chromium versions in lucid

You can use the daily build PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

and get version 7 (bleeding edge)

if you want 6 (stable) then this guide will help:
http://www.socialblogr.com/2010/05/download-chrome-6-for-ubuntu-lucid-lynx.html

Should be ok

If you want 6 you can run this command:

cd ~/; wget http://dl.downloadatoz.com/download/google-chrome-beta_current_i386.deb; sudo dpkg -i ./google-chrome-beta_current_i386.deb; rm ./google-chrome-beta_current_i386.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

Should do it.

thanks dude much appreciated, so does this mean that the stock ubuntu will not get automatically updated past version 5 from the repos for the entire life of the LTS release?

Yes as the standard package review will take place and the package will be updated etc. Ubuntu is not a rolling release so there are groups of packages that get updated after being reviewed. This is to help ensure stability, as Ubuntu is made for Linux virgins and the last thing you want is for people to see flaky software to base their first impression of Linux on.

but if chromium stays on version 5 in ubuntu for 2 years the official chrome might be at chrome 20~30 (since they release every 6 weeks now) and they only will support the latest 2 versions with security fixes. this means ubuntu's chromium will either have to be updated or security fixes will have to be backported which is hefty in its right.

thanks again for the quick answer

oh cool so i just have to wait 3 months and it'll be updated, thats not actually that bad.

phew for a second there i thought it wouldnt be updated at all.

thanks again

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.