{"id":214,"date":"2023-01-23T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2023-01-30T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:06:37","slug":"how-to-install-chrome-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/how-to-install-chrome-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Chrome in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google Chrome has become widely used on computers in recent years, You can install a variant of Chrome or better named Chromium Browser in Ubuntu with a few easy steps or you can install Google Chrome directly in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ubuntu comes default with the Firefox browser but if you rather want to use Chrome then this is the tutorial for you, Assuming you already have Linux Ubuntu installed and running lets take a look at how easy it is to install Chrome in Ubuntu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-why-install-google-chrome-on-ubuntu\">Why install Google Chrome on Ubuntu ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7505880210632883\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7505880210632883\" data-ad-slot=\"6291301981\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes one internet browser just isn&#8217;t enough, especially if you are a web developer and want to test your website across different browsers and technologies. Maybe you just have some favorite plug-ins that only work on Chrome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-difference-between-chromium-chrome\">Difference between Chromium Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Linux being an opensource operating system sometimes take and make their own versions of software. This is commonly referred to as forking. Google Chrome will come directly from Google and Chromium will use much of the technology, looks and feel of chrome but will be a community opensource version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-step-1-download-google-chrome\">Step 1 &#8211; Download Google Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Ubuntu open up Firefox and search for Google Chrome or follow the following Link below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-2beu0v5 \"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-2beu0v5\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Google Chrome<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7505880210632883\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7505880210632883\" data-ad-slot=\"6291301981\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once on the Google Chrome webpage click the download button, then select the 64Bit .deb package for Debian\/Ubuntu Systems. If you are using another Linux distro check which package manager it uses first before downloading. In this case .deb is what we want. If you use Linux Mint then you will also select .deb here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-1.png\" alt=\"Get Google Chrome for Ubutnu\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-1.png 610w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-1-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Press accept to download the Chrome package for Ubuntu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-2.png\" alt=\"Downloading Chrome for Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-2.png 819w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-2-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-step-2-installing-google-chrome\">Step 2 &#8211; Installing Google Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the download is done go to your Downloads folder and locate the <strong><em>google-chrome-stable-current-amd64.deb<\/em><\/strong> package file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-3.png\" alt=\"Downloads Folder on Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-3.png 942w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-3-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-3-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right Click on the package and select <strong><em>Open With Other Application<\/em><\/strong> option as shown below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-4.png\" alt=\"Open with other applications menu\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-4.png 332w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-4-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then select the <strong>Software Installer<\/strong> option <strong><em>NOT<\/em><\/strong> the archive manager option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-5.png\" alt=\"Ubuntu select Application for installer\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-5.png 481w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-5-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From here Ubuntu will open the Chrome installer package in its own software manager application for you to install the software. As indicated below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-6-1024x697.png\" alt=\"Installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-6-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-6-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-6-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-6.png 1252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceed with the installation by clicking the <em><strong>Install<\/strong><\/em> button. Once the Installer is done it should look something like this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-7-1024x697.png\" alt=\"Installed Chrome successful\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-7-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-7-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-7-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-7.png 1252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now close the Software manager, the Chrome Installation is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-step-3-launching-google-chrome-for-the-first-time\">Step 3 &#8211; Launching Google Chrome for the first time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ubuntu, open the apps launcher and search for the Google Chrome Application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-8.png\" alt=\"Launcher for Google Chrome\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-8.png 465w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-8-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, launch Google Chrome. When Chrome starts up the first time you will be asked to <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make it your systems default Browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send analytic data to google to improve chrome. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-9.png\" alt=\"Chrome startup options\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-9.png 519w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-9-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its up to you which of these you want to accept here. When that is all done with Google Chrome should start up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-10-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Welcome to Google Chrome on Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-10-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-10-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-10-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Get-Chrome-10.png 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s it. Google Chrome is now ready and you have just successfully installed Chrome on Ubuntu with no Terminal commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7505880210632883\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7505880210632883\" data-ad-slot=\"6291301981\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Linux Ubuntu and other Linux distro&#8217;s offer a wide variety of software such as Google Chrome. You are always more the welcome to experiment with which browsers and other software you wish to use. Over the years Linux has come a long way in making the Desktop user expieriance fairly easy even for Windows and MacOS users. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to install Google Chrome on Linux Ubuntu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"Helvetica","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,24],"tags":[16,15,17,10,21],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-linux","tag-computers","tag-diy-tech","tag-howto","tag-linux","tag-software"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":752,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions\/752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microfusion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}