How to install Chromium (Google Chrome) browser in Ubuntu 10.04
This post was written by admin on May 11, 2010
Posted Under: Internet
Posted Under: Internet
This turorial shows how to install Chromium browser quickly with three commands in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) by adding the PPA.
Open terminal from Applications->Accessories menu,execute following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
this also works in Ubuntu 9.10 and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick).Launch Google Chrome from Applications->Internet menu.
In addition,if you’re using Ubuntu 9.04 or earlier,you can install Google Chrome by:
edit /etc/apt/sources.list:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
add the following lines and save the file:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main
replace “YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE” with jaunty or hardy
add gpg key:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 4E5E17B5
update system and install Google Chrome:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
PPA for Ubuntu Chromium:https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa
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Reader Comments
i have downloaded chromium browser in ubuntu 9.10 but after upgradation in 10.04 it is not working properly. please guide me
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admin Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Google has just released a stable version for Linux,download the deb from here:
http://www.google.com/chrome?hl=en&brand=CHMI
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