Dec082012

How can I install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit?

Arun Vishnu asks:

I have downloaded the setup from Google website and tried to install. But it is showing an error message that setup may be corrupted. I tried many times, but failed. Please help me because Chrome is fab and my fav.


Browser: Chrome 23
System: Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
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Jesse Lin

December 9, 2012

Download Chrome to Download Directory.
Open Terminal.
Run the command: sudo apt-get install libnspr4-0d libnss3-1d libxss1 libcurl3
(Optional) Run this command: sudo dpkg -i ‘./Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb’

From the good ol’ Google question forums.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/3GGZgIbIEXk

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josemon maliakal

December 9, 2012

Well, for Ubuntu chrome alternative is Chromium..just same as chrome ..which can be installed from the software center..if you want chrome then this will help you..64bit+Ubuntu11.10

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/3GGZgIbIEXk

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Rohit Pandey

December 9, 2012
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Junil Maharjan

December 9, 2012

just check the software center for chromium.

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GamE

December 9, 2012

download the stand alone setup for google chrome in tar.gz2 format.
use the following commands from terminal after extracting the package
./configure
make
make install

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ha14

December 9, 2012

Install Google Chrome using Apt-Get in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
press Ctrl – Alt – T to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add Linux-repository public key from Google..
wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/12/install-google-chrome-using-apt-get-in-ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot/

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Jack Rosenthal

December 9, 2012

For the beta version: sudo apt-get install google-chrome-beta
For the stable version: sudo apt-get install chromium

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Giggity Goebbels

December 10, 2012

Goto the app store to get it

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Mihovil Pletikos

December 10, 2012

download .deb
run sudo dpkg -i google(pres tab)
if it doesnt work sudo apt-get -f install
and it should work

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Vishal Srivastava

December 11, 2012

Perfect method!! For all those who are saying to install Chromium, Chrome is made for Linux. Chromium is recommended because it is open source. As a rule of thumb, if Chromium can be installed, Chrome definitely can be…

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