Ubuntu – How to install Chrome browser properly via command line

command linegoogle-chromesoftware installation

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 question.

But the installation threw errors. Does someone see anything wrong with the commands I issued?

Best Answer

Google Chrome isn't in the repositories - however, Chromium is.

Google Chrome is only available for 64-bit Linux. I've included directions for 64 below.

To install Google Chrome, run the following:

sudo apt-get install libxss1 libappindicator1 libindicator7
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome*.deb

If error messages pop up after running the command sudo apt install ./google-chrome*.deb then run the command 

sudo apt-get install -f.
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