Installing the new Google Chrome Alpha release for Ubuntu is actually pretty easy. All you really need to do is all a new software repository to your package manager and install Google Chrome just like any other Ubuntu package. Keep in mind that there are sources available to other Linux flavors, I just happen to run Ubuntu myself. Just because this Howto is for Ubuntu, doesn’t mean it won’t run on other flavors of Linux.

This is a “HowTo” for installing Google Chrome in Linux without having to use Wine. Many HowTo documents explain that you need to use Wine to get Google Chrome in Linux but now that Google Chrome Alpha is out, you no longer have to do that.

1. The first thing we’ll want to do is add a new repository to Ubuntu. First open up Synaptic Package Manager.
2. Click on settings, repository.
3. Click on the Third-Party software tab.

4. Add a new repository. Copy and paste this line:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
5. Leave the current repository window open and continue to step 6.
6. Now download and save this key to a text file. Only copy from the BEGIN to the END.
http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0×5A9BF3BB4E5E17B5

The file should contain this:

—–BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK—–
Version: SKS 1.0.10
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=9P6G
—–END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK—–

7. Now back to the repository window, click the Authentication tab, then import key. Import the key you saved in step 6.

8. Close the repository window, and click the refresh button on Synaptic.
9. Search for Chrom, and install the Chrome Browser!

Now you should have the Chromium browser installed. Remember, this isn’t the “Google” browser, but the Chromium browser, the open source browser Google Chrome is based off of.