However using this link you are able to get the much awaited browser installer on your machine.
Next step is to have Wine installed. As most of you already know Wine is a tool that allows users to run windows software (.exe) in their Linux environments. This Windows-to-Linux translator has updated to 1.1.4, with a lot of fixes aimed at making running Google Chrome in Linux more work-able.
You'll definitely need your terminal open for this one, and the result isn't exactly flawless—no https support, problems with pop-ups, and a bit slower than you'd get in Windows—but it is a neat way for dedicated Linux users to check out what all the fuss is about.
So once you have Wine installed
1. Download winetricks and install it
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sudo cp winetricks /usr/sbin
2. Install allfonts (this is optional)
winetricks allfonts
3. Download the Chrome installer
wget http://gpdl.google.com/chrome/install/149.27/chrome_installer.exe
4. Install Chrome (just follow the onscreen instructions and make sure you create a desktop icon) wine chrome_installer.exe
5. After the install is finished, you won't be able to use Chrome as it needs a bit more hacking. Just close it and open with your favorite editor the Google Chrome.desktop icon created on your Desktop. Make sure your add "--new-http --in-process-plugins", without the quotes at the end of this line:
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/yourusername/.wine" wine "C:\\windows\\profiles\\yourusername\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe"
to make it look like this:
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/yourusername/.wine" wine "C:\\windows\\profiles\\yourusername\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins
Save the file!
6. Go to desktop and start Google Chrome
7. Enjoy Chrome under Linux, but don't forget to google for "Chrome for Linux" from time to time in order to fully benefit from this browser once it will have a Linux version lunched.
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