for the document. ----------------- I had tried this with the 64bit version on another system (same Mint 18.1 on a 64bit system). Same chromium version as above. It actually enables the option and lets me sync a document, and I can do an offline edit (disabling the network to test). However, it will only work for a couple exits/restarts of the browser, at which point it will disable itself. Strange behaviour in itself; perhaps related or not, just put here in case it's relevant. I have tried this on the official Google Chrome (58.0.3029.96-1) on the same 64bit system and it works no problem. Obviously I cannot do the comparable test on 32bit (no 32bit Linux can be found anywhere, Google wiped out every copy in existence). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1692319/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
