Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox.
Ubuntu comes pre-installed with the Mozilla Firefox browser. But for those of you who are better off with google chrome but not sure how to install it for Ubuntu Linux, this article is just for you! Now, let’s dive in and install chrome on ubuntu
We’ll be installing chrome through 2 different methods
- Via terminal
- From the site
Install Chrome on Ubuntu via Terminal
1. Open the Terminal
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T or just search for terminal
2. Set System up-to-date
Run the following two commands in the terminal to make sure the system is up-to-date before we install chrome in ubuntu
sudo apt updatesudo apt upgrade3. Install wget
If you’re not sure whether you have wget installed or not, run the following command
wget --versionIf you get back a version number, similar to the one in the above image, you can skip this step. Otherwise, it should mean you don’t have wget installed and you have one more command to run before you move on
Run this command in your terminal to install wget
sudo apt install wget4. Download Chrome Package
Now that you have wget installed, let’s download the chrome package using the following command
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb5. Install the downloaded Package
Run the following command to install the chrome package you just downloaded
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb6. Run Chrome
And that’s it! You just finished installing chrome on your ubuntu system. Now, if you want to start Chrome, run the following command
google-chrome
INSTALL CHROME ON UBUNTU FROM THE SITE
If running the commands doesn’t work for you, there’s also another option. But for this to work you should have an active internet connection
To download Chrome, you can head over to chrome’s website
Hit the Download Chrome button
Select the download package that suits you the best, and then click Accept and Install
Now, right-click the deb file you just installed and select Open with other Application
After that, you have to opt for Software Install and click Select
Click Install, this step might take some time
After the installation is complete, you’re done!
TO SUM UP . . .
Installing google chrome isn’t as hard as it seems, it’s a lot more straightforward than doing it in windows or macOS when we use the terminal
There’s a huge area of cool stuff you can do using the command-line interface(CLI), so if you’re interested you can get started by Learning Basic Linux Commands
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