

You can now install (or update if you already manually installed the deb package) Google Chrome. Now run apt-get update (or apt update) and you should see the InRelease and Packages download from the newly added Google repository: ~ $ sudo apt-get update Then add the repository: ~ $ echo "deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt//chrome.list This allows you to install Chrome through APT – and therefore also update Chrome using APT.įirst download and install the APT key from Google, which is used to sign the packages: ~ $ wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add. Using the APT repository from GoogleĪlthough rarely mentioned or published, Google actually has its own APT repository for Chrome. This is pretty annoying and the update should be automated. You need to download and manually install the current deb package – again.

When launching Chrome for the first time, a pop-up notification below will be displayed asking you whether you want Google Chrome to be your default browser and if you would wish to automatically send crash reports to Google.A click on this update button gets you – once more – on the download website of Google Chrome. With Google Chrome installed, You can launch it by clicking on Activities > Google Chrome.Īlternatively, you can head out to your terminal and execute the command: $ google-chrome Output: # THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost. You may notice google repository will be automatically added to the source list. This should only take between 3-4 minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection. google-chrome-stable_current_b install chrome using apt To install Google Chrome alongside all the dependencies, run the command: $ sudo apt install. With Google Chrome's Debian package already installed, let us now install Google Chrome. deb file from Google's official repository using the wget command. Once the terminal is launched update the system repositories by running: $ sudo apt updateĭownload Google Chrome's Debian package. To start off, press the combination Ctrl + Alt+ T on the keyboard to launch the terminal. Prerequisitesīefore we set sail, ensure you have the following Here we download the latest google chrome deb file and install using the apt command from the command line. In this tutorial, we learn how to install Google Chrome on Debian 10/11. You are most likely to find Google Chrome installed on someone's browser due to its ease of usability and compatibility to many of Google's applications. Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers among users.
