How to install Chrome on Linux Ubuntu Using Command Line

In this tutorial, we explain how to install Google Chrome on Linux Ubuntu by using the Linux command line. The motivation for installing Chrome by using the command line is to learn how to write a script that will automatically install Chrome. The YouTube tutorial is given below.

The first step is to install wget and to double check that wget is installed properly.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install wget
wget --version

The next step is to download and install Google Chrome

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

Finally, let us verify that everything went OK and possibly to fix errors

sudo apt-get install -f

Once Google Chrome is installed you can run it by typing the command line

google-chrome

This will start Google Chrome.