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Google Chrome is a non-free proprietary web browser based on Chromium with extra features such as a PDF viewer and support for DRM. Use this tag for questions about installing and using the Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu systems.

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Google Chrome

This tag is for Google's browser, Chrome. For questions on Chromium read and use .

Chrome is not available in the default Ubuntu repositories, but you can install it by using Google's PPA. Ubuntu ships Chromium, the open source project that Chrome is built from. See this for a detailed list of differences between Google Chrome and Chromium.

Since version 28, all Chromium based browsers use a forked version of Webkit, called Blink.

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How to install Google Chrome

How do you install Google Chrome on Ubuntu?
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What's the difference between Google Chrome and/or Chromium? What are the advantages/disadvantages to each?

I used Google Chrome in Windows, and am now using Chromium in Ubuntu. Is there any difference to the two programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages to each program? Which one seems better?
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Annoying flickering in 16.04 LTS - Chrome

I've upgraded from 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 and then 4.5.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, and it's still happening. At 4.5.2 it's even more frequent, and mainly in Chrome (haven't tried firefox or opera just yet). Every time I open a new web page. Any way to…
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How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?

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…
user33877
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Chrome asks for password to unlock keyring on startup

In Google Chrome, when I go to a login page, a window pops up asking to "Enter password for keyring 'default' to unlock". In most cases, whether I click Cancel or enter my password, the login form gets auto filled anyway. How do I get rid of the…
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External links are opened as blank tabs in new browser window in Chrome

Since I installed Ubuntu (fresh install on a new machine), and set Google Chrome as default browser, whenever I open links from external apps these are open as blank tabs in new browser window (no actual redirection to site, just a blank tab). I…
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Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04

Kubuntu 20.04, 64 bit GPU: Geforce GT610 nvidia-driver-390 Chrome Version 85.0.4183.83 Intel i5-4430, core 4, 4 thread , 3GHz RAM: 16GB Each time I go into suspend mode and then resume, Chrome browser displays the current tab as full of sand of…
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How to update Chrome in Ubuntu 20.04

What is the right way to update chrome on Ubuntu 20.04. My installation was with .deb file I started getting update chrome warning messages on my chrome now. I do not want to uninstall and then reinstall to save my bookmarks and saved…
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How To Enable WebGL In Chrome On Ubuntu?

chrome://gpu/ And http://webglreport.com/ google-chrome --version Google Chrome 27.0.1453.93 http://www.chromeexperiments.com/webgl How To Enable WebGL In Chrome On Ubuntu ?
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Apt update error - "An error occurred during the signature verification" (Chrome)

When updating I got the following message: W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release: The…
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No more updates for Google Chrome 32-bit

I am using Google Chrome 48.0 32-bit. Today when I launched Google Chrome, I got this message: This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because this Linux system will no longer be supported I thought Ubuntu 14.04 is supported…
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The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1397BC53640DB551

This is Issue 952287: [User Feedback - Stable] Reports of Chrome for Linux failing to install/update due to expired GPG signing key Today, running apt in all my machines gives this error with the Google PPA (for google-chrome): me@mymachine:~$ sudo…
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How to uninstall Google Chrome?

I decided to try out Google Chrome and see if it was any different from Chromium, but now I can't figure out how to uninstall it. That's what I have installed. How to get rid of it is the question.
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What command should I type to run Chrome from the terminal?

I have remote box accessed by VNC and jwm desktop. No menus, not desktop icons, only a terminal window. I have downloaded Chrome's .deb package and installed it. How can I run it from the terminal window?
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How to identify which Chrome/Chromium tab is using up CPU?

I sometimes have a bunch of tabs opened in Google Chrome, which I believe creates a new process per tab. I would like to be able to identify the tab that is using up the CPU. Is there an easy way to to that?
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