How to re-install Google Chrome

[satimis]

Hi all,

Ubuntu 24.04

From time to time, warning popup advises me to re-install Chrome.

I found following link:
How to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 24.04
https://www.liberiangeek.net/2024/04...-ubuntu-24-04/

Please advise whether it works. Alternatively are there other suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

[howefield]

Should work, if I want Chrome I use apt install for the installation though, just preference.

wget -P /home/hugh/Downloads/ https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb && sudo apt install /home/hugh/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

[satimis]

Should work, if I want Chrome I use apt install for the installation though, just preference.

wget -P /home/hugh/Downloads/ https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb && sudo apt install /home/hugh/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Hi@howefield.

Thanks for your advice.

I would try your version to re-install Google Chrome.

Do I need to uninstall the running Google Chrome first ?

Regards

[howefield]

I would, but I do not understand why you are not getting an update through the package manager, do you not have the google chrome repository in your system?

[ActionParsnip]

+1 for the wget command. You can get fancy and add the repo and key manually, but the deb does all that for you

[satimis]

I would, but I do not understand why you are not getting an update through the package manager, do you not have the google chrome repository in your system?

Hi@howefield,

I have run periodically;
$ sudo apt update ; sudo apt upgrade

........
Calculating upgrade... Done
Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
  libcjson1 libavdevice60 ffmpeg libpostproc57 libavcodec60 libavutil58
  libswscale7 libswresample4 libavformat60 libavfilter9
Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:
  file-roller python3-distupgrade ubuntu-pro-client
  ubuntu-pro-client-l10n ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

It doesn't show that Google Chrome needs to update/upgrade

Regards

[dragonfly41]

Look in .. sudo synaptic .. search google .. to see status.

[satimis]

Look in .. sudo synaptic .. search google .. to see status.

Hi@dragonfly41,

Whether you meant on Terminal running following command one by one

$ sudo synaptic
$ search google

?

Regards

[dragonfly41]

Sorry, I shot from the hip while in a busy moment.

[1] Launch Synaptic Package Manager GUI (you might need to install it first if not in use) either through terminal (sudo synaptic) or Top left of desktop toolbar > Activities > Synaptic.

[2] Use Search button top right in Synaptic GUI and search google-chrome

[3] See google-chrome-stable (a least that is what I see)

[4] Right click on google-chrome-stable for options and properties.

[satimis]

Sorry, I shot from the hip while in a busy moment.

[1] Launch Synaptic Package Manager GUI (you might need to install it first if not in use) either through terminal (sudo synaptics) or Top left of desktop toolbar > Activities > Synaptic.

[2] Use Search button top right in Synaptic GUI and search google-chrome

[3] See google-chrome-stable (a least that is what I see)

[4] Right click on google-chrome-stable for options and properties.

Hi@dragonfly41,

I have Synaptic Package Manager installed
1) Start Synaptic Package Manager
2) Search google-chrome

Search result : no package selected

It is very strange.

Regards