Install Google chrome web browser in Ubuntu

This post was written by admin on June 17, 2009
Posted Under: General

Chromium is an open-source web browser which build a safer, faster, and more stable way for Internet users to experience the web.It has a laconic and friendly window with preferences at right side of the address bar.Following is a Chromium web browser window.

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First,edit the source.list file and add following to the end of the file:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

For ubuntu 9.10(karmic):

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

For ubuntu 9.04

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

For ubuntu 8.10

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

And add the GPG key:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5

Then,update the source list and install chromium

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

After installation you can open up the browser at Applications–>Internet–>Chromium Web Browser,right click on it and select “add this launcher to panel”

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    Reader Comments

    Good web browser,but not robust in functionality.

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    #1 
    Written By Ben on June 21st, 2009 @ 5:49 pm

    Tried but doesn’t work for me. Can’t download Chrome…

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    admin Reply:
    June 29th, 2009 at 4:59 am

    It work well in ubuntu 9.04,try download from here http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/linux.html

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    #2 
    Written By Jedimaster007 on June 29th, 2009 @ 2:59 am

    Thanks for the installation help.

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    #3 
    Written By Anita on August 3rd, 2009 @ 3:54 am

    Thanks for your help.
    Hello everybody from Azerbaijan, from Baku!

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    #4 
    Written By Elturan on December 5th, 2009 @ 11:49 am

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