Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 9.10
This post was written when Chrome was still not available for Linux. Chromium was the only option then. Now that Google Chrome is available, just go to Google’s website and download the browser directly.
Tired of Firefox? Do you want something a little bit more faster, maybe more stable? I seem to have issues with Firefox running on Ubuntu 9.10. I’m not sure what’s going on, but it has crashed several times. This article shows you how to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 9.10.
Add to your sources list.
$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
You may substitute jaunty, intrepid, hoary for other distributions.
Add the GPG keys.
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5
Run an update.
sudo apt-get update
Finally, install Google Chrome.
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
When i run:
“sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5″
i get:
gpg: requesting key 4E5E17B5 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: key FBEF0D696DE1C72BA5A835FE5A9BF3BB4E5E17B5 not found on keyserver
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
what am i doing wrong here?
I’m not sure what you are doing wrong. The command should be placed intact on one line.
don’t type in the second line…
Only type the following into the terminal:
sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
I tried it and it added the key correctly…
For real. I need to try. Thanks.
I think you can also go to Sources (gui) and just add ppa:ppa chromium-daily which will import the key too.
these instructions are for “chromium” not “google chrome” — the two are close, but different.
this is no knock to chromium, but if you want the actual google chrome browser for linux, you can go to http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel — scroll down to linux, click on the appropriate .deb link (32-bit or 64-bit), save the file, and run it with ‘dpkg -i’
this will install chrome, and will also add the repository to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and import the key for later updates
-John
They are essentially the same. One is open-source, the other blessed and tweaked by Google. Just think of Chromium for developers and Chrome for the general public. Chrome is a bit more stable. It’s similar setup to Fedora and Redhat, Ubuntu and Kubuntu, etc.
Great article. Thanks.
Also good comment on the google chrome link.
Thank you – that was phenomenally easy!
I just installed Linux for the first time, and was able to follow your directions no problem!
Thanks. Work like a charm.
You’re welcome.
Thanks….
I have try to install… and I have done.. Thanks
Congrats.
By the way, Google have real Chrome (beta version) for Linux (including Ubuntu 9.10). It available here:
http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-row-bk&utm_medium=ha
I installed it and happy
I tried and it works! Thanks
You can just download Chrome itself right from Google web site now too.
http://www.google.com/chrome
Is anybody having difficulties loading the chrome from Google? The package installer keeps telling me that the file is corrupt. Am on Karmic
I will update this post. This was written when Chrome was not yet available to Linux, now that it is, it’s easy to jump to Google’s website and download it.
Thanks. This is the file I was referring to in my earlier post. Karmic is claiming that the file is corrupt…at least my installation of Karmic. Any idea how we can fix this?
Hi Soil,
If you are having problems with Chromium, you can download Chrome directly from Google and see if that works. Unless you want Chromium. I haven’t had problems installing Chromium. I’ve done it at least 5 times. Not sure if your download got corrupted.
My apologies for not being clear enough. This is the Chrome from Google. I downloaded from this URL http://www.google.com/chrome/thankyou.html?platform=linux_ubuntu_i386. Amazingly, I did download it previously from the same site and worked fine
I’m not sure why you’re getting a corrupt file. I’m assuming you are downloading the correct .deb file.
Crap, your title says ‘Chrome’ so I followed the instructions only to find it doesnt work.
How do I uninstall now?