# Almost everything Chromium-based suddenly broke, including the Chromium browser itself and Electron apps **URL:** \ **Category:** Applications\ **Created:** [March 8, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/almost-everything-chromium-based-suddenly-broke-including-the-chromium-browser-itself-and-electron-apps/68793 "2025-03-08T04:01:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon93652015)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/almost-everything-chromium-based-suddenly-broke-including-the-chromium-browser-itself-and-electron-apps/68793/5 "2025-03-08T05:34:26Z")
> [@Roadhog360](#): > > I’ve almost always installed things via the AUR Who told you to do this? Where’d you get the info to use the AUR for everything? In any case, please read through the following threads. Make your life in Arch Linux less complicated by following what actually experienced users recommend. > [@How to run a stress-free EndeavourOS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-run-a-stress-free-endeavouros/49769): > > I have spent a lot of time over the last 8 years helping people fix their broken systems and seeing people constantly describe how much trouble it is to keep their Arch-based systems running. Meanwhile, even though I run many systems with different configs, I never actually have these problems myself.1 I have helped people with so many obscure issues that if I ever did have issues with systems failing after an update I could fix them myself without too much trouble in most cases. However, I d… **Install apps in this order once they are available:** Official Repos \> AUR/Chaotic-AUR \> Direct binary from app website \> Flatpak \> Snap The second and third are interchangeable depending on the app, but if you decide to add and use the Chaotic-AUR, **do not put it ahead of the Official Repos**. A direct binary file could be an AppImage, zipped folder, etc. And in case you play games: [Linux gaming [Guide]](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/linux-gaming-guide/7339) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/almost-everything-chromium-based-suddenly-broke-including-the-chromium-browser-itself-and-electron-apps/68793)._