How To Install Google Chrome 29 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Elementary OS Via The Official Repository

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Chrome 29 has been released a while ago, bringing 25 security fixes.

Some improvements:

• Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of sites you have visited
• Ability to reset your profile back to its original state
• Many new apps and extensions APIs
• Lots of stability and performance improvements

In this article I will show you how to install Google Chrome 29 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via the official stable repository, installing Google Chrome 29 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is:

Add the Google Chrome repository:

$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

Add the repository key:

$ wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

Update the local repository index:

$ sudo apt-get update

Install Google Chrome 29:

$ sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable