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In this post we will perform the installation of Google Chrome on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat). This is with the assumption that you are running a Desktop edition of Ubuntu Linux. Login to your Ubuntu Linux Desktop and update OS packages list.
sudo apt updateNext import Google package signing key.
curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub| sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google.gpgUse the following commands to add Google Chrome repository in your Ubuntu system:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'Update the list of available packages to include the newly added Google Chrome repository:
$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Get:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease [1,825 B]
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Get:6 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,077 B]
Fetched 2,902 B in 1s (3,713 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
...Finally, install Google Chrome using the following command:
sudo apt install google-chrome-stableExpected output during installations.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
google-chrome-stable
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 588 not upgraded.
Need to get 107 MB of archives.
After this operation, 343 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 google-chrome-stable amd64 124.0.6367.60-1 [107 MB]
Fetched 107 MB in 44s (2,408 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 152693 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../google-chrome-stable_124.0.6367.60-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (124.0.6367.60-1) ...
Setting up google-chrome-stable (124.0.6367.60-1) ...
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 gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...Launch Google Chrome from terminal or Desktop Launcher.
google-chromeFrom Desktop:
Create new keyring and set password for it.
You can optionally agree to set Chrome as your default browser.
And there you go!.. Chrome browser by Google is all yours to enjoy.
Chrome is a clear winner if you heavily use Google services, such as Google Drive, Gmail, Google Search, Google Pay, and Google Assistant. You can install Chrome on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android and sync all data such as passwords, bookmarks, browsing histoty across devices with same gmail account
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