How to Install Google Chrome on Debian
Google Chrome is one of the most
popular web browsers among users. The most common default web browser of a
Linux operating system is Firefox. But most of them use Google Chrome because
of its user-friendliness and its features.
In this article, let us discuss
on how you can install Google Chrome on Debian.
Note: Google Chrome is not
available on Debian's repository. We need to download Chrome from Google's
repository.
Download
Google Chrome:
->
Launch Terminal
->
Update and upgrade the system repositories by running:
# apt update
# apt upgrade
-> We can get Google Chrome
from its official repository using the wget command:
Note: By default wget tool will
not be installed in the system to and you will get an error like you see the
below screenshot.
The GNU Wget is
a free and open source tool for non-interactive download of files from the Web.
It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP
proxies and much more.
To get the wget tool to your
system please follow the following command:
# sudo apt-get install wget
Or # sudo apt install wget
Install
Google Chrome on Debian:
To install Google Chrome
alongside all the dependencies, run the command:
# sudo apt install
./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Once installed, you can launch it
by clicking on Activities > Google Chrome.
You can also launch from your
terminal using the command:
# google-chrome
When launching Chrome for the
first time, you will get a pop-up notification as shown in the below.
Choose according to your
preference and click the OK button.
This will open Google Chrome's
browser default page.
Removing
Google Chrome
If you are not happy with this
browser, you'd rather use another browser instead.
Uninstall Google Chrome using the
command
# sudo apt purge
google-chrome-stable
Next, run
# sudo apt autoremove
The second command clears away
any residual packages and helps free space.
Conclusion
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