How to Install Google Chrome on Debian 13 Linux

This guide will show you how to install Google Chrome on Debian Linux. This process works for both Debian 12 and Debian 13.

Step 1: Download Google Chrome for Debian

First, you need to download the Google Chrome installer. Go to google.com/chrome and click the "Download Chrome" button. Make sure to download the 64-bit Debian/Ubuntu package.

Step 2: Install Chrome from the Terminal

First, Log in as the root user. Change into the folder where you saved the downloaded package. For example, if you saved it in a user's Downloads folder, you would navigate there.

cd /home/username/Downloads

The Debian package file (ending in .deb) will be in that folder.

Install the package using the apt install command. You need to put a ./ before the file name:

apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

How to Update Google Chrome

There are a couple of ways to update Chrome from the terminal in Debian Linux.

Using apt install: You can type apt install --only-upgrade google-chrome-stable. If a new version is available, it will update Chrome.

apt install --only-upgrade google-chrome-stable

Re-downloading the package: You can also update Chrome by downloading the latest .deb package from the Chrome website again and installing it using the apt install command, just like you did for the initial installation.

Conclusion

Installing Google Chrome on Debian 12 or 13 is simple: download the .deb package, install it with apt, and you’re ready to go. Keeping Chrome up to date is just as easy—either upgrade it from the terminal or download the latest package from the official website.

With these steps, you’ll always have the latest version of Chrome running smoothly on your Debian system.