Google Chrome is a freeware Internet web browser developed by Google. In the following tutorial we will perform a Google Chrome browser installation on Manjaro 18 Linux from Arch User Repository using command line tools makepkg and pacman .
In this How to install Google Chrome on Manjaro 18 Linux tutorial you will learn:
- How to clone the latest Google Chrome AUR repository.
- How to build Google Chrome package
- How to install Google Chrome AUR package
Installed Google Chrome on Manjaro 18 Linux
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
| Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
|---|---|
| System | Manjaro 18 Illyria Linux |
| Software | google-chrome 70.0.3538.77-1 |
| Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
| 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 |
How to install Google Chrome on Manjaro 18 Linux step by step instructions
- Open up the terminal and clone the latest Google Chrome AUR repository:
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/google-chrome.git
- Build an AUR package. First navigate to a newly created
google-chromedirectory. Then execute themakepkgcommand to build a Google Chrome AUR package:$ cd google-chrome/ $ makepkg -s
When finished the result should be a newly built Google Chrome package ready for the installation:
$ ls *.xz google-chrome-70.0.3538.77-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- Using the
pacmancommand install Google Chrome package. Replace the package name suffix with the Google Chrome version you have compiled previously:$ sudo pacman -U --noconfirm google-chrome-70.0.3538.77-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- The Google Chrome browser installation is now complete. Use the start menu and search for Chrome browser to launch it or simply start it from the command line:
$ google-chrome-stable
