, you can import your bookmarks and settings into Chrome. If you’ve previously used a different browser, like Firefox, Chromium In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install Google Chrome on your Ubuntu 18.04 desktop machine. Before you install Chrome, youll need to download the files to do so from the Chrome website.

This ensures that your Google Chrome installation will be updated automatically when a new version is released through your desktop standard Software Update tool. # 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 process, the official Google repository will be added to your system. This information is not associated with you or your Google Account. You just have to click on the Install Now button, enter your account's password when asked for it and have Chrome updated to a new version. This process sends information, such as version number, language, operating system, and other installation or update-related details, back to Google servers. When there is a new update available on Chrome, Ubuntu notifies you via the system updater tool. From here, you can sign-in to Chrome with your Google Account to sync your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings on all your devices. Google Chrome uses a process called Google Update to periodically check for updates.

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