cant install chrome

[somber ibex]

do a

sudo apt install --fix-broken

[pastel chasm]

ok

it told me to run sudo apt autoremove

[pastel chasm]

after this command will i be able to install chrome

[somber ibex]

yes

it will install the dependencies and make you install the package

[pastel chasm]

issue is still there

[warm swallow]

are you on mint 22?

[pastel chasm]

yes

im installing from firefox

if that matters

[pastel chasm]

also what is libglib

[warm swallow]

base system lib related to the C programming language

[pastel chasm]

ok so how do i fix this problme

problem

[warm swallow]

open the terminal

[pastel chasm]

done

[warm swallow]

go to the download folder

[pastel chasm]

cd into downloads?

done

[warm swallow]

check what's the name of the chrome package there and run:
sudo dpkg -i <name of the google-chrome package>.deb

[pastel chasm]

ok

it installed but why didnt it work with gdebi gtk

[warm swallow]

now run one last command:

sudo apt update

I see if it shows any errors?

[pastel chasm]

no errors

[warm swallow]

good, try to open chrome then, you should be good if it opens ok

[pastel chasm]

yes it opened fine

[pastel chasm]

but what happened here

[warm swallow]

the chrome package was expecting a version of libglib more recent than the one you have currently on your system, the way you installed on the terminal it ignores that, and this shouldn't be an issue because I think the version you currently have installed is very close to the one chrome requires.

[pastel chasm]

how do i update libglib though

[warm swallow]

That should be a system update, I don't know when will it land though.

[pastel chasm]

oh

thanks

thank you

isnt there like a bot that gives you point when someone says thanks

[warm swallow]

thanks

uhm, it does not seem to work in these threads.

[somber ibex]

@pastel chasm

after you run the dpkg -i <package>

you use the
sudo apt install --fix-broken

to get the dependencies in case it didnt work at first

[pastel chasm]

ok

thanks

[somber ibex]

you are welcome

[mortal swallow]

just for fun open synaptic and search libglib2 and see the results. the one with the exact name match. it should a) be green and b) list an installed version number.

[pastel chasm]

all the results say 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.1

@mortal swallow

[mortal swallow]

so that meets it. u probably did an update or soemthing just now

[mortal swallow]

only look at the one with the green checkbox on it

anything not installed wont have a green box, nor will it show a version number in the "installed" column.