Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.10 / 12.04 / 11.10 using PPA

By Manivannan- Updated on May 3rd, 2013

In Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian OS you can directlydownload andinstall the debian version.

Alternatively you can add the Google Chrome PPA to repository.

To add PPA in Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.10 / 12.04 / 11.10 / 11.04

First download and install the key from Google Linux Repository. Or run the following command in the terminal, type the password for the user when prompted.

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

After installing the key, run the below command to add it to the repository.

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'

Thats it. Now update your repository and install the browser.

To Update

sudo apt-get update

To Install the Stable version

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

The above command will install the current stable version.

To Install the Beta Version

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-beta

The above command will install the current beta version. You can also install the unstable version by using the following command.

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-unstable