Hello, I know this is probably one of the stupidest questions here but I’m desperate and just can’t figure out how to install Google Chrome on my MNT. I was able to download the .deb without any problems but I don’t know how to install it and everything I’ve tried so far has been unsuccessful and the apt just doesn’t help me and i am also a real linux noobi.
Thanks for the help.
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You can install it with dpkg and then all further updates will be handled by apt.
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/google-chrome-stable.deb
keep in mind that it will need to be an arm64 package
You can also use apt, which is probably preferrable.
cd ~/Downloads
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable-current.deb
Substitute ~/Downloads for wherever you saved the file and the name of the package for whatever it’s called on disk. You can hit tab in terminal to autocomplete unambiguious file names and paths
I tried that but I get an error with “Unsatisfied dependecies” and a list with a few packages underneath, do I have to enter them all manually and download them?
Also at the end it says "Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
There is no Google Chrome for ARM64 Linux. What you probably want is chromium, which is the open source version of Chrome. You can install it by typing this in a terminal:
sudo apt install chromium
thank you, it worked and it’s a bit embarrassing that I only noticed something so obvious now.
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No worries. We’re here to help. Also, the manual has a lot of info on Linux Basics, did you see that already?
https://mntre.com/documentation/pocket-reform-handbook/linux.html
https://mntre.com/documentation/pocket-reform-handbook/desktops.html
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Also, if you have graphics glitches in chromium, especially with icons on web sites etc, go to chrome://flags in the address bar and search for GPU Rasterization and turn that off.
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yes, I saw that, I lived in it for about a week because I had a problem with the OS and reinstalled it completely, it took a while but if the SD card breaks now I know how to reinstall the OS ;D
Definitely check the manual out if you haven’t, it’s a great primer! But also feel free to post questions here. That’s what community is for!
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