[xubuntu-users] Can't get Google Chrome to install

MR ZenWiz mrzenwiz at gmail.com
Sat Aug 23 23:52:12 UTC 2014


I've been running Trusty now for a few weeks at work and decided to
upgrade my home machine as well.

First big problem: I can't get Google Chrome to install.

When I download the amd64 package, I get errors in the package.

When I download the i386 package, it comes down fine and refuses to install:

$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 182804 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.143-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
 google-chrome-stable depends on libasound2 (>= 1.0.23).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libc6 (>= 2.11).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libcap2 (>= 2.10).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libcups2 (>= 1.4.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.2.14).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.5).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.26.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libnspr4 (>= 1.8.0.10).
 google-chrome-stable depends on libnss3 (>= 3
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 google-chrome-stable

I checked every one of the listed dependencies and they are all
installed and of the right version.

So WTH?

I'm running an AMD Phenom II x6 with 16GB of memory and 3TB disk space.

I haven't gotten around to using the nvidia driver yet....

Thanks.
MR




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