Ubuntu Linux: Install Google Chrome Browser Command

May 10, 2013October 23, 2013in Package Management, Ubuntu Linux last updated October 23, 2013

I am unable to find Google Chrome Browser in Ubuntu software center. How do I install Google Chrome in Ubuntu version 12.04 LTS or v13.04 using command line options?

You can get a fast, free web browser from Google. You will find binary packages for the Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/openSUSE Linux. In this, FAQ I’m going to explain how to install Chrome browser in three simple steps.

Step #1: Download Google Chrome

You need to visit the following url to grab the .deb file. Make sure you download 32 bit or 64 bit .deb version:

=> Download Chrome Browser

Fig.01: Download Google Chrome 32/64 bit deb package for Ubuntu Linux

Download 32 bit version

Open a terminal (press CTRL-ALT-t and type the following wget command to grab .deb file:
$ cd /tmp $ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb

Download 64 bit version using command line

Open a terminal (press CTRL-ALT-t and type the following wget command to grab .deb file:
$ cd /tmp $ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Sample outputs:

--2013-05-07 15:19:24--  https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Resolving dl.google.com (dl.google.com)... 173.194.36.39, 173.194.36.35, 173.194.36.40, ...
Connecting to dl.google.com (dl.google.com)|173.194.36.39|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 42434828 (40M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: `google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb'
 
100%[======================================>] 4,24,34,828  466K/s   in 89s     
 
2013-05-07 15:20:53 (466 KB/s) - `google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' saved [42434828/42434828]

Step #2: Install .deb file

Type the following command to install 32 bit version:
$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
Type the following command to install 64 bit version:
$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Sample outputs:

Fig.02: Errors were encountered while processing

Step #3: Fixing “errors were encountered while processing” error

Type the following command to fix the error and install Chrome:
$ sudo apt-get -f install
Sample outputs:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libnss3-1d libxss1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libnss3-1d libxss1
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 22.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 162 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libnss3-1d amd64 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [13.4 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libxss1 amd64 1:1.2.1-2 [8,646 B]
Fetched 22.0 kB in 0s (23.6 kB/s)  
Selecting previously unselected package libnss3-1d.
(Reading database ... 197880 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libnss3-1d (from .../libnss3-1d_3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxss1.
Unpacking libxss1 (from .../libxss1_1%3a1.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up libnss3-1d (3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Setting up libxss1 (1:1.2.1-2) ...
Setting up google-chrome-stable (26.0.1410.63-r192696) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/google-chrome to provide /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/google-chrome to provide /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser (gnome-www-browser) in auto mode.
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

How do I use Google Chrome?

Simply type the following command:
google-chrome google-chrome http://www.cyberciti.biz/
Or use GUI option > Press Windows key > Type Google or Chrome in unity search bar:

So there you have it-the ultimate and fast Google Chrome running on Ubuntu Linux:

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This tutorial is also available in a quick video format:

Video 01: HowTo: Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux Using apt-get Command Line

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74 comment

Ashish says:
May 10, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Thanks, I am able to install google chrome
Can you guide how to install Adobe flash player for google chrome.
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1. nixCraft says:
  May 10, 2013 at 7:13 pm
  Flash player is bundled with Google Chroma i.e. no need to install it. But, if you need flash-player for Firefox or Opera, open a terminal and type:
```
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
```
  HTH
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  1. Ashish says:
    May 10, 2013 at 7:26 pm
    Thanks HTH
    i can try the coomands.
    Falsh player is not bundled for linux version of chrome.
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    1. Nishant says:
      October 30, 2013 at 6:12 am
      HTH stands for “Hope that helped”. You can call him nixCraft or likely, Vivek.
      HTH
      – Nishant
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      1. Asim says:
        November 4, 2013 at 6:42 am
        Thaks and love you it working perfectly
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a says:
May 10, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Or just paste these commands:
```
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/sources.list.d
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable -y
```
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1. nixCraft says:
  May 10, 2013 at 7:14 pm
  Thanks for sharing commands. I appreciate your post.
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2. LeRon says:
  September 10, 2013 at 6:09 pm
  Thanks! It worked for me!
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3. loki says:
  December 13, 2013 at 6:13 am
  nice and easy guide. thanks
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4. Simon says:
  January 15, 2014 at 12:39 am
  Thanks a you commands was easier and faster.
  yours didn’t work on first time but got it work.I uninstalled chrome so i used his commands and worked first time.you should add his commands and say use this if it doesn’t work for you.
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5. Tim Hicks says:
  February 12, 2014 at 5:25 pm
  This pretty much worked perfectly for me, too, when the other suggestions would not. Only problem was that I got an error explaining I cannot use the “-y” switch, and also Google couldn’t be “authenticated” so it prompted me to make sure I still wanted to continue, twice.
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6. Dave says:
  July 19, 2014 at 3:02 pm
  that couldn’t have been easier. thanks “a”
  running xubuntu: the instructions in the tutorial didn’t do the trick, but the commands above worked flawlessly
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  1. sudha says:
    August 2, 2016 at 6:31 am
    really nice
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7. Robert says:
  December 15, 2014 at 6:03 am
  Wow the commands you’ve given have really helped. I’ve been wanting to escape from the tyranny , holes, and control of winblows and althernative was to expensive, slow, and boring as well as limited to use (Macintrash)…
  I’ve been looking and experimenting with different linux OS’s as there’s so many now. And the users I use to hang out with on botnets (as I had a window ported linux bot at one time and chatted with other botnet owners on random linux problems, for the bot or on the irc network for basic things.
  I’ve been hunting for live chat spots to hang and learn more from others about my linux system. especially regarding line commands. ANY SUGGESTIONS? Thanks Again Man.. You’re awesome..
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Mike says:
May 10, 2013 at 7:24 pm
You might also need libudev0 installed before you can install Chrome in Ubuntu 13.04.
You can get it here.
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Wilbert says:
May 10, 2013 at 11:21 pm
On Xubuntu 13.04:
===
# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Correcting dependencies… Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
google-chrome-stable
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 163 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
===
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1. nixCraft says:
  May 11, 2013 at 8:34 am
  Did you got the error message errors were encountered while processing? If not do not type
```
apt-get -f install
```
  HTH
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vamsi says:
May 13, 2013 at 11:20 am
ubuntu 12.04LTS
[email protected]:/tmp# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 560 not upgraded.
[email protected]:/tmp# google-chrome
google-chrome: command not found
what is the error?
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deepak says:
May 31, 2013 at 12:34 pm
very nice information thanks a lot………….
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soyo says:
June 5, 2013 at 6:40 am
thanks! but it seems it is not working
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1. nixCraft says:
  June 5, 2013 at 12:55 pm
  What seems to be the problem?
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Jan says:
June 13, 2013 at 5:51 pm
There is a typo in step two for 32 bit version
Step #2: Install .deb file
Type the following command to install 32 bit version:
$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
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martin says:
July 2, 2013 at 9:50 am
Thank you very much!!! very useful.
First time using Ubuntu, I would just add that when entering a password it doesn’t appear anything on the terminal. I didn’t know that
Thank you!!
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MarcP says:
July 21, 2013 at 2:09 am
I got the same error as detailed, and when i typed the command
apt-get -f install
I got the error like the few above:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Correcting dependencies… Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
google-chrome-stable:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 144 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
id did NOT do what the tutorial showed, but says I can not install. :(
HELP! I dislike firefox immensely, and want my chrome!
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gigglefight says:
July 22, 2013 at 8:55 am
found typo
on Step #2: Install .deb file
32-bit systems
“sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb”
great post! thank you.
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Ghetto says:
July 23, 2013 at 11:55 pm
i can’t open chrome even with those commands and pressing the windows button :( can someone please help???
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Rodolfo says:
July 25, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Hello
as an alternative… if like me.., you just want to use the debugger tools for web development.
you could install chromium-browser instead of google chrome
# already included in the Ubuntu repositories..
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
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connor says:
August 12, 2013 at 2:04 pm
step #2 for 32 bit version should be sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
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1. xi'an says:
  October 23, 2013 at 6:47 am
  Thank you, this is indeed the correct command!
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Cosmo says:
August 24, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Doesnt work at all, You’re an ass.
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john says:
August 28, 2013 at 2:06 pm
[email protected]:/home/john# sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
(Reading database … 197625 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (from google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb) …
dpkg-deb (subprocess): short read on buffer copy for failed to write to pipe in copy
xz: (stdin): Unexpected end of input
dpkg-deb (subprocess): subprocess data returned error exit status 1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb (–install):
short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./opt/google/chrome/chrome’
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
[email protected]:/home/john# sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.5.0-23 linux-headers-3.5.0-23-generic
Use ‘apt-get autoremove’ to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
[email protected]:/home/john#
i downloaded the Google chrome software for ubuntu.and then install but the following errors will causing.
how to solve this error.
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1. nixCraft says:
  August 28, 2013 at 4:20 pm
  1) Delete current .deb file. Grab fresh copy again and install it.
  2) According to this you need to disable anti-virus and try again.
  HTH
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Sheldon Livingston says:
October 10, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Thanks for the post! Worked perfect.
Starting to play with Ubuntu…
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Nimrod says:
October 12, 2013 at 10:59 am
Thanks for this tut! I’ve just installed ubuntu on my laptop and I’m looking for how to install google chrome in it.. this solves my problem!
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I’ve run this several times… just not working.

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb 
(Reading database ... 336090 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace google-chrome-stable 30.0.1599.101-1 (using google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement google-chrome-stable ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
 google-chrome-stable depends on lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1); however:
  Package lib32gcc1 is not installed.
 google-chrome-stable depends on lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.6); however:
  Package lib32stdc++6 is not installed.
 google-chrome-stable depends on libc6-i386 (>= 2.11); however:
  Package libc6-i386 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing google-chrome-stable (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 google-chrome-stable


$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libnepomukdatamanagement4 thunderbird-globalmenu libkexiv2-10 libkdegames5a libkipi8 linux-headers-3.2.0-51
  linux-headers-3.2.0-52 libboost-program-options1.46.1 linux-headers-3.2.0-52-generic-pae libkwinnvidiahack4 libkdecorations4
  liblightdm-gobject-1-0 libkwinglutils1 libnepomuksync4 libokularcore1abi1 unity-greeter libplasmaclock4abi3 libattica0.3
  liblastfm0 libsolidcontrolifaces4abi2 linux-headers-3.2.0-51-generic-pae libkwineffects1abi3
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  google-chrome-stable
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 149 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

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eMarcel says:
October 28, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Accurate guide, I found it useful, Thanks!
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mail says:
October 29, 2013 at 3:51 am
Thank a lot. It’s useful guide.
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Aseire says:
November 12, 2013 at 1:07 am
On Ubuntu 12.04 the installation above seems to go fine and completes without errors. However when I type google-chrome on the command line I get:
(google-chrome:4633): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
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Hi so I have tried this 3 times now and I keep getting the complete opposite result at step 3 when fixing the errors

[email protected]:/tmp$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkrb5-3:i386 libgconf-2-4:i386 libatk1.0-0:i386 libk5crypto3:i386
  libstdc++6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxcomposite1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386
  libroken18-heimdal:i386 libidn11:i386 gir1.2-ubuntuoneui-3.0 libnss3:i386
  libjpeg-turbo8:i386 libjpeg8:i386 libdbus-glib-1-2:i386
  libasn1-8-heimdal:i386 libcairo2:i386 libgnutls26:i386
  libgssapi3-heimdal:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libexpat1:i386
  libdatrie1:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386
  libxcb1:i386 libp11-kit0:i386 libwind0-heimdal:i386 libxau6:i386
  libpixman-1-0:i386 libcups2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libxinerama1:i386
  libkrb5support0:i386 libxft2:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libgcrypt11:i386
  libthai0:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libasound2:i386 libxrender1:i386
  libhcrypto4-heimdal:i386 libnspr4:i386 libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 libxss1:i386
  libheimbase1-heimdal:i386 libtiff4:i386 libjasper1:i386 libubuntuoneui-3.0-1
  libxtst6:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 thunderbird-globalmenu libx11-6:i386
  libsasl2-2:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libpango1.0-0:i386
  libheimntlm0-heimdal:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxcb-render0:i386 librtmp0:i386
  libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libxi6:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxcb-shm0:i386
  libxext6:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libxrandr2:i386
  libsqlite3-0:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libkrb5-26-heimdal:i386
  libgpg-error0:i386
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  google-chrome-stable:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 158 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 169145 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing google-chrome-stable:i386 ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...

I get the following. Any recomondations?