Universal path for Chrome on *nix systems?

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I'm looking to write a shell script that will detect all of the common places to find:



  • Google Chrome

  • Chromium

Installed for any given *Nix distribution.



The common ones I know of are:



  • /usr/bin/google-chrome

  • /usr/bin/chromium-browser

  • /usr/bin/chromium

  • /usr/bin/chrome

  • On PATH

Is there a more official list somewhere? How is chromedriver doing this same logic does anyone know?







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  • You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 18:37










  • any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:37











  • by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:39







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    I would at least go through PATH
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 19:46










  • good idea. i'll add that to the list
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 20:01














up vote
0
down vote

favorite












I'm looking to write a shell script that will detect all of the common places to find:



  • Google Chrome

  • Chromium

Installed for any given *Nix distribution.



The common ones I know of are:



  • /usr/bin/google-chrome

  • /usr/bin/chromium-browser

  • /usr/bin/chromium

  • /usr/bin/chrome

  • On PATH

Is there a more official list somewhere? How is chromedriver doing this same logic does anyone know?







share|improve this question






















  • You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 18:37










  • any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:37











  • by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:39







  • 1




    I would at least go through PATH
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 19:46










  • good idea. i'll add that to the list
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 20:01












up vote
0
down vote

favorite









up vote
0
down vote

favorite











I'm looking to write a shell script that will detect all of the common places to find:



  • Google Chrome

  • Chromium

Installed for any given *Nix distribution.



The common ones I know of are:



  • /usr/bin/google-chrome

  • /usr/bin/chromium-browser

  • /usr/bin/chromium

  • /usr/bin/chrome

  • On PATH

Is there a more official list somewhere? How is chromedriver doing this same logic does anyone know?







share|improve this question














I'm looking to write a shell script that will detect all of the common places to find:



  • Google Chrome

  • Chromium

Installed for any given *Nix distribution.



The common ones I know of are:



  • /usr/bin/google-chrome

  • /usr/bin/chromium-browser

  • /usr/bin/chromium

  • /usr/bin/chrome

  • On PATH

Is there a more official list somewhere? How is chromedriver doing this same logic does anyone know?









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  • You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 18:37










  • any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:37











  • by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:39







  • 1




    I would at least go through PATH
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 19:46










  • good idea. i'll add that to the list
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 20:01
















  • You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 18:37










  • any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:37











  • by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 19:39







  • 1




    I would at least go through PATH
    – nohillside
    Apr 10 at 19:46










  • good idea. i'll add that to the list
    – Nicholas DiPiazza
    Apr 10 at 20:01















You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
– nohillside
Apr 10 at 18:37




You need to consider two things: how is the binary named, and where is it stored. Currently you only cover the first.
– nohillside
Apr 10 at 18:37












any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 19:37





any chance you can craft this comment up into an answer with what i'm missing?
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 19:37













by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 19:39





by the way, i'm only looking for the "standard" place they would be found. I don't have to cover any custom, non-typical scenarios. I'm just trying to do as good of a job as chromedriver does when finding a suitable chrome executable.
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 19:39





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I would at least go through PATH
– nohillside
Apr 10 at 19:46




I would at least go through PATH
– nohillside
Apr 10 at 19:46












good idea. i'll add that to the list
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 20:01




good idea. i'll add that to the list
– Nicholas DiPiazza
Apr 10 at 20:01










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Chromedriver looks for files in the following locations:



  • /usr/local/sbin

  • /usr/local/bin

  • /usr/sbin

  • /usr/bin

  • /sbin

  • /bin

  • /opt/google/chrome

File names that it searches for are:



  • google-chrome

  • chrome

  • chromium

  • chromium-browser

The relevant code is here.






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    Chromedriver looks for files in the following locations:



    • /usr/local/sbin

    • /usr/local/bin

    • /usr/sbin

    • /usr/bin

    • /sbin

    • /bin

    • /opt/google/chrome

    File names that it searches for are:



    • google-chrome

    • chrome

    • chromium

    • chromium-browser

    The relevant code is here.






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      Chromedriver looks for files in the following locations:



      • /usr/local/sbin

      • /usr/local/bin

      • /usr/sbin

      • /usr/bin

      • /sbin

      • /bin

      • /opt/google/chrome

      File names that it searches for are:



      • google-chrome

      • chrome

      • chromium

      • chromium-browser

      The relevant code is here.






      share|improve this answer






















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        Chromedriver looks for files in the following locations:



        • /usr/local/sbin

        • /usr/local/bin

        • /usr/sbin

        • /usr/bin

        • /sbin

        • /bin

        • /opt/google/chrome

        File names that it searches for are:



        • google-chrome

        • chrome

        • chromium

        • chromium-browser

        The relevant code is here.






        share|improve this answer












        Chromedriver looks for files in the following locations:



        • /usr/local/sbin

        • /usr/local/bin

        • /usr/sbin

        • /usr/bin

        • /sbin

        • /bin

        • /opt/google/chrome

        File names that it searches for are:



        • google-chrome

        • chrome

        • chromium

        • chromium-browser

        The relevant code is here.







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