If you’ve previously used a different browser, like Firefox or Opera, you can import your bookmarks and settings into Chrome.
In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install Google Chrome on your Debian 9 desktop machine. Firefox and Chrome let you sign in to save and/or sync your Favorites on any other device you sign into, and are more reliable than Edge at doing this. Its easy to share bookmarks between all of them in their settings under Import Favorites from another Browser.
When a new version is released, you can update the Google Chrome package through your desktop standard Software Update tool or by running the following commands in your terminal: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade Conclusion # I use Firefox, Edge and Chrome in that order of preference. # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost. To verify the file contents: cat /etc/apt//google-chrome.list # THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED # Updating Google Chrome #ĭuring the installation, the official Google repository will be added to your system. When you start Google Chrome for the first time, you will be presented with the following window asking whether you want to make Google Chrome your default browser and to send usage statistic and crash reports to Google:įrom here, you can sign-in to Chrome with your Google Account to sync your bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings on all your devices. Now that you have Google Chrome installed on your Debian system you can start it either from the command line by typing google-chrome or by clicking on the Google Chrome icon ( Activities -> Google Chrome). The command above will install Chrome and all dependencies. You will be asked to enter your user password. Once the download is complete, install Google Chrome by typing: sudo apt install. Open your terminal either by using the Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by clicking on the terminal icon. Installing Google Chrome on Debian #Ĭomplete the following steps to install Google Chrome on your Debian system: 1. To be able to install packages on your Debian system. You’ll need to be logged in as a user with sudo access In this tutorial, we will cover how to install the Google Chrome web browser on Debian 9.
, an open-source browser that is available in the Debian repositories. It is fast, intuitive, and secure browser built for the modern web.Ĭhrome is not an open-source browser, and it is not included in the default Debian repositories. Is the most popular web browser in the world.