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I am running Ubuntu 16.04 off a USB stick. I have tried to install Chrome via the Software Center and it says installing and then goes back to "install" a second later.

I have also tried via Terminal and have failed. I am fairly new to Ubuntu, but not Linux as a whole.

wjandrea
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qwertyTech Kensit
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It is better to use terminal. Download googlechrome.deb from there website

Open terminal and cd to the installation directory Then type:

sudo apt-get install gdebi
sudo gdebi google*

Now the browser should be installed and working normally

rancho
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  • I executed the instructions as you stated above and I see in my opt/google/chrome the program but I cannot execute anything to get the google chrome browser to come up. It does not show up in the dashboard of my Ubuntu 16.04 unity interface. Any suggestions? Thanks. – Melinda Jul 02 '16 at 16:42
  • simply do reboot, do give feedback – rancho Jul 03 '16 at 06:21
  • It worked for me without need for reboot. – Pedro Gordo Oct 25 '17 at 15:01
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There is a known issue with Software in Ubuntu 16.04, that cant install debs from internet. You may install the old Software Center, that still work fine and can manage downloaded debs: sudo apt-get install software-center. Then open the deb file with Ubuntu Software Center.

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You can install using the Synaptic Package Manager. Search in the All category for google-chrome-stable. Mark it for install, select to install any additional packages. Then select Apply. If the latest isn't installed, select to update the package. There was a recent update to package earlier today.

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  • I think google repository is needed to be added to /etc/apt/sources.list.d in order for that to happen as google chrome is not there in the official repository. Chromium browser is present though. – rancho Jun 07 '16 at 21:40