How to install Google Chrome for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty

Question

While trying to install the .deb applications in Ubuntu 17.04, it shows errors.

• I used dpkg as well : sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

  Error : Using dpkg command

  • I tried to install gdebi from command line as well and theres another error:

  Trying to install gdebi

  • I tried to install gdebi from the Application Store, but nothing happens there.

  • I also downloaded two files of gdebi from Launchpad

    gdebi_0.9.5.7+nmu1.dsc

    gdebi_0.9.5.7+nmu1.tar.xz

but I dont understand what to do with them.

• While trying to update:

  sudo apt update

Error :

`E: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list (Component)

E: The list of sources could not be read. `

Solution

By far the simplest way to get up and running is to open a shell and make sure that libappindicator1 is installed. I reinstalled 5 minutes ago, and this was all I needed on a fresh 16.04.3, which I believe is going to behave exactly like 17.04.

    sudo apt-get install libappindicator1

After that is set you can either download and use

    sudo dpkg -i google-blahblah.deb

Or simply choose install from the website, and let the package manager do the work. I prefer the second option even though I like to use the CLI whenever possible, its just faster.

Note that if things act weird, say during installing libappindicator something gives an error or complains and does not finish cleanly, use the command already listed to fix the install problems, like so

    sudo apt-get install -f

Make sure you don't issue it with any other parameters. I admittedly had to issue this command myself even though my files are virgin right now. Chow.

Comments

[George Udosen]

please try sudo apt update, then sudo apt install -f finally sudo apt dist-upgrade

[George Udosen]

Please post the contents of cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list

[Sandeep Kumar]

these are the contents: deb dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/stable main

[Sandeep Kumar]

Even the update option is not working.

[George Udosen]

That's because there's an error in that file

[Sandeep Kumar]

Okay...so how to deal with that @George

[George Udosen]

One moment let me get the correct form of that file

[George Udosen]

The line should have been deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main, but I see yours deb dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/stable main. Open that file in an editor like nano and add a # to the front of that line and run thosecommands I gave earlier

[Sandeep Kumar]

There's some permission issues with that file, I am unable to rewrite the contents as : deb dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/stable main . Other way around via terminal or something?

[George Udosen]

Ok sorry you need to run sudo nano to edit it, please only add a# don't change any other thing

[Sandeep Kumar]

Yes I did what you just said, now the contents are : #deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/stable main

[George Udosen]

Now run the commands I gave you earlier

[Sandeep Kumar]

Guess what? Its working!! WOW. The update just began. Thank you very much @George.

[Sandeep Kumar]

Why did we added # to the line?

[George Udosen]

That line wasn't formed very well as a result of I guess the botched install of chrome, we simply commented it out to allow it be re-created and or allow updates to go on successfully. About the chrome is that okay too?

[Sandeep Kumar]

Yeah, everything is working great! Got gdebi and Chrome as well, now its working all right. Thanks again! :)

[George Udosen]

okay let me post an answer for your acceptance :)