Google Chrome Installation on Fedora 26, CentOS / RHEL 7.4

Google Chrome Installation Steps

1) Change to root user by using any of below linux commands.

$ sudo -i

$ su -

[root@localhost ~]# 

2) Create a repo file as google-chrome.repo under '/etc/yum.repos.d/' using either cat or vi commands.

[root@localhost ~]#cat << EOF > /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo
 [google-chrome]
 name=google-chrome - \$basearch
 baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/\$basearch
 enabled=1
 gpgcheck=1
 gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
 EOF

3) Different chrome versions installation on different environments.

Install google chrome stable version on fedora 26 using below command.

dnf install google-chrome-stable

Install google chrome beta version on fedora 26.

dnf install google-chrome-beta

Install google chrome unstable version on fedora 26.

dnf install google-chrome-unstable

Install google chrome stable version on CentOS / RHEL 7.4.

yum install google-chrome-stable

Install google chrome beta version on CentOS / RHEL 7.4.

yum install google-chrome-beta

Install google chrome unstable version on CentOS / RHEL 7.4.

yum install google-chrome-unstable

Output:

[root@localhost ~]# dnf install google-chrome-stable
Fedora 26 - x86_64 - Updates                                                    4.5 MB/s |  17 MB     00:03    
Fedora 26 - x86_64                                                              7.5 MB/s |  53 MB     00:07    
google-chrome - x86_64                                                           22 kB/s | 3.8 kB     00:00    
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:00 ago on Tue 14 Nov 2017 09:23:20 PM IST.
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================================================
 Package                             Arch            Version                       Repository              Size
================================================================================================================
Installing:
 google-chrome-stable                x86_64          62.0.3202.94-1                google-chrome           47 M
Installing dependencies:
 at                                  x86_64          3.1.20-3.fc26                 fedora                  77 k
 ed                                  x86_64          1.14.1-2.fc26                 fedora                  79 k
 esmtp                               x86_64          1.2-9.fc26                    updates                 56 k
 libXScrnSaver                       x86_64          1.2.2-11.fc26                 fedora                  27 k
 libesmtp                            x86_64          1.0.6-11.fc26                 fedora                  64 k
 liblockfile                         x86_64          1.09-5.fc26                   fedora                  27 k
 m4                                  x86_64          1.4.18-3.fc26                 fedora                 217 k
 mailx                               x86_64          12.5-23.fc26                  updates                257 k
 ncurses-compat-libs                 x86_64          6.0-8.20170212.fc26           fedora                 311 k
 patch                               x86_64          2.7.5-4.fc26                  fedora                 122 k
 redhat-lsb-core                     x86_64          4.1-34.fc26                   fedora                  42 k
 redhat-lsb-submod-security          x86_64          4.1-34.fc26                   fedora                  19 k
 spax                                x86_64          1.5.3-8.fc26                  fedora                 211 k
 util-linux-user                     x86_64          2.29.1-2.fc26                 fedora                  89 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================================================
Install  15 Packages

Total download size: 48 M
Installed size: 179 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/15): libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-11.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                   49 kB/s |  27 kB     00:00    
(2/15): redhat-lsb-core-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                   71 kB/s |  42 kB     00:00    
(3/15): at-3.1.20-3.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                             186 kB/s |  77 kB     00:00    
(4/15): util-linux-user-2.29.1-2.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                177 kB/s |  89 kB     00:00    
(5/15): ed-1.14.1-2.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                             415 kB/s |  79 kB     00:00    
(6/15): m4-1.4.18-3.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                             252 kB/s | 217 kB     00:00    
(7/15): ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.fc26.x86_64.rpm                      382 kB/s | 311 kB     00:00    
(8/15): redhat-lsb-submod-security-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64.rpm                       139 kB/s |  19 kB     00:00    
(9/15): spax-1.5.3-8.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                            879 kB/s | 211 kB     00:00    
(10/15): patch-2.7.5-4.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                          131 kB/s | 122 kB     00:00    
(11/15): mailx-12.5-23.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                          464 kB/s | 257 kB     00:00    
(12/15): libesmtp-1.0.6-11.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                      433 kB/s |  64 kB     00:00    
(13/15): liblockfile-1.09-5.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                     346 kB/s |  27 kB     00:00    
(14/15): esmtp-1.2-9.fc26.x86_64.rpm                                             87 kB/s |  56 kB     00:00    
(15/15): google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64.rpm                         7.2 MB/s |  47 MB     00:06    
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Total                                                                           5.6 MB/s |  48 MB     00:08     
warning: /var/cache/dnf/google-chrome-eb0d6f10ccbdafba/packages/google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 7fac5991: NOKEY
Importing GPG key 0x7FAC5991:
 Userid     : "Google, Inc. Linux Package Signing Key "
 Fingerprint: 4CCA 1EAF 950C EE4A B839 76DC A040 830F 7FAC 5991
 From       : https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Importing GPG key 0xD38B4796:
 Userid     : "Google Inc. (Linux Packages Signing Authority) "
 Fingerprint: EB4C 1BFD 4F04 2F6D DDCC EC91 7721 F63B D38B 4796
 From       : https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                                        1/1 
  Installing       : liblockfile-1.09-5.fc26.x86_64                                                        1/15 
  Running scriptlet: liblockfile-1.09-5.fc26.x86_64                                                        1/15 
  Installing       : libesmtp-1.0.6-11.fc26.x86_64                                                         2/15 
  Running scriptlet: libesmtp-1.0.6-11.fc26.x86_64                                                         2/15 
  Installing       : esmtp-1.2-9.fc26.x86_64                                                               3/15 
  Running scriptlet: esmtp-1.2-9.fc26.x86_64                                                               3/15 
  Installing       : mailx-12.5-23.fc26.x86_64                                                             4/15 
  Installing       : spax-1.5.3-8.fc26.x86_64                                                              5/15 
  Running scriptlet: spax-1.5.3-8.fc26.x86_64                                                              5/15 
  Installing       : redhat-lsb-submod-security-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64                                         6/15 
  Installing       : patch-2.7.5-4.fc26.x86_64                                                             7/15 
  Installing       : ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.fc26.x86_64                                        8/15 
  Running scriptlet: ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.fc26.x86_64                                        8/15 
  Installing       : m4-1.4.18-3.fc26.x86_64                                                               9/15 
  Running scriptlet: m4-1.4.18-3.fc26.x86_64                                                               9/15 
  Installing       : ed-1.14.1-2.fc26.x86_64                                                              10/15 
  Running scriptlet: ed-1.14.1-2.fc26.x86_64                                                              10/15 
  Installing       : at-3.1.20-3.fc26.x86_64                                                              11/15 
  Running scriptlet: at-3.1.20-3.fc26.x86_64                                                              11/15 
  Installing       : util-linux-user-2.29.1-2.fc26.x86_64                                                 12/15 
  Installing       : redhat-lsb-core-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64                                                   13/15 
  Installing       : libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-11.fc26.x86_64                                                   14/15 
  Running scriptlet: libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-11.fc26.x86_64                                                   14/15 
  Running scriptlet: google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64                                           15/15 
  Installing       : google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64                                           15/15 
  Running scriptlet: google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64                                           15/15 
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start atd.service
  Verifying        : google-chrome-stable-62.0.3202.94-1.x86_64                                            1/15 
  Verifying        : libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-11.fc26.x86_64                                                    2/15 
  Verifying        : redhat-lsb-core-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64                                                    3/15 
  Verifying        : util-linux-user-2.29.1-2.fc26.x86_64                                                  4/15 
  Verifying        : at-3.1.20-3.fc26.x86_64                                                               5/15 
  Verifying        : ed-1.14.1-2.fc26.x86_64                                                               6/15 
  Verifying        : m4-1.4.18-3.fc26.x86_64                                                               7/15 
  Verifying        : ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.fc26.x86_64                                        8/15 
  Verifying        : patch-2.7.5-4.fc26.x86_64                                                             9/15 
  Verifying        : redhat-lsb-submod-security-4.1-34.fc26.x86_64                                        10/15 
  Verifying        : spax-1.5.3-8.fc26.x86_64                                                             11/15 
  Verifying        : mailx-12.5-23.fc26.x86_64                                                            12/15 
  Verifying        : esmtp-1.2-9.fc26.x86_64                                                              13/15 
  Verifying        : libesmtp-1.0.6-11.fc26.x86_64                                                        14/15 
  Verifying        : liblockfile-1.09-5.fc26.x86_64                                                       15/15 

Installed:
  google-chrome-stable.x86_64 62.0.3202.94-1             at.x86_64 3.1.20-3.fc26                                
  ed.x86_64 1.14.1-2.fc26                                esmtp.x86_64 1.2-9.fc26                                
  libXScrnSaver.x86_64 1.2.2-11.fc26                     libesmtp.x86_64 1.0.6-11.fc26                          
  liblockfile.x86_64 1.09-5.fc26                         m4.x86_64 1.4.18-3.fc26                                
  mailx.x86_64 12.5-23.fc26                              ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 6.0-8.20170212.fc26         
  patch.x86_64 2.7.5-4.fc26                              redhat-lsb-core.x86_64 4.1-34.fc26                     
  redhat-lsb-submod-security.x86_64 4.1-34.fc26          spax.x86_64 1.5.3-8.fc26                               
  util-linux-user.x86_64 2.29.1-2.fc26                  

Complete!

Google chrome has been successfully installed. you can launch google chrome.