Google Chrome 35 released-install on RHEL/centos 6 and Fedora 20-15

Google ChromeIs a freeware Web browser developedGoogle Inc. Google Chrome team proudly announced the releaseGoogle Chrome 35OnMay 20,201 4. The actual version is35.0.1916.114ForLinux/Mac OS XAndWindowsOperating System. This new version bundled with a number of exciting fixes, features and improvements, including:

1. A New Interface Based on aura (replacing gtk2 ).
2. Added new app launcher and notification center.
3. More developer control over touch input.
4. New JavaScript features.
5. Unprefixed shadow Dom ..
6. A number of new apps/extension Apis ..
7. Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance.

If you wowould like to know more other cool features of this release, please visit at Google's chrome features.

 

Install Google Chrome in Linux

In our earlier articles we have shown you how to install latest released Opera Browser 12.00 and Firefox 26 versions. In this tutorial we will show you how we have practically installedGoogle Chrome 35Browser in one of ourCentos 1, 6.5Server usingGoogle'sOwn repositoryYumTool. By using repository you will keep yourChrome browserUp-to-date. However, it shoshould also work onRHEL 6.5/6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6.0/,Centos 6.5/6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6.0AndFedora 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15Versions as well.

Step 1: enable Google Yum Repository

Create a file called/Etc/yum. Repos. d/google-chrome.repoAnd add the following lines of code to it.

[google-chrome]name=google-chromebaseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/$basearchenabled=1gpgcheck=1gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

Step 2: Installing Chrome Web Browser

Download and install Chrome Web browser with Yum command. It will automatically install all dependencies.

# yum install google-chrome-stable

Update: Sadly, the GOogle chromeBrowser no longer supports the most famous inclucial DistributionRed HatAnd its free clones suchCentosAndScientific Linux.

Yes, they 've discontinued supportRHEL 6.xVersion asGoogle ChromeAnd on other side, latestFirefoxAndOperaBrowsers run successfully on the same platforms.

Luckily, there is a script developed by Richard Lloyd, that automatically download and install latestGoogle ChromeBrowser by picking libraries from a more recent released distro and put those libraries in (/Opt/Google/Chrome/lib) Directory and then you can able to runGoogle ChromeOnCentos 6.xVersion.

# wget http://chrome.richardlloyd.org.uk/install_chrome.sh# chmod u+x install_chrome.sh# ./install_chrome.sh

Sample output

Google Chrome Installer 2.00 on the i686 platform(C) Richard K. Lloyd 2013 <[email protected]>*** Checking for an update to install_chrome.sh ...--2013-07-18 17:27:02--  http://chrome.richardlloyd.org.uk/version.datResolving chrome.richardlloyd.org.uk... 193.110.246.53Connecting to chrome.richardlloyd.org.uk|193.110.246.53|:80... connected.HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OKLength: 5 [text/plain]Saving to: âversion.datâ100%[===================================================================================================================>] 5           --.-K/s   in 0s2013-07-18 17:27:02 (264 KB/s) - âversion.datâ*** install_chrome.sh is already the latest version (2.00) - continuing ...*** Determining latest Google Chrome version number ...

Step 3: Starting Chrome Web Browser

Start browser with non-root user.

# google-chrome &

 

Google Chrome startup Screen

Welcome Screen of Chrome Web browser.

 

Google Chrome Welcome Screen

Processing ingWww.tecmint.comWith cool Chrome Web browser.

 

Indexing ing www.tecmint.com in Google Chrome

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That's it, enjoy browsingChromeAnd do let me know your browsing experience with chrome via comments.

 

Google Chrome 35 released-install on RHEL/centos 6 and Fedora 20-15