Instructions for installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu operating system

If you have tried installing the Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu, it will realize that it is not available in Ubuntu Software Center. However, downloading Google Chrome and installing it is not too difficult. TipsMake.com will guide you in the article below.

1. Download Ubuntu (32 bit) 12.04.4
2. Download Ubuntu (64 bit) 12.04.4

Before downloading Google Chrome, you need to determine if your operating system is 32 or 64 bit . Once it's determined, press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal window and type the following command into the "prompt" and press Enter .

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The installation package is downloaded to the current directory while the download is displayed in the Terminal window

Note : The default folder when you open the Terminal window is your home directory (/ home /).

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When downloading the file, type the following command into the prompt (or copy) and press Enter

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Note : The above commands will execute if you do not change the directory when downloading the file and if you have changed the directory, please add the full path to the file. For example: " /home/lori/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb ".

Enter the password when asked and press Enter

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When the installation process is finished, type "exit" into "promt" or click the "x" in the upper left corner to close the Terminal window.

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To open the Google Chrome browser, click on the Dash button at the top of the Unity Launcher bar and enter the word "Google Chrome" . When the Google Chrome icon appears, click to open it.

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In the first start of Chrome will appear the following dialog box, if you want this to be the default browser, please tick the "Make Google Chrome the default browser" . Then, click OK to close the dialog box.

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Google Chrome normally opens the "Set up Chrome" page (Chrome settings). If you use Chrome on other platforms (Windows), then log in to your Google account to sync and download items such as bookmarks ( bookmarks ), history ( history ). If you do not want to sync, you can click on the "No thanks" link as shown below.

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When opening a new page (New Tab) there will be a message line showing that you can use the address bar to search and enter the website access URL .

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This is the second tab that you opened the first time you ran Chrome. This tab will display the Welcome to Chrome page and give you some tips on using Chrome. To find out, click Learn more .

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To close the tab, click on the "x" in the upper right corner

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If you do not synchronize data from your Google account, you can import bookmarks and settings from other browsers ( Firefox ) or from an HTML file. To do so, click on the "Import bookmarks now ." link in the upper right corner of the New Tab page.

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When the 'Import bookmarks and settings' dialog box opens, click the drop-down arrow to select the data entry source ( from another browser such as Firefox or from the HTML file ) and tick the items you want to import. Then click Import to start.

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When the data import process is completed, there will be a message box, click Done to close

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If you import bookmarks from another browser, they will be placed in a folder on the Bookmarks bar.

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The Settings window will allow you to customize your browser. For example, if Chrome does not show the Home button, you can add it by clicking the Show Home button in the Appearance section.

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Note: If you have not logged in to your Google account, you can click Sign in Chrome to start logging in.

By default, the New Tab page will display when you press the Home button. However, you can change to any page you want by clicking on the Change link as shown below.

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In the Home page dialog box, select Open this page and enter the website address you want to display when you press the Home button

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Also by default, the title bar will not be displayed. To display it, please tick the Use system title bar and borders box

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If you want Google Chrome to be the default browser, click Make Google Chrome the default browser

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In addition, you can set up many more features. Once set up, press the Home button to return to the home page.

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To add bookmarks to favorites, drag the icon in the address bar to the Bookmarks bar.

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So, we have introduced how to install and basically install Google Chrome on Ubuntu operating system for you. From now on, you can "comfortably" use this browser for Ubuntu operating system.

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Hope the article will be useful to you!