How to Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 22.04

Google Chrome or Chrome it is a free web-browser, developed by Google on WebKit engine. In 2022 almost 61% users of the Internet use Google Chrome. It is 8% less than in 2020. This browser is available for Linux, Windows, Android, IOS, and MacOS.

In this article I will show how to install Chrome in Ubuntu 22.04. Google Chrome has an open-source version that is called Chromium, but I will cover only proprietary version here.

Installing Google Chrome in Ubuntu 22.04

You can use this guide not only for installing Google Chrome in Ubuntu 22.04 but also in 20.04, other previous versions, and other distributions, for example Linux Mint or Debian. Furthermore, the installation package installs a repository in your system, so you will get updates for this browser automatically with other system packages.

You can download the repository installer for stable version of Chrome using this command:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

After this, install the package using dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i --force-depends google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

This package contains Google Chrome binaries and repository configuration. So that, once instillation finishes, you will have Google Chrome in your system and it will be updated automatically from the official repository during the system update.

If you want to install unstable version replace the stable word by unstable:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i --force-depends google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb

The unstable version is always newer, but it can contain bugs. If you want to install 32-bit version of Google Chrome, it will be difficult. Google does not build binaries for 32-bit systems. You consider installing open-source Chromium instead of Google Chrome.

If the dpkg reports that can't install dependencies, you can install them using this command:

sudo apt-get install -f

After this, installation of the browser is complete. You can run it using the following command:

google-chrome

Besides, you can find the application shortcut in the Activities menu:

At the first launch the browser will ask whether it can send usage statistics and crash reports to Google and whether you want to make Google Chrome the default browser:

Then, you can configure your browser. You can change a color scheme, log in your Google account and etc. Also, you can close this tab and leave default settings:

If Chrome does not start in Ubuntu 22.04, probably the problem is in Wayland and GPU drivers. You can try disabling Wayland and swich to old Xorg. Just open /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncommend or add the WaylandEnable=false line:

sudo vi /etc/gdm3/custom.conf WaylandEnable=false

That's it. Hope that this guide helped you to learn how to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04.