Install Chrome on Debian

February 7, 2018

How to install Google Chrome in Linux (Debian).

One does not simply “download” chrome as on pc or mac.

Nor does one simply apt-get install chrome. It’s always more complicated.

The “simple” way, per allaboutlinux

Go to Google’s chrome download page

find the linux version “64 bit .deb (For Debian/Ubuntu)”. Download it.

file name should look something like “google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb” - open a terminal go to Downloads directory and try to install the package using “dpkg -i”command.


	cd ~/Downloads/
	sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

if you get an errors, you are probably missing dependencies are missing. Fix by apt-get -f install.


	sudo apt-get -f install

Run the install again


	sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Run chrome “google-chrome” or click the icon in the menu.


	google-chrome

A second method is to install via apt-get


What it does	What to enter on the CLI
add the key	**wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
set repository	**echo ‘deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main’
Update packages	sudo apt-get update
install	sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
run	google-chrome