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Im running 64 bits version, Im very new to ubuntu, just dived into it. this is what I do:

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

then get:

`2016-10-01 23:22:41 (1.30 MB/s) - ‘google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb’ saved [49990192/49990192]`

then 

sudo dpkg –I google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

and get:

dpkg: error: need an action option

Type 

dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];

Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management;

Type

dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;

Type

dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;

Type

dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;

Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! Thanks in advance and sorry for my idiocy too

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You typed the wrong command to install the application. You used an uppercase I when it should have been a lower case i. Unlike Windows, the case of the letters in a command makes a difference.

Run this to install the package:

$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Just change your Uppercase I to the lowercase i in the command you typed and you'll be all set.

By the way, the difference between the lower case and the uppercase i is:

-i (lowercase) Install the package
-I (uppercase) Show information about the package.

For other details see:

$ man dpkg
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L. D. James
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In Ubuntu Xenial (16.04) you can simply install with apt:

sudo apt install google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
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