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How to install Google Chrome 65.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Google Chrome 65.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google and it was first released in September 2008. Although it was initially developed for Microsoft Windows, it was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. Google Chrome is also the main component of Chrome OS, where it serves as a platform for running web apps. It is really so simple to install Google Chrome 65.0 on Ubuntu 18.04, and in this tutorial, you are going to be briefed about the same process.

Installing Google Chrome 65.0

First, you need to make sure that your system is properly updated. So, run the following command to update your system. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease       
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease      
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you need to open the sources.list file. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# vim /etc/apt/sources.list
And add the following line into repository list. 
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main


Once it is done, you shall download a key simply by running the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
--2018-04-11 15:29:24--  https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
Resolving dl.google.com (dl.google.com)... 172.217.163.78, 2404:6800:4007:80a::200e
Connecting to dl.google.com (dl.google.com)|172.217.163.78|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 8038 (7.8K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘ linux_signing_key.pub’ 
linux_signing_key.pub   100%[==============================> ]   7.85K  --.-KB/s    in 0.006s  
2018-04-11 15:29:25 (1.34 MB/s) - ‘ linux_signing_key.pub’  saved [8038/8038]

And then, run the command to enable a key

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-key add linux_signing_key.pub
OK

Once it is done, you need to update the system repository again. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Get:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release [1,189 B]
Get:3 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release.gpg [819 B]   
Get:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,353 B]
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Fetched 3,361 B in 6s (565 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done

You shall now install Google chrome by making use of the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt install google-chrome-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libappindicator1 libindicator7
Suggested packages:
  indicator-application
The following NEW packages will be installed:
.
.
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libappindicator1 (12.10.1+18.04.20180322.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Setting up google-chrome-stable (65.0.3325.181-1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable to provide /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable to provide /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser (gnome-www-browser) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable to provide /usr/bin/google-chrome (google-chrome) in auto mode

Once it is installed, you shall launch the newly installed Google Chrome from your Ubuntu search field.

When you open the application, it will ask you to confirm if you want to set it as the default browser.


Once it is done, the Google chrome 65 browser will now appear on the screen.


You can check the version of your Google Chrome.

With this, the method to install Google Chrome comes to an end.

Tag : google chrome Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Can extensions create UI outside of the rendered web page?
A
Yes, your extension may add buttons to the Chrome browser's user interface. See browser actions and page actions for more information.
Q
How do I build a UI for my extension?
A
Extensions use HTML and CSS to define their user interfaces, so you can use standard form controls to build your UI, or style the interface with CSS, as you would a web page. Additionally, extensions can add some limited UI elements to Chrome itself.
Q
N: Skipping acquire of configured file ‘main/binary-i386/Packages’ as repository ‘http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease’ doesn’t support architecture ‘i386’, what I can do?
A
The error is clear that you are using i386 architecture, and Google Chrome stopped support for 32-bit systems, it’s time to move to 64-bit for better application support..
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google-chrome-stable depends on libcurl3; however: Package libcurl3 is not installed.please help me?
A
Please run the below command to fix it. $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -f Once that’s complete, Google Chrome will install without any errors..
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How do I add a bookmark in Chrome to my home screen?
A
Create a bookmark via the menu, find it in the bookmark list, long-press on it, and tap "Add to home screen".