How to Install Google Chrome on AlmaLinux 9

This tutorial takes about 3 minutes to complete.

Before you start

Google Chrome doesn't come pre-installed on AlmaLinux 9, and it isn't in the default repositories either, so we need to grab it directly from Google. It's a quick process — the whole install is just a handful of commands in a terminal.

Step 1: Update your system packages

First, open up your terminal. Before installing anything new, it's always good practice to update your system.

sudo dnf update -y

Enter your password if asked. This makes sure all your existing packages are current, which helps avoid dependency issues later.

Step 2: Download the Chrome installer

Now let's download the actual Chrome installer. Google provides an RPM package we can grab directly with wget.

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

This downloads the latest stable version of Chrome straight from the Google servers. Wait for the RPM file to finish downloading before moving on.

Step 3: Install Chrome with DNF

Now we install using DNF, which also automatically handles any dependencies.

sudo dnf install ./google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm -y

Using DNF here instead of a raw RPM install is the point: it resolves dependencies for us automatically, so we don't run into any missing-library errors.

Step 4: Verify the install

Confirm that everything installed successfully by checking the version.

google-chrome-stable --version

This should print the latest stable version of Google Chrome, confirming it's installed.

Step 5: Launch Chrome

You can launch Chrome two ways — from the terminal, or from the Applications menu. From the terminal, run:

google-chrome-stable

That's it — you've got Google Chrome up and running on AlmaLinux 9.