Objective
The objective is to install Google Chrome browser on on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus Linux.
Requirements
Privileged access to your Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus Linux Desktop
Difficulty
EASY
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudo
command - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Instructions
Install gdebi
The easiest way to install external *.deb
packages such as google chrome, is by use of gdebi
tool. gdebi
will automatically fetch and install all chrome’s dependencies. If you have not done so yet, install gdebi
now:
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
Download Chrome browser
Use wget
command to download a latest version of the Google Chrome browser:
$ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Perform Chrome installation
At this stage we are ready to use gdeb
to install Google Chrome browser on your Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus Linux desktop. From the directory where you have previously downloaded google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
package execute the following linux command:
$ sudo gdebi google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb sudo: unable to resolve host ubuntu Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading state information... Done Requires the installation of the following packages: libappindicator1 libindicator7 The web browser from Google Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
All done. You should now be able to find Google Chrome icon when search your start menu:

