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When I download Google Chrome and then click on install, it seems to time out. I never see the authentication box. How can I fix this? It worked when I ran Ubuntu 16.04 from a memory stick.

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There are many post with issues of the new Ubuntu Software app. I have problems with it on many of my installations... somewhere around two out of five.

The workaround is to install deb packages from the Terminal.

The Command Line option to install a downloaded deb package

Go to the directory where you Downloaded the package (~/Downloads) and install using the dpkg -i command. Run these steps. The '$' is the cli prompt.

$ cd ~/Downloads
$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
$ sudo apt install -f

You can type ls *deb to see the list of the files to ensure you are spelling it correctly.

The provided step will resolve the issue you are having with the Chrome deb install, plus other issues with the new Ubuntu Software application.

In the case of the downloaded Google Chrome dep package, once installed using dpkg -i the google-chrome.list is automatically added to the /dev/apt/souces.list.d which will provide automatic checks and updates for newer versions.

The cli steps above will work as an alternative of other downloaded deb packages when having issues with the Ubuntu Software application.

The Ubuntu Software issue

The GUI resolution can be resolved with:
gnome-software on Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't work

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The most reliable solution to install Google Chrome, important : it has to be the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu ! (read more about the topic here) ... open a terminal and execute these four commands : 

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

All necessary packages that are needed as dependency will get installed alongside automatically. Google Chrome will get updated to a newer version automatically when you upgrade the system.

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