Chromium 140 on Ubuntu 16.x — tested on 16.04 LTS and 16.10, where the last official Google Chrome was version 48 and Firefox topped out around 68 ESR. Terminal-only Flatpak install with post-install fixes. On Ubuntu 18 or newer, use the .deb build instead — it integrates better.
This page is for users on Ubuntu 16.x (16.04 LTS, 16.10, and other Xenial/Yakkety releases) who are comfortable in a terminal. You will run many commands in order, enter your password several times, reboot once, then run one final fix.
On Ubuntu 18.04 or newer, use the .deb package instead. The Flatpak build on this page may work on Ubuntu 18, but the native .deb is the recommended build for Bionic and above — simpler install, better desktop integration, and no --no-sandbox workaround.
Run each command separately. Copy and paste one block at a time. Each sudo command triggers its own password prompt — do not chain them on one line.
The last version of Google Chrome officially supported on Ubuntu 16.04 was 48.0.2564.116. Mozilla Firefox from the standard repositories peaked around the 68.x ESR series. Snipe 140 ships the full Chromium 140 engine — modern TLS, rendering, sandboxing, and web platform support that Xenial’s stock browsers never received.
Snipe removes Google-specific services (Safe Browsing cloud lookup, sync, background telemetry) — but the underlying Chromium security architecture, sandbox model, and web compatibility stack are current-generation. You get the rendering and protocol support of 2026, not 2016.
Package file: SnipeBrowser-140.0.7339.127-linux-x64.flatpak. Work through every step in order. After Step 5, restart the PC, then complete Step 6.
Run these three commands individually. Enter your password when prompted for each sudo command.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpak -y
Fetch the bundle from Archive.org, then register the Flathub remote for dependencies.
wget https://archive.org/download/snipe-browser_140.0.7339.127-1_amd64/SnipeBrowser-140.0.7339.127-linux-x64.flatpak
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Installs org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser to your user Flatpak directory. You may see a warning about XDG_DATA_DIRS — that is expected; Step 5 and the reboot address it.
flatpak install --user --bundle SnipeBrowser-140.0.7339.127-linux-x64.flatpak -y
If dos2unix is not already installed, run this first:
sudo apt install dos2unix -y
Then apply the line-ending fix and create a terminal launcher alias:
dos2unix $HOME/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser/current/active/files/bin/snipe-browser
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
echo 'flatpak run --command=snipe-browser org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser --no-sandbox' > ~/.local/bin/snipe
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/snipe
Make the snipe command visible in your current terminal session, then restart the PC.
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
Restart the computer now. Do not skip this — Flatpak needs a fresh session for the desktop launcher to appear correctly.
--no-sandbox)Return to the terminal after reboot. This single command overwrites the desktop entry so the menu icon, New Window, and New Incognito all launch with --no-sandbox — required on Ubuntu 16.04.
printf "[Desktop Entry]\nVersion=1.0\nType=Application\nName=Snipe Browser\nGenericName=Web Browser\nComment=Privacy-focused Chromium fork\nCategories=Network;WebBrowser;\nExec=flatpak run --command=snipe-browser org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser --no-sandbox\nTerminal=false\nStartupNotify=true\nIcon=org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser\nMimeType=application/pdf;application/rdf+xml;application/rss+xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xhtml_xml;application/xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;image/webp;text/html;text/xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;\nActions=new-window;new-private-window;\nX-Flatpak=org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser\n\n[Desktop Action new-window]\nName=New Window\nExec=flatpak run --command=snipe-browser org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser --no-sandbox\n\n[Desktop Action new-private-window]\nName=New Incognito Window\nExec=flatpak run --command=snipe-browser org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser --incognito --no-sandbox" > $HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/applications/org.snipeoffice.SnipeBrowser.desktop
You are done. Launch Snipe from the Unity dash or run snipe in a terminal.
uBlock Origin in the binary — blocks tracking networks out of the box.
Flash games via built-in Ruffle — no NPAPI plugin required.
Private search as the default engine — no Google middleware.
Passwords and data stay on your machine. No forced cloud sync.
Self-contained runtime — runs on Xenial without a native .deb.
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS — brings 2026 web rendering to 2016 hardware.
Closing the window kills all Snipe processes.
No on-device models or cloud assistants baked in.
Flatpak install, post-install fixes, and the full SnipeSearch ecosystem running on Xenial — Unity desktop, amd64 VM.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 16.10, and other 16.x releases · amd64 · Flatpak install required. For Ubuntu 18.04 and newer, use the .deb package — it is the recommended build.
Download the bundle, then follow the full install steps above — Flatpak framework, bundle install, dos2unix fix, reboot, and desktop entry patch.
wget https://archive.org/download/snipe-browser_140.0.7339.127-1_amd64/SnipeBrowser-140.0.7339.127-linux-x64.flatpak
⬇ Download Flatpak
dos2unix for the line-ending fix (Step 4)--no-sandbox required on Xenial (Steps 4 and 6)