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Geesh_SO
Asked: 2013-03-03 14:29:32 +0800 CST

Will Google Chrome update itself considering that it has been downloaded as a standalone .deb file?

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I guess my question applies to software in general. Sometimes software is only available through .deb files, or sometimes up-to-date software is only available through downloaded .deb files, so will I lose automatic updating capabilities?

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    Google Chrome

    The .deb file of Google Chrome adds a repository automatically to your software sources - you will get automatic updates once a new version appears in the stable channel.

    With it in your software sources, you can also easily swap between the stable, beta and unstable versions of Google Chrome: google-chrome-beta and google-chrome-unstable can be installed simply from Synaptic or the terminal way (installing either one will first ask to remove google-chrome-stable).

    Go to Software Sources > Other Software, in the list you will see:

    http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/
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