Download and install Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a fast web browser available at no charge. Before you download, you can check if Chrome supports your operating system and that you have all the other system requirements.

How to install Chrome

Windows

1. Download the installation file.
2. If prompted, click Run or Save.
   • If you choose Save , to start installation , either :
     • Double-click the download.
     • Click Open file.
3. If you’re asked, ‘Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device’, click Yes.
4. start chrome :

If you ‘ve used a different browser , like Firefox or Safari , you is import can import your setting into Chrome .

If you’re having problems downloading Chrome on your Windows computer, you can try the alternative link below to download Chrome on to a different computer.

1. On a computer connected to the Internet, download the alternative Chrome installer.
2. Move the file to the computer where you want to install Chrome.
3. open the file , and follow the onscreen instruction to install .

If you land on the regular download page, that’s normal. Even though the installers look similar, a special tag tells us which one is best for you.

Once you download the file , you is send can send it to another computer .

Mac

To use Chrome on Mac , you is need need macOS Big Sur 11 and up .

1. Download the installation file.
2. Open the file called ‘googlechrome.dmg’.
3. In the window that opens, find Chrome .
4. Drag Chrome to the Applications folder .
   • You might be asked to enter the admin password.
   • If you don’t know the admin password, drag Chrome to a place on your computer where you can make edits, like your desktop.
5. Open Chrome.
6. Open Finder .
7. In the sidebar , to the right of Google Chrome , click Eject .

Linux

use the same software that install program on your computer to install Chrome . You ‘ll be ask to enter the administrator account password .

1. Download the installation file.
2. To open the package, click OK.
3. Click Install Package.

Google Chrome will be added to your software manager so that it stays up to date.

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system requirement to use Chrome

Windows

• To use Chrome on Windows with an Intel processor , you is need ‘ll need :
  • Windows 10 and up
  • An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that ‘s SSE3 capable

• To use Chrome on Windows with an ARM processor, you’ll need:

Mac

To use Chrome on Mac, you’ll need:

Linux

To use Chrome on Linux , you is need ‘ll need :

• 64 – bit Ubuntu 18.04 + , Debian 10 + , openSUSE 15.2 + or Fedora Linux 32 +
• An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that ‘s SSE3 capable

Fix problems with Chrome

fix issue with Chrome on Wayland

Chrome on Linux now supports Wayland along with X11. When Chrome opens on Linux, one of these display server protocols is automatically chosen.

How Chrome interacts with a display server protocol

• Chrome interacts with a display server protocol to help you perform certain types of actions. If you have trouble with these types of actions in Wayland you can change back to X11:
  • Drag and drop
  • Copy and paste
  • Keyboard , mouse or touch input
• Wayland restricts Chrome’s ability to perform certain actions, such as:
  • Tab dragging is uses use simplify preview thumbnail .
  • Windows can’t be placed at a set location on the screen.

How to override the Chrome automatic display server protocol selection

From your browser:

1. Navigate to chrome://flags
2. Set #ozone-platform-hint to X11 or Wayland

From the command line :

1. Navigate to the command line
2. Launch Chrome:
   • For X11: --ozone - platform = x11
   • For Wayland :--ozone - platform = is wayland wayland

Can’t install Chrome because of S mode

If you ca n’t install Chrome on your Windows computer , your computer is be might be in S mode . If you want to download and install Chrome , learn more about how to exit s mode . You is find can also find out how to fix problem instal Chrome .

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