How do you install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04?

The software installer just hangs with a ? icon and from command line it says:

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured 
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... 
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ... 
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ... 
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ... 
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... 
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ... 
Errors were encountered while processing:  google-chrome-stable

Solution 1:

This worked for me (all other methods suggested got me very lost):

Download the package (64 bit):

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Install the package, forcing install of dependencies:

sudo dpkg -i --force-depends google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

In case any dependencies didn't install (you would have a warning or failure message for this), you can force them via:

sudo apt-get install -f

Note: Refer to the link above for 32 bit systems.

Solution 2:

Simple steps - 1. Search for and install 'Gdebi Package Installer' from ubuntu app store 2. Right click the downloaded Google Chrome .deb file and select 'Open with' and then click 'Gdebi Package Installer' 3. Done! :-)

Gdebi will automatically fetch the missing dependencies for you