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Instaling Chrome
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Instaling Chrome
I am having problems with Chromium (version 57.0.2987.98 amd64) on
a Jessie desktop system.
Drop down menus on certain websites are not working at all (the menus don't drop down). I understand that Chromium on Jessie is no longer supported.
Rather than going through the whole process of updating from Jessie to Stretch in order to get the latest stable Chromium version (62.0.3202.89),
I was thinking of the possibility of installing the latest version of Chrome on Jessie. I have seen several websites that refer to this process :-
https://askubuntu.com/questions/885973/ ... t-on-16-04
https://www.tecmint.com/install-google- ... linux-mint
My intention would be as follows :-
(1) Click on the following link and download the Google Chrome Browser from Google's website, as appropriate to a Debian 64 bit system :-
https://www.google.co.in/chrome/browser ... index.html
I note that Google's repository will be also be added to my system so that
Chrome can automatically be kept up to date.
(2) Perform an update :-
sudo apt-get update
(3) Install Chrome as follows :-
sudo apt-get install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
(4) Run Chrome :-
$ google-chrome-stable
Would this work okay, with no problems at all ?
a Jessie desktop system.
Drop down menus on certain websites are not working at all (the menus don't drop down). I understand that Chromium on Jessie is no longer supported.
Rather than going through the whole process of updating from Jessie to Stretch in order to get the latest stable Chromium version (62.0.3202.89),
I was thinking of the possibility of installing the latest version of Chrome on Jessie. I have seen several websites that refer to this process :-
https://askubuntu.com/questions/885973/ ... t-on-16-04
https://www.tecmint.com/install-google- ... linux-mint
My intention would be as follows :-
(1) Click on the following link and download the Google Chrome Browser from Google's website, as appropriate to a Debian 64 bit system :-
https://www.google.co.in/chrome/browser ... index.html
I note that Google's repository will be also be added to my system so that
Chrome can automatically be kept up to date.
(2) Perform an update :-
sudo apt-get update
(3) Install Chrome as follows :-
sudo apt-get install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
(4) Run Chrome :-
$ google-chrome-stable
Would this work okay, with no problems at all ?
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Re: Instaling Chrome
No, you're mixing up the commands from both those guides in a way that won't work as apt-get won't install local packages. And why do 5 steps when 1 will do the same thing? The last answer at that askubuntu page is the easiest way:NewToLinux wrote:...
Would this work okay, with no problems at all ?
Download the Chrome package and open a terminal in the download directory. Then:
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sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
This command will add the Chrome repository and add a launch icon to your menu.
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Re: Instaling Chrome
...additionally, i think you should find out what the differences between chromium and chrome are.
your first post, you're mashing them together like they're the same.
your first post, you're mashing them together like they're the same.
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Re: Instaling Chrome
Just a check :-
Can Chrome and Chromium co-exist on a Jessie system without any problems ?
Can Chrome and Chromium co-exist on a Jessie system without any problems ?
Re: Instaling Chrome
It is: https://packages.debian.org/jessie/chromiumNewToLinux wrote:I am having problems with Chromium (version 57.0.2987.98 amd64) on
a Jessie desktop system.
Drop down menus on certain websites are not working at all (the menus don't drop down). I understand that Chromium on Jessie is no longer supported.
The current version is 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1.
Otherwise, installing the locally downloaded .deb package as advised is the best way.
Re: Instaling Chrome
No problem. The program binaries and data are installed in separate locations. The profiles are also located at different directories. Chromium should be atNewToLinux wrote:Just a check :-
Can Chrome and Chromium co-exist on a Jessie system without any problems ?
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~/.config/chromium
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~/.config/google-chrome
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chrom ... ata_dir.md
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Re: Instaling Chrome
Do not use Chromium on Debian Jessie. It is no longer supported and will not receive any more security updates.
See: https://lists.debian.org/debian-securit ... 00282.html
See: https://lists.debian.org/debian-securit ... 00282.html
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Re: Instaling Chrome
Chrome has now been installed on a Jessie system as follows :-
(1) Logged into home directory as root.
(2) Downloaded google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb from
https://www.google.co.in/chrome/browser ... index.html
to the home directory.
(3) In the home directory, tried to install Chrome :-
apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
(4) This failed, giving lots of error messages such as :-
E: Release 'google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' for 'firefox-l10n-hr' was not found
(5) The command :-
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
was then run.
(6) This gave the messages :-
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 120380 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (63.0.3239.84-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
google-chrome-stable depends on libappindicator1; however:
Package libappindicator1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-chrome-stable
(7) So the command :-
apt-get -f install
and then the command :-
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
were run.
(8) Then the command :-
google-chrome-stable
was run to start Chrome.
(9) This produced the following error messages :-
libGL error: failed to open drm device: Permission denied
libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau
ATTENTION: default value of option force_s3tc_enable overridden by environment.
[321451211/192714.812289:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(351)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process.
Can anyone please explain what these errors mean and how can they be resolved ?
Chrome runs to some extent but I would like to clear up the above errors.
Thanks very much.
(1) Logged into home directory as root.
(2) Downloaded google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb from
https://www.google.co.in/chrome/browser ... index.html
to the home directory.
(3) In the home directory, tried to install Chrome :-
apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
(4) This failed, giving lots of error messages such as :-
E: Release 'google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' for 'firefox-l10n-hr' was not found
(5) The command :-
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
was then run.
(6) This gave the messages :-
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 120380 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (63.0.3239.84-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
google-chrome-stable depends on libappindicator1; however:
Package libappindicator1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-chrome-stable
(7) So the command :-
apt-get -f install
and then the command :-
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
were run.
(8) Then the command :-
google-chrome-stable
was run to start Chrome.
(9) This produced the following error messages :-
libGL error: failed to open drm device: Permission denied
libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau
ATTENTION: default value of option force_s3tc_enable overridden by environment.
[321451211/192714.812289:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(351)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process.
Can anyone please explain what these errors mean and how can they be resolved ?
Chrome runs to some extent but I would like to clear up the above errors.
Thanks very much.
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Re: Instaling Chrome
You're trying to install Chrome the hard way. There is an easier, simpler way.
Run these commands as root:
And for good measure:
Phil
Run these commands as root:
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aptitude update
aptitude install gdebi-core
gdebi google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
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aptitude upgrade
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Re: Instaling Chrome
I suggested gdebi should work in my previous post but apt install should do exactly the same thing (did for me). As "NewToLinux" is possibly new to Linux I figured installing yet another package would just add to complexity and confusion and probably have the same issues.pcalvert wrote:You're trying to install Chrome the hard way. There is an easier, simpler way.
Phil
I didn't reply to their last post as the issues just seem weird and baffling ie. I have no idea why those problems are occurring or how to fix them.
This makes no sense at all. A Firefox language package should not be a dependency of Chrome.E: Release 'google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' for 'firefox-l10n-hr' was not found
libappindicator1 is the only dependency IIRC, which should be installed by apt-get -f install which should then finish configuring Chrome.google-chrome-stable depends on libappindicator1; however:
Package libappindicator1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
...
(7) So the command :-
apt-get -f install
and then the command :-
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
were run.
It should not be necessary to install Chrome with dpkg again.
It's all just really weird. I fell there is some essential information missing to be able to diagnose it.
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Re: Instaling Chrome
The "apt" command in Jessie can't install local deb files, you've got to have the Stretch version or better to do that.
I'm thinking we need some custom Thunar action to do that in MX 17, since apt can install multiple debs at one time that may depend on one another, something that gebi can't handle.
I'm thinking we need some custom Thunar action to do that in MX 17, since apt can install multiple debs at one time that may depend on one another, something that gebi can't handle.
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Re: Instaling Chrome
Thanks, I didn't know that.stevepusser wrote:The "apt" command in Jessie can't install local deb files, you've got to have the Stretch version or better to do that.
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