Sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_b Open a terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T) and execute: Without PPA (easiest method) Command line method : Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for google-chrome, click Install and you are done. Select Close and click Reload on this screen : Sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stableĪnd type Software and Updates, go to the Other Software tab and select Add.Īdd the following line : deb stable mainĬlick Add Source and enter your password. Sudo sh -c 'echo "deb stable main" > /etc/apt//google.list' Open a terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T) and execute: wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add. When the system is configured to automatic update you don't have to care about anything at all. Using the PPA you will be able to update Google Chrome easily using sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade or when performing the upgrade process by using the Ubuntu Software Center. The command line method is the easiest way to install Google Chrome,īut below you can find other methods as well, so you are free to choose. You will then be prompted for your password (though you will notice that even though it does not look like you are typing anything, in fact you are and this is just a security feature), enter the password and press Enter and that should install Google Chrome. (Either google-chrome-stable_current_b (64-bit) orgoogle-chrome-stable_current_b` (32-bit) ): sudo dpkg -i You will probably need to go to the ~/Downloads folder with: cd ~/DownloadsĪnd then you will need to run the following command to install Google Chrome where you need to replace with the name of the file you downloaded. Now for the command-line Terminal installation, first open a Terminal window ( Ctrl + Alt + T), then use the cd command to navigate to the location you downloaded the file to.
In the above screenshot I have put a red box around the Install button you need to press. Then double-click the file, this should open the Ubuntu Software Center, to install click the Install button and then enter your password as prompted (your Ubuntu Software Center may look slightly different to mine in terms of design as I am on the GNOME flavour of Ubuntu): When the download is complete, open your file manager (probably Nautilus) and navigate to the location where you downloaded the file to (probably the ~/Downloads folder). It will likely ask you if you want the 32-bit or 64-bit one, download whichever is appropriate for your install, and accept the license agreement.
Double-click it and install it through the Ubuntu Software Center.To install software manually you will most likely need to download a.