How To Install Google Chrome In Debian



Installation of Google Chrome

Before installing Google Chrome, add repo link on apt source list.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main

Now download the key for Google Chrome by triggering the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

--2016-11-10 10:15:57--  https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
Resolving dl-ssl.google.com (dl-ssl.google.com)... 74.125.130.93, 74.125.130.91, 74.125.130.190, ...
Connecting to dl-ssl.google.com (dl-ssl.google.com)|74.125.130.93|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 5840 (5.7K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘linux_signing_key.pub’

linux_signing_key.p 100%[=====================>]   5.70K  --.-KB/s   in 0.003s

2016-11-10 10:15:58 (1.72 MB/s) - ‘linux_signing_key.pub’ saved [5840/5840]

Next add that key by using apt-key command

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

Now update the key with the help of following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update

Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [916 B]                          
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,189 B]                            
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages [1,440 B]                
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease [145 kB]                  
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease                        
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US                         
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en       
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources [15.4 kB]
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources [32 B]  
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages [32 B]
Get:8 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B]
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en [12.6 kB]
Get:10 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages [15.5 kB]    
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en
Fetched 192 kB in 4s (40.3 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Once the key is updated,  install the Google Chrome stable edition by invoking apt-get install command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install google-chrome-stable

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libappindicator1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libindicator7
Recommended packages:
  indicator-application
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  google-chrome-stable libappindicator1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4
  libindicator7
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 46.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 179 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main google-chrome-stable amd64 54.0.2840.90-1 [45.8 MB]
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libdbusmenu-glib4 amd64 12.10.2-1 [104 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libdbusmenu-gtk4 amd64 12.10.2-1 [90.8 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libindicator7 amd64 0.5.0-2 [52.2 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libappindicator1 amd64 0.4.92-3.1 [52.5 kB]
Fetched 46.0 MB in 1min 2s (734 kB/s)                                          
Selecting previously unselected package libdbusmenu-glib4:amd64.
(Reading database ... 141817 files and directories currently installed.)
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Setting up google-chrome-stable (54.0.2840.90-1) ...
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
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u6) ...

  

Now Google Chrome is ready to be accessed. Enter chrome on the activities search bar, and click on the chrome icon to access Google Chrome.

Google-Chrome-web-browser

You'll get a Pop-up menu. Click on the checkbox and click OK

Google-Chrome-web-browser-checkbox

Now browser is open as below.

Google-Chrome-web-browser-open

Type google.co.in on the address bar.

Google-Chrome-web-browser-address-bar

You can search your favorite sites through Google Chrome.

Google-Chrome-web-browser-search



https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-google-chrome-in-debian/

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