How To Install Google Chrome 78 On a RHEL/CentOS 7 and Fedora Linux 31 Using Yum Command

Tutorial details Difficulty Easy (rss) Root privileges Yes Requirements None Time 2m

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How do I installed the latest version of Google Chrome v 78 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS Linux version 7.x and Fedora Linux v28/29/30/31 using the yum command line option?[donotprint][/donotprint]Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. You can install it on any Linux distro including CentOS, RHEL, and Fedora Linux.

Type the following command Linux kernel and distro is running in 32bit or 64bit mode:

## type at bash shell prompt ## echo "You are using $(getconf LONG_BIT) bit Linux distro." ## type at bash shell prompt ## echo "You are using $(getconf LONG_BIT) bit Linux distro."

Outputs:

You are using 64 bit Linux distro.

OR try:

$ uname -m

x86_64



Procedure to install Google Chrome 78 on a RHEL/CentOS/Fedora Linux:

Here is how to install and use the Google Chrome 78 in five easy steps:

Open the Terminal application. Grab 64bit Google Chrome installer. Type the following command to download 64 bit version of Google Chrome:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm Install Google Chrome and its dependencies on a CentOS/RHEL, type:

sudo yum install ./google-chrome-stable_current_*.rpm Start Google Chrome from the CLI:

google-chrome &

Sample outputs from yum command:



Sample session:Google Chrome 78 running on my Fedora Linux desktop:

Please note that these instructions always installs the latest version of Google Chrome on a CentOS/RHEL/Fedora Linux.

A note about Fedora Linux 28/29/30/31 users

Type the following dnf command:

$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable_current_*.rpm

Sample outputs:



A note about Google chrome repo file

The above procedure creates /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo file as follows. This is useful to automatically update your Google Chrome version:

$ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo

Sample outputs:

[google-chrome] name=google-chrome baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64 enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

How do I upgrade Google Chrome from an older version?

You can simply update it by typing the following yum command:

$ sudo yum update google-chrome-stable

OR use the following dnf command to update it on a Fedora Linux:

$ sudo dnf update google-chrome-stable

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