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?
Google Chrome is not in the repositories because it is proprietary, however Chromium(the open source platform Chrome is built upon) is.
These are the instructions to install Chrome on a 64 bit Linux distribution as that architecture is the only one Chrome supports.
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
Installed this way, the package has the name google-chrome-stable.
If error messages pop up after running the command sudo apt install ./google-chrome*.deb then run the command
sudo apt-get install -f
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
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.
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!!
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 :)
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.
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.
