install google chrome on centos
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How to Install google chrome web browser on CentOS

Ankit

Welcome back to another tutorial of CentOS. in our previous post we learn how to install XAMPP in CentOS.
today in this CentOS tutorial we will learn how to install google chrome web browser on CentOS.
so before start this tutorial lets take an short overview regarding google chrome.

install google chrome on centos

Why Google Chrome

As we all know Google Chrome is developed by Google. Google Chrome is one of the most powerful, safest, fastest and most popular web browser in the world.
Google Chrome is not the opensource browser itself, but it is based on the Chromium browser which is also available for CentOS. It is a secure and easy to use browser.

Install Google Chrome

Before start to install the google chrome on our Linux machine. we must have the non-root user account on our desktop with sudo privileges.
so just follow the below steps for easy installation.

Step 1: Download the .rpm package of Google Chrome

so just copy the below command and run it on your terminal to download the .rpm package.

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

Step 2: Installation Process

so after download the .rpm package , will need to have sudo privileges. To install Google Chrome use the below command.

sudo yum localinstall google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

after running this command on your terminal it will ask for your password. so just enter the password of your system and continue.

Step 3: Start Chrome

after successfully installation of chrome , there are two way to start google chrome. first one is the universal way, go to the applications, select internet and click on the google chrome.
the another way is go to the terminal and run the below command.

google-chrome

Upgrade Google Chrome

so if you want to upgrade your google chrome version just copy the below command and simply run it on your terminal section.

sudo yum update google-chrome-stable

So finally we learn how to install google chrome in our CentOS machine. if this tutorial helps you than please support us and sharing this tutorial with your developer buddies.