{"id":5536,"date":"2020-04-19T22:43:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T19:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:15:05","slug":"install-google-chrome-browser-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-google-chrome-browser-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you installed the minimal Ubuntu 20.04, chances are, you do not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chrome browser<\/a> installed. Therefore, follow this guide to learn how to install Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#installing-google-chrome-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#update-system-package-cache\">Update System Package Cache<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-chrome-using-deb-binary-package\">Install Chrome using DEB Binary Package<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-chrome-from-chrome-repos\">Install Chrome from Chrome Repos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#running-google-chrome-browser-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Running Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-google-chrome-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu 20.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install Google Chrome browser by downloading the Debian binary package or by simply installing the Chrome sources lists and then installing the Chrome browser from these sources lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"update-system-package-cache\">Update System Package Cache<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can proceed, update your package cache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-chrome-using-deb-binary-package\">Install Chrome using DEB Binary Package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download Google Chrome DEB binary package from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Chrome page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget https:\/\/dl.google.com\/linux\/direct\/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb -P \/tmp<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then install it using APT so as to deal with required dependencies automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install \/tmp\/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-chrome-from-chrome-repos\">Install Chrome from Chrome Repos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Chrome browser can be installed through the Google Chrome PPA repositories. Therefore, install the repository signing key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget -q -O - https:\/\/dl-ssl.google.com\/linux\/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install the Google Chrome PPA repos on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>echo \"deb [arch=amd64] http:\/\/dl.google.com\/linux\/chrome\/deb\/ stable main\" | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/google.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Update package cache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then install latest Google Chrome browser;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install google-chrome-stable<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest Google Chrome browser has been installed on Ubuntu 20.04;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>google-chrome --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>Google Chrome 81.0.4044.113<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>google-chrome-stable --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>Google Chrome 81.0.4044.113<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to run Google Chrome on browser? See man pages on the options you can use;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>man google-chrome<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>man google-chrome-stable<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"running-google-chrome-browser-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Running Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now launch Google Chrome browser from activities on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-browser.png\" alt=\"Install Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04\" class=\"wp-image-5538\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-browser.png?v=1587324650 1098w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-browser-768x194.png?v=1587324650 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can as well launch Google chrome browser from your terminal by running either of the commands below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>google-chrome<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>google-chrome-stable<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you go!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5537\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome.png?v=1587324629 1345w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-768x365.png?v=1587324629 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how easy the installation of Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04 is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Tutorials;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-anydesk-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Install AnyDesk on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-and-setup-zsh-and-oh-my-zsh-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install and Setup ZSH and Oh-My-Zsh on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you installed the minimal Ubuntu 20.04, chances are, you do not have Chrome browser installed. 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