Cannot Install Google Chrome

Question

I am having trouble installing Google Chrome on my Ubuntu 11.10 system. After downloading it from http://www.google.com/chrome I am trying to open it with a double click. Software Center pops up, I see the loading wheel, then I get a message that the package cannot be opened. Any help would be appreciated.

Solution 1

Fire up a terminal using Control+Alt+T, then write:

sudo dpkg --install /Path/to/chrome.deb

Ignore the errors, then:

sudo apt-get install -f

Then again:

sudo dpkg --install /Path/to/chrome.deb

The Google Chrome package is missing dependencies; this installs those dependencies. You should be able to install the package.

Solution 2

Open a terminal using Ctrl + Alt + T and run:

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

Solution 3

In order to install Google Chrome you have to run this command in the terminal :

sudo apt-get install libxss1 libnspr4-0d libcurl3

Or just manually install those 3 packages :

• libxss1
• libnspr4-0d
• libcurl3

And then you can install Google Chrome (I've got the same problem at my first install).

Hope this helps :D

Solution 4

It might be caused by missing packages in your repository. Try to switch to the main server.

See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Download_Server

Then re-run update-manager and install any updates.

I had a similar problem with Google Chrome.

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Comments

[acolyte]

You're talking about chromium or chrome?

[Admin]

try chromium from the app store

[Wane5tars]

Also, all of these answers do essentially the same thing, just in different ways.

[Shahe Tajiryan]

Not Really, It Didn't Work.

[aliasbody]

Strange... When I try to install Google Chrome after a fresh install of Ubuntu the same error always appears using Ubuntu Software Center to install it or "dpkg", those packages are not present and I need to install them manually so usually what I do is this : 1 - "sudo apt-get install libxss1 libnspr4-0d libcurl3" and then 2 - "sudo dpkg -i google_chrome.deb" and it works

[Ankur Agarwal]

This worked for me.