Question:
I can't install Google Chrome on my Ubuntu, please help?
frig
2012-12-23 18:04:44 UTC
I used the terminal to install

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome*

What I got:

Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 152225 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (from google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
google-chrome-stable depends on libgconf2-4 (>= 2.27.0); however:
Package libgconf2-4 is not installed.
google-chrome-stable depends on libxss1; however:
Package libxss1 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-chrome-stable

Please help!!!
Thank you!!!
Four answers:
eric k
2012-12-23 18:15:11 UTC
Have you tried installing the dependencies the output mentioned?



libgconf2-4 and libxss1



You can always use Chromium from Ubuntu's own repository, or just grab the .deb for Ubuntu from Chrome's website. https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/eula.html?platform=linux_ubuntu_x86_64
Brian
2012-12-23 18:16:46 UTC
You need to resolve the dependencies first. Install libgconf2-4 and libxss1. Be mindful those may have dependencies themselves. Installing through the Ubuntu Software Center as the other poster mentioned will find all the dependencies for you and install them. If you really want to (or need to if you don't have a GUI), install from the terminal, use apt-get.
2016-05-18 10:09:58 UTC
Chromium is already in the standard repository. Use the Software Center or a Terminal: "sudo apt-get install chromium-browser"
Johnathon
2012-12-23 18:07:19 UTC
Well I am not quite sure what is up with that. Try getting it thought the Ubuntu software center, that should work bettter, it might be you could be getting a version that isn't compatible with Ubuntu


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