How to Update the Chrome Browser in Ubuntu

In a previous article, we learned how to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu. Today, we’ll learn how to update Chrome to the latest version. This guide can be used to update the Chrome browser on any version of Ubuntu, including Ubuntu 24.

The updating process is very straightforward and similar to installing Chrome on Ubuntu. First, download the latest Chrome .deb package, then install the .deb package using the gdebi command.

We can perform the upgrade via the terminal with the following steps.

First, install the Gdebi package manager if you haven't already:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install gdebi-core

Next, download the latest version of Google Chrome using the wget command:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

The command above will download the latest version of the Chrome .deb package. Once the download is complete, run the gdebi command to update the Chrome browser using the .deb file.

sudo gdebi google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

The installer will recognize that Google Chrome is already installed on your Ubuntu desktop, so it will update Chrome to the latest version. You won’t lose any existing data, such as browsing history, bookmarks, saved passwords, etc.