s_k_ngai's Suggestions Or Solutions: Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 16.04 using Command Line

Google Chrome browser are widely using by many users, either in computer or mobile or tablet. It able install using installation package or command line in Ubuntu 16.04, steps below will showing how to install Chrome browser using command line, which as easy as using UI.

open a terminal window, then edit sources.list file with nano text editor. You need to enter your password.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Use the down arrow key to scroll to the bottom of this file. paste the following APT line at the end of file.

deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main

To save the file in Nano text editor, press Ctrl+O, then press Enter to confirm. Next, press CTRL+X to exit .

After that, enter the following command to download Google’s signing key.

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

use apt-key to add it to your keyring so the package manager can verify the integrity of Google Chrome package.

sudo apt-key add linux_signing_key.pub

Now update package list and install the stable version of Google Chrome.

sudo apt update

update list completed

sudo apt install google-chrome-stable

Google Chrome browser Linux version with a built-in flash player called Pepper Flash installed under /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash directory.

You may see the following warning message when issuing sudo apt update command.

Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times
That’s because the Google Chrome package created an APT line in file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list.

remove the warning message by deleting that file.

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list

Google Chrome is now installed in Ubuntu 16.04, its first time start up screen, and User Interface just like in Windows and Mac Operating System. enjoy browsing using Chrome in Ubuntu !