How to Install your Google Chrome in Debian and Kali Linux – Guide
Firefox is the default browser on Debian and Debian-based Kali Linux. However, this does not preclude installation of other web browsers. Google Chrome is extremely popular and you’ve probably already installed it on your computer. If you want to install Chrome on Debian, you can do that without any problems. As Google Chrome is not open source software, it is not available in the Debian repositories. However, you can download and install it from the Chrome website. In that tutorial, I’m going to show you two methods of installing Chrome on Debian: Let’s start with the GUI method first.
Method 1: Installing Chrome on Debian graphically
This is a no-brainer. You go to the Google Chrome website, download the deb file and double-click it to install it. I’ll show you the steps in detail so it’s easy for you to follow them. Go to the Google Chrome website. You will see the option to download Google Chrome. When you click on download button, it offers two options for downloading the installer file. Go with the one that says Debian/Ubuntu. Please note that Google Chrome is NOT available for 32-bit systems. On the next screen, you should choose to save the file to your computer instead of opening it in the software center for installation. This way, the downloaded file will be saved in the Downloads folder instead of the temporary directory. Go to the download folders and right click on the downloaded deb file and choose to open it with software installation. It will then open the software center and you should see the option to install Chrome now. Click install button. You will be asked to enter your account password. This is the same password you use to log into your system. In less than a minute, Google Chrome will be installed. You should now see a removal option, which indicates that the software is installed. Once Chrome is installed on Debian, look for it in the system menu and launch it. It will ask to be your default browser and send crash reports to Google. You can deselect one or both options. And then you can see Google Chrome browser window. If you sign in to your Google account, you can sync your passwords, bookmarks and other browsing data here. Enjoy! Another thing, after installing Chrome, you can delete the downloaded DEB file from your system. It is no longer necessary, not even to uninstall Chrome.
Method 2: Install Google Chrome on Debian from Terminal
What you just saw above can easily be reached in the terminal. First, make sure your package cache is up to date and that you have installed wget to download web files to the terminal. sudo apt update && sudo apt install wget The next option is to download the Google Chrome .deb file: wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb Once downloaded, you can install the deb file in the terminal with apt command like this: sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb Once the installation is complete, you can start using Chrome.
Bonus tip: Updating Google Chrome
Both methods add the Google repository to your system. You can see it in the sources.lis.d directory:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
This means Google Chrome will be updated with other system updates on Debian and Kali Linux. Do you know how to to update your Kali Linux or Debian system from the command line? Just use this command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Uninstall Google Chrome from your system
Even if you chose to install Chrome on Debian using the GUI method, you will have to use the terminal to remove it. Do not worry. It’s really just a command: sudo apt purge google-chrome-stable Enter your account password when prompted. Nothing is displayed on the screen when you enter the password. Everything is fine. Type it in and press Enter and confirm the deletion. Well, that’s about it. i hope you find this tutorial useful.
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