Installing Google Chrome in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

I updated to Firefox 4 about a week ago using a PPA. Since that time is has frozen  at least a dozen times. Out of complete frustration I decided to install Google Chrome. It can be found in the Ubuntu Software Center under  google-chrome-stable. I have now switched to Chrome as my main browser. It just runs better and doesn’t freeze. It even has a sync feature built in. There is only one Firefox add-on I miss, the video downloader plug-in. But Google is now buying it so maybe it will appear in the app center.

If you don’t have Google Chrome in your repository, you can download it directly at:
http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux

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Jay Forrest

Jay Forrest is a long‑time Linux enthusiast who switched to Ubuntu in 2008 after a Windows XP virus convinced him to embrace open‑source software. A former host of the Linux User Podcast, Jay has worked in technical support for AOL, EarthLink, and Route 66 Casino, built his first 486 in the 90s, and has provided web design for businesses and nonprofits. He works with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and basic PHP, and enjoys exploring open‑source software. As a former Fedora Ambassador, Jay is dedicated to sharing why Linux—secure, stable, and open—remains his platform of choice.