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user33877
Asked: 2011-11-15 12:18:07 +0800 CST

How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?

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I am trying to install chrome browser via command line. I tried this:

$ apt-cache search chrome browser

The results show that the proper term is "chrome-browser," so I tried that:

$ sudo apt-get install chrome-browser

And then "Y" for the Y/n question.

But the installation threw errors. Does someone see anything wrong with the commands I issued?

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7 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Google Chrome isn't in the repositories - however, Chromium is.

    Google Chrome is only available for 64-bit Linux. I've included directions for 64 below.

    To install Google Chrome, run the following:

    sudo apt-get install libxss1 libappindicator1 libindicator7
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome*.deb

    If error messages pop up after running the command sudo apt install ./google-chrome*.deb then run the command 

    sudo apt-get install -f.
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  2. As per http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/google_chrome

    wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
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  3. If you really want to install Chrome (not Chromium) using apt-get it's possible as explained here:

    • Add google repository to your sources, that is, create a new file under /etc/apt/sources.list.d with the following contents:

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

    • Get repository key:

      wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

    • Update your sources:

      sudo apt-get update

    • And install the package:

      sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

    Note: instead of google-chrome-stable you can also install either google-chrome-beta or google-chrome-unstable packages from the same repository.

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  4. If you are running a 64 Bit system, then use this:

    wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

    then:

    sudo dpkg -i ./google-chrome*.deb

    and to finish:

    sudo apt-get install -f

    This is the same as jrg's reply, but you change the i386.deb to amd64.deb.

    EDIT: The past couple of times I have not had to do the install -f. It seems to have all needed after installing.

    Good Luck!!

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  5. wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

    that's correct code for ubuntu :)

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  6. If you want the official Google Chrome build, you have to download it from here: Download Google Chrome.

    I believe only Chromium is in the repository.

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  7. If you want Google Chrome, just search it in google. If you want Chromium add this ppa:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

    And that's it. Enjoy your browser.

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