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My question is about updating .deb packages in 20.04. I understand that the Ubuntu software center will not support .deb packages in 20.04.

I like to use Google Chrome, which is only available as a .deb package (or .rpm). What is the best way to install Chrome on 20.04? Should I use dpkg?

And if I use dpkg, how do I make sure Chrome remains up to date? In 18.04 Chrome gets updated via the update manager (I think also via the apt package manager). Will this still happen if I install Chrome on 20.04 via dpkg? Is there any way to have it automatically updated via the update manager or via apt?

Thanks for taking the time to view my question.

Regards, Thomas

Thomas1980nl
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I never use dpkg, I just open the .deb file and that's it, but please follow the instructions bellow instead.

For the other questions on how to install it via apt and keep it update I'm glad you ask since that is very important.

Run the following commands:

wget -q -O - https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install google-chrome-stable

From now on it will show on the update manager each time there's a new version

Rodrigo Graça
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