diff --git a/doc/chrome.md b/doc/chrome.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..115fcb5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/chrome.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Setup Chrome + +## Update Debian + +* First, update your system to ensure all existing packages are up to date.\ +``` +sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade +``` +## Install Required Packages + +* To successfully install the browser, you will need to install the following packages; run this command if you are unsure; it will not harm your system.\ +``` +sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget ca-certificates gnupg2 --no-install-recommends +``` +* These are pretty generic dependencies that may be already installed. Run the command regardless if unsure, as many other installations will require these on your system. + +## Install Google Chrome Browser + +### Import Google Chrome GPG Key + +* The first step in installing Google Chrome is to import the GPG key for the digital signature; without this, your installation will not complete successfully.\ +Import the GPG key, and use the following command. +``` +sudo wget -O- https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/google-chrome.gpg +``` +* Import Google Chrome Repository.\ +Once the GPG import is complete, you will need to import the Google Chrome repository.\ +``` +echo deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/google-chrome.gpg] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list +``` + +### Install Google Chrome – Stable + +* The next step is to update the repository list using the apt update command to reflect the new additions to the apt sources list.\ +``` +sudo apt update +``` +* Next, install the Google Chrome stable edition, the recommended option for most users.\ +``` +sudo apt install google-chrome-stable --no-install-recommends +``` + +## How to Launch Google Chrome Browser + +* Now that you have installed Chrome, you can launch the application. You can type the following command in the terminal to launch Chrome:\ +``` +google-chrome +``` + +## How to Update/Upgrade Google Chrome Browser + +* Ideally, you should check for updates using the terminal often; sometimes, the GUI update notifications may update Google Chrome; run the APT update command in your terminal.\ +``` +sudo apt update +``` +* If one is available, use the upgrade option:\ +``` +sudo apt upgrade +``` +* Note this will update all packages (recommended), for example, to upgrade the Chrome package.\ +``` +sudo apt upgrade google-chrome-stable +```