Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27
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Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
sudo -i su cat << EOF > /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo [google-chrome] name=google-chrome - \$basearch 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 EOF dnf install google-chrome-stableThat's it!
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@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm -
@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmThat doesn't include the repo so it can easily update via dnf does it? Although chrome generally updated by itself so you may not need that functionality.
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@coliver said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmThat doesn't include the repo so it can easily update via dnf does it? Although chrome generally updated by itself so you may not need that functionality.
[jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ fedora-cisco-openh264.repo fedora-updates-testing.repo rpmfusion-free.repo slack.repo fedora.repo google-chrome.repo rpmfusion-free-updates.repo vscode.repo fedora-updates.repo rpmfusion-free-rawhide.repo rpmfusion-free-updates-testing.repo zerotier.repo [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo [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 [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$
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@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@coliver said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmThat doesn't include the repo so it can easily update via dnf does it? Although chrome generally updated by itself so you may not need that functionality.
[jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ fedora-cisco-openh264.repo fedora-updates-testing.repo rpmfusion-free.repo slack.repo fedora.repo google-chrome.repo rpmfusion-free-updates.repo vscode.repo fedora-updates.repo rpmfusion-free-rawhide.repo rpmfusion-free-updates-testing.repo zerotier.repo [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo [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 [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$
Good to know. Thanks for correcting me.
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@coliver said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmThat doesn't include the repo so it can easily update via dnf does it? Although chrome generally updated by itself so you may not need that functionality.
We’ve been through this before with Lakshmana. I said to just install Chrome from the site and it installs the repo. Took forever to get the point across.
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@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmIt's Scott, so of course it has to be unnecessarily over-complicated
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@stacksofplates said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
with Lakshmana
Well, no wonder I have never read the post...
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Men, some of you FOSS guys sure do like to make the simple things super difficult!!
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@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@stacksofplates said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
with Lakshmana
Well, no wonder I have never read the post...
Lol. Ya it was a big thread a year ago.
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@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmDoes that set up the repo as well, though?
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@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@coliver said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@jaredbusch said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Google Chrome on Fedora 27:
Chrome is easy to install but isn't included in Fedora. Here is the quick and effective way to do it.
WTF?
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpmThat doesn't include the repo so it can easily update via dnf does it? Although chrome generally updated by itself so you may not need that functionality.
[jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ fedora-cisco-openh264.repo fedora-updates-testing.repo rpmfusion-free.repo slack.repo fedora.repo google-chrome.repo rpmfusion-free-updates.repo vscode.repo fedora-updates.repo rpmfusion-free-rawhide.repo rpmfusion-free-updates-testing.repo zerotier.repo [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo [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 [jbusch@dt-jared ~]$Ah okay, looks like it does.
