I'm a complete newbie to Ubuntu Server and am looking for a web browser which I am learning to use as it is a requirement of the course I'm doing. It's been many a year since I've spent any time poking around a CLI and am constantly going back and forward between various websites for hints on coding. I'm running this in VMWare and it would make life a bit easier if I could find a decent web browser to use. I won't use Firefox as I find it too unstable and don't use it on my windows box... I've tried Links2 and a couple of other light weight broswers but I'm not keen.
Can any one give an idiots guide to what I need to do to set up Chrome or something similar to run on Ubuntu server.
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The installation Procedure for Google Chrome Browser 64-bit version 73.0.3683.86.
Step-1: First, add (if not added already) the Google Chrome repository on your system using the following command. While using PPA to our system we also receive the latest updates whenever you check for system updates.
$ wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add - Now add the PPA url to the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list file as per Ubuntu system architecture.
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'Step-2: Install or Upgrade Google Chrome
After adding Google Chrome repository in our system use following commands to install the latest Google Chrome stable release. If you already have installed an older version, It will upgrade currently installed version with recent stable version.
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stableStep-3: Verify version
$ google-chrome --version
Figure-1: Google Chrome latest version 73.0.3683.86
you will see the output will be Google Chrome 73.0.3683.86.
Step-4: Launch Google Chrome
After completing step-3 the Google Chrome has been installed successfully on your system. Finally issue command to see Chrome browser:
$ google-chrome-stable &
Note: You can also access Chrome browser through Gnome dash and double-click chrome browser shortcut.
Open your terminal and type this
wget
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.debThat above chrome is good for 32-bit systems. Here's the URL for 64-bit systems:
And here's the download page in case these URLs change in the future.
3try this command in terminal to download the .deb package
wget In the next step install the local .deb by executing the following command:
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.debWell you need a Environment here .
In the Ubuntu the very Light DE's are Lubuntu and Xubuntu.
you can get them by doing like
sudo apt-get install xubuntu
sudo apt-get install lubuntuRun this command:
sudo apt-get install chromium-browserThere a post we have here with low memory usage browsers, may be that gonna help you in a better way.CLICK HERE
10I think that the easiest way would to run your VMWare OS and have chrome open in the background- other than having Chrome in a Command Line Interface environment. Then when you have them both open, Ctrl + Alt then use Alt + Tab. to swap between chrome. Ever tried using 2 screens or using a phone or tablet as another way of accessing help?
(sorry I can't figure out or find how to make my key presses look like keys)
