How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?

Setting up and managing an Ubuntu server all by myself, in coming months, is a part of my current plans. Hence, I am planning a swtich from Windows to Linux - - Ubuntu. I now need to get some grip on the command line, since I am all used to Windows' GUI.

Anyway... the most obvious start is installing apps on my computer, and I thought I should learn to do it via CLI. And this is what I did:

$ apt-cache search chrome browser

the results showed that the proper term is "chrome-browser," so...

$ sudo apt-get install chrome-browser

And then "Y" for the Y/n question.

But the installation threw errors. (I do not have my PC at hand, so can't mention what error exactly.) Does someone see anything wrong with the commands I issued? I am probably missing some command(s) in between, I think.

edited Nov 15 '11 at 0:08

Jorge Castro
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asked Nov 14 '11 at 20:18

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Google Chrome isn't in the repositories - however, Chromium is.

To install Google Chrome, run the following:

For 32 bit:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb

For 64 bit:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i ./google-chrome*.deb - this installs the deb

sudo apt-get -f install There is a dependencies issue with the Google Chrome deb that needs to be resolved - that is what the sudo apt-get -f install is for.

edited Mar 31 at 11:30

AbrahamVanHelpsing
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answered Nov 14 '11 at 20:23

jrg♦
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