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I recently did a fresh install of ubuntu 18.04 and installed chromium web browser. I followed these and these instructions to add the gnome shell extensions vai google web store and from terminal. When I try to add extensions I still get this message

Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native host connector is not detected. Refer documentation for instructions about installing connector.

I have no idea what the problem could be. Should I reinstall chromium? I'm not familiar with how snap works, but I installed chromium from the Ubuntu software store. According this they suggest installing the universe version of chromium. I'm not sure what the difference is here. Would someone explain this please.

pomsky
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Pachuca
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The 'universe' version of an app is a non-Snap installation using a package from the Ubuntu repositories for your version, e.g., https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/chromium-browser . Install that with sudo apt update && sudo apt install chromium-browser after uninstalling the Snap version.

K7AAY
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Snap is a way to install packages, but it is generally better to install the apt version instead in most cases. It is what is used by the operating system officially. Snap is a plugin for additional packages.

sudo snap remove chromium

To remove the snap

Then

sudo apt update && sudo apt install chromium-browser -y

To install the normal Non-snap Chromium package

Richard Anthony Horan
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