Binary patching for Manifest V2 support in Chrome/Chromium

[u/AdMain7647]

Hi everyone! Out of boredom and scientific curiosity, I discovered a certain "phenomenon." By making the right tweak to the Chromium binary in the right place, it is possible to restore full support for Manifest V2 extensions. To this end, I’ve created a GitHub project:

https://github.com/meizfl/linux-chromium-mv2-patcher

I have already uploaded the first patched (and verified) build versions. You can also patch the build currently installed on your Linux distribution (tested on Arch Chromium 154.0.8037.97). If you need a different version, please open an issue on the project page and attach the output from python3 mv2ctl analyze /patch/to/you/chrome/binary. I can't promise immediate turnaround, but I will add requested versions to the project whenever possible.

[u/AdMain7647]

The latest tested versions are Chromium 158.0.8105.0 and Chrome Canary 158.0.8104.0.