Hi all,
Debian, who provide the base operating system that we use at YNiC, recently announced[1] that the Chromium web browser will no longer receive security updates. As a result we will be removing the Chromium browser from all our systems on Friday next week (27th March) so that we're not left exposed to security problems with Chromium.
Anyone using Chromium at YNiC should switch to Iceweasel (a rebranded Firefox browser) as this will continue to receive security updates.
If you have any bookmarks in Chromium that you would like to save please follow the steps below:
* Run Chromium and press CONTROL+SHIFT+O to bring up the bookmark manager. * Click on the Organize button and choose 'Export bookmarks to HTML file...' * Choose a sensible filename and click the save button. * Close Chromium and open Iceweasel. * Press CONTROL+SHIFT+O to bring up the library window. * Click the 'Import and Backup' button and select 'Import Bookmarks from HTML...' * Choose the file saved in the previous step and click the Open button.
All your bookmarks from Chromium will now be saved in Iceweasel.
If you have any problems saving your bookmarks or if you have a use case that Iceweasel fails to satisfy please let us know by e-mailing it-support@ynic.york.ac.uk as soon as possible.
Thanks, Paul.
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2015/msg00031.html