Issues with installing LibX on Chrome Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit), on Ubuntu 18.0

[Darcy Duke]

I just had a user report the following:

When I click the "Add LibX 2.0 MIT Libraries Edition to Chrome" button, nothing visibly happens, and, if I open the console with F12 and watch while clicking the button, I see this error appear:

install.php?edition=mit:36 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'install' of undefined at HTMLAnchorElement.<anonymous> (install.php?edition=mit:36) at HTMLAnchorElement.handle (jquery.min.js:16) at HTMLAnchorElement.m (jquery.min.js:16)

	(anonymous)	@	install.php?edition=mit:36
	handle	@	jquery.min.js:16
	m	@	jquery.min.js:16

This is Chrome Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit), on Ubuntu 18.04 (freshly installed).

A developer I work with believes this is the problem:

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/inline_faq

The instruction on the install page - a call to `chrome.webstore.install()` - has been deprecated as of September

Chrome 71, released this month, is the browser-side implementation of this breaking

Godmar, is there any hope of fixing this?

Darcy

J. Darcy Duke

Head, User Experience and Web Services
Technology, Planning, Integration, and Experience, MIT Libraries

da...@mit.edu | 617.253.9370

My pronouns are she/her/hers.

[Godmar Back]

I think they'll have to go straight to the chrome store.

[Darcy Duke]

Thanks for the quick reply Godmar - I see they will be prompted to choose an edition once they download it there. That makes sense, thank you!

Darcy