I can download google chrome and maps on Ubuntu 16.04 but I cannot get them to install or run. I even tried some suggested commands in terminal but they just dead ended. When I press the Install button on the GUI it only engages momentarily and the GUI has a message about non free third party software but Google isn't asking for any kind of payment and they never have on any of my other OS's. I copied and pasted some suggested commands to terminal which did start the installation but then it just dead ended at another prompt and there were no error messages. I downloaded the versions of chrome and maps that google said were for Ubuntu 64 bit.Also this is a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 on a freshly DOD wiped 300Gb hard drive.
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There was a bug when 16.04 first came out that made it difficult or impossible to install third-party .deb packages through the graphical software manager. However, Canonical has released an update that fixes the issue.
Install all the available software updates for your system, log out and log back in, and you should be able to install Google Chrome.
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