How to install Chrome on Xubuntu 18.04

Xubuntu 18.04 comes with mozilla firefox as default web browser, but some of us prefer chrome over firefox. So in this article i will show you how to install google chrome on xubuntu 18.04.

Step by step how to install google chrome on xubuntu 18.04 

• make sure the 'Canonical Partners' is checked in Software & Updates > Other Software > Canonical Partners.
• open command line (press CTRL + ALT + T)
• run update command

sudo apt-get update

• install fonts-liberation package

sudo apt-get install fonts-liberation

• download chrome from google chrome website, choose 64 bit debian package
• you can open directly with GDebi Package Installer or you can save the file and then install using dpkg command like this:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

• done!

Once installed you can open google chrome from xubuntu start menu > Internet > Google Chrome.

Author : kernel-panic

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