Google Chrome is without a doubt the most popular web browser on this planet. Everyone with a laptop or smartphone is aware of this tremendous browser. Google Chrome is my personal favorite when it comes to browsing the internet, keeping bookmarks, or installing my desired extensions. Google Chrome is equipped with everything to fit user needs.
Update Google Chrome manually using .deb File
I recently came across this message on my Linux machine after opening up Google Chrome which said that “Can’t update Chrome” and it further added to this by saying, “Chrome couldn’t update to the latest version, so you are missing out on new features and security fixes.”
If you lose this pop-up, Click on “New Chrome available” in your Google Chrome on the top right corner and then select “Chrome is out of date”.
Then again the window will appear and you can now click on “Reinstall Chrome” to update it.
Now, It will take you to a web page to download the update of Google Chrome, Click on “Download here” button on this webpage.
After this, It will pop up a window and ask about installing the Google Chrome version in accordance with the distribution you have, I have Ubuntu so I am going to go with the option below:
Once it is downloaded, go to the folder or directory where it is downloaded or move it to a more suitable directory. In my case, I created a directory named ‘chrome’ on my desktop and moved the .deb file over there. Now, right-click and click on “Open in Terminal” while in the directory where you have downloaded it or moved the downloaded .deb file. This will open the terminal in the same directory and you don’t need to enter the path. If you already have a terminal in the home directory or somewhere else just use the following command to get to the respective directory:
cd /path
once you have the terminal opened up in the respective directory then go ahead and write the following command to run the .deb file:
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Now your Google Chrome is up-to-date.
Update Google Chrome using Terminal
There is another way to update Google Chrome and that is through a terminal which doesn’t involve this .deb file downloading.
Simply open up your terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T and then go ahead and update your repository with the following command:
sudo apt update
Once updated, go ahead and type in the following command:
sudo apt upgrade google-chrome-stable
Good, your Google Chrome has been updated to the most recent version and now you can start to use it and enjoy recent fixes and updates.
Thoughts
Google Chrome is certainly the no.1 browser when it comes to ease of use, keeping all your data in one place and being able to do tens of things fast and simultaneously. A ton of companies only offer their extensions on Google Chrome. That’s why keeping your Google Chrome up-to-date is important.
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