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I recently* updated my installation of Google Chrome. This turns out to have been a mistake - apparently the latest version (41) is very unstable when using developer tools. Since I'm a web developer, this is unacceptable.

The thing is, I haven't restarted Chrome since I updated it, so I'm still running version 40. Is there any way to roll back the software update before I am required to restart Chrome?

*Not sure exactly how long ago; may not have been all that recent.

Wilson F
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If you want to keep- or revert to an older version of your software, the most convenient way is to use Synaptic Package manager:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Once installed, open Synaptic, look up Google Chrome, select it and choose from the menu: "Package" > "Properties", choose the "Versions" tab. Here you can see what versions are available. In my case, that is only the version you do not want (since I run 14.04, If I remember well you run 12.04):

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In your case, the earlier version will be listed as well, I will use the example on Firefox here to show how to return to an earlier version:

  • Select your package form the list
  • Choose from the menu: "Package" > "Force Version"

  • Choose your preferred version:

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    Apply the changes

  • To make sure the package will not be updated, choose from the menu: "Package" > "Lock version":

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More information on how to keep- or revert to previous packages can be found here.

Jacob Vlijm
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    That's a great answer. If Google weren't such a terrible company, I'm sure it would work fine. But they don't make previous versions available in Package Manager, so the "Force Version" menu option isn't available. : (

    Also, for what it's worth, I am running 14.04.

     – Wilson F Mar 16 '15 at 15:47
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    @WilsonF I don't know the quality of the source, but did you see this one? http://google-chrome.en.uptodown.com/ubuntu/old seems usable and 40 is listed as .deb installer. – Jacob Vlijm Mar 16 '15 at 16:40
  • I downloaded it, but I'm not going to install it until I find a virus checker for Ubuntu. Last thing I need is adware or something on my work computer. – Wilson F Mar 16 '15 at 23:15
  • I'm not seeing the previous version of chrome either. – jorfus Sep 05 '18 at 22:13