centos7 install google-chrome

Posted 2020-10-10

important: Google Chrome support for all 32-bit Linux distributions is deprecated from March, 2016.

By using Google’s official repository you will keep your Chrome browser up-to-date.

# yum update google-chrome-stable

However, same instructions should also work on RHEL 7.x/6.x, CentOS 7.x/6.x and Fedora 26-20 versions as well.

Step 1: Enable Google YUM repository

Create a file called /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo and add the following lines of code to it.

[google-chrome]
name=google-chrome
baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

Step 2: Installing Chrome Web Browser

First, check whether the latest version available from the Google’s own repository using following yum command.

# yum info google-chrome-stable

Sample Output

Check Google Chrome Package Info

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.myfahim.com
* epel: ir.mirror.rasanegar.com
* extras: centos.myfahim.com
* remi-safe: ftp.arnes.si
* rpmforge: mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn
* updates: centos.myfahim.com
adobe-linux-x86_64                                                                                                                                                      3/3
google-chrome                                                                                                                                                           3/3
Available Packages
Name        : google-chrome-stable
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 60.0.3112.90
Release     : 1
Size        : 54 M
Repo        : google-chrome
Summary     : Google Chrome
URL         : https://chrome.google.com/
License     : Multiple, see https://chrome.google.com/
Description : The web browser from Google
: 
: Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Do you see the highlighted output in the above, that clearly telling that the latest version of chrome is available from repository. So, let’s install it using yum command as shown below, which will automatically install all needed dependencies.

# yum install google-chrome-stable

Sample Output

Install Google Chrome in Linux

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager, versionlock
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.fibergrid.in
* epel: ftp.riken.jp
* extras: mirrors.viethosting.vn
* remi-safe: ftp.arnes.si
* rpmforge: mirror.team-cymru.org
* updates: mirror.fibergrid.in
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package google-chrome-stable.x86_64 0:60.0.3112.90 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
======================================================================================================================================================================
Package                    Arch                     Version                 Repository                     Size
======================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
google-chrome-stable      x86_64                  60.0.3112.90          google-chrome                    54 M
Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================================================================================
Install  1 Package
Total download size: 54 M
Installed size: 205 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y