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This is quick guide howto install install Google Chrome browser on openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed. Best way to install and keep up-to-date with Google Chrome browser is use Google’s own RPM repository. All Google-Chrome-Stable, Google-Chrome-Beta and Google-Chrome-Unstable are available.

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Install Google Chrome on openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed⌗

1. Change to root user.⌗ 

sudo -i
## OR ##
su -

2. Enable Google RPM repository⌗

openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed⌗

Run following command to add and enable Google Chrome Zypper (RPM) repository:

zypper addrepo http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64 google-chrome

Output:

Adding repository 'google-chrome' .....................................[done]
Repository 'google-chrome' successfully added

URI         : http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
Enabled     : Yes
GPG Check   : Yes
Autorefresh : No
Priority    : 99 (default priority)

Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.

4. Enable Autorefresh for Google Chrome repo⌗ 

zypper repos

#  | Alias                       | Name          | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh
---+-----------------------------+---------------+---------+-----------+--------
 1 | google-chrome               | google-chrome | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | No
 ...

Check google-chrome repo number and run:

zypper modifyrepo --refresh 1

3. Add Google Linux Package Signing Key⌗

3.1 Download Signing Key⌗ 

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

3.2 Import Signing Key⌗ 

rpm --import linux_signing_key.pub

4. Check available Google Chrome packages⌗ 

zypper search google-chrome

Output:

Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name                   | Summary                  | Type
--+------------------------+--------------------------+--------
  | google-chrome-beta     | Google Chrome (beta)     | package
  | google-chrome-stable   | Google Chrome            | package
  | google-chrome-unstable | Google Chrome (unstable) | package

5. Install Google Chrome using Zypper⌗

5.1 Install Google Chrome Stable Version⌗ 

## openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed ##
zypper install google-chrome-stable

5.2 Install Google Chrome Beta Version⌗ 

## openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed ##
zypper install google-chrome-beta

5.3 Install Google Chrome Unstable Version⌗ 

## openSUSE Leap 15.5 / 15.4 / Tumbleweed ##
zypper install google-chrome-unstable

6. Start google-chrome⌗

Simply run following command (as normal user):

google-chrome

Or find Google Chrome launcher from application menus.

7. Screenshots⌗

7.1 Google Chrome Beta running on openSUSE Leap 15.5⌗

Google Chrome Beta running on openSUSE Leap 15.5

7.2 Google Chrome Stable running on openSUSE Tumbleweed⌗

Google Chrome Stable running on openSUSE Tumbleweed