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    [SOLVED] Chrome nagging for update - but CANNOT UPDATE

    Top left corner says "New Chrome available" - click on it and see "Chrome is out of date"

    running Version 126.0.6478.182 (Official Build) (64-bit)

    isnt that the latest

    'About Chrome' does not offer any update.

    downloading latest Chrome installer DEB just fails - error about some missing prerequisites or something.

    I'm not even sure how I installed Chrome in the first place - probably downloaded DEB (??)

    anyone else seeing this? Im on K24.04 Plasma 5.27.11 kernel 6.8.0-44generic (64 bit)

    all hints are greatly appreciated!!
    Last edited by rockandroller; Sep 25, 2024, 05:40 PM.

    #2
    Originally posted by rockandroller View Post
    downloading latest Chrome installer DEB just fails - error about some missing prerequisites or something.
    You will need toi find out what that may be, using apt

    How did you try to install the deb, exactly? What is tghe exact and specific error, if you see that.
    This is important. If you used dpkg on the command line, this won't install any dependencies. You need ti use apt, or Discover to install it

    Chrome, installed via a deb, is updated the same way as normal system updates, as it adds their Ubuntu-compatible apt repository.
    Chrome installed this way does not auto-update on its own.

    so:

    Code:
    apt policy google-chrome-stable
    This is what you *should* have:

    Code:
    $ apt policy google-chrome-stable
    google-chrome-stable:
    Installed: 128.0.6613.137-1
    Candidate: 128.0.6613.137-1
    Version table:
    *** 128.0.6613.137-1 500
    500 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
    100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
    claydoh@cubist:~$

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    So, we look deeper. If Discover is not displaying the specific error messages, we can look at things more directly:

    Code:
    sudo apt update
    post any errors or warnings

    Code:
    sudo apt upgrade
    Again, post any errors/warnings you see.

    Another thing to try if these come out clean:

    Code:
    sudo apt reinstall google-chrome-stable
    If there are still any dependency issues that the previous comm
    Originally posted by rockandroller View Post
    downloading latest Chrome installer DEB just fails - error about some missing prerequisites or something.
    ands didn't

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      #3
      Thanks very much for the tips!!

      this i what i got

      apt policy google-chrome-stable
      google-chrome-stable:
      Installed: 126.0.6478.182-1
      Candidate: 126.0.6478.182-1
      Version table:
      *** 126.0.6478.182-1 100
      100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

      sudo apt update

      Hit:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
      Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease [126 kB]
      Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
      Hit:4 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
      Fetched 126 kB in 0s (274 kB/s)
      Reading package lists... Done
      Building dependency tree... Done
      Reading state information... Done
      10 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

      ​sudo apt upgrade
      Reading package lists... Done
      Building dependency tree... Done
      Reading state information... Done
      Calculating upgrade... Done
      Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
      libcjson1 libavdevice60 ffmpeg libpostproc57 libavcodec60 libavutil58
      libswscale7 libswresample4 libavformat60 libavfilter9
      Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
      The following NEW packages will be installed:
      linux-headers-6.8.0-45 linux-headers-6.8.0-45-generic linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic
      linux-modules-6.8.0-45-generic linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-45-generic linux-tools-6.8.0-45
      linux-tools-6.8.0-45-generic
      The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:
      python3-distupgrade ubuntu-pro-client ubuntu-pro-client-l10n ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
      ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
      The following packages will be upgraded:
      linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic linux-libc-dev linux-tools-common
      5 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
      Need to get 192 MB of archives.
      After this operation, 299 MB of additional disk space will be used.

      ​... well that went just fine ( rebooting now)

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        #4
        ...back again:

        sudo apt reinstall google-chrome-stable

        Reading package lists... Done
        Building dependency tree... Done
        Reading state information... Done
        Reinstallation of google-chrome-stable is not possible, since it cannot be downloaded.

        The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
        linux-headers-6.8.0-41 linux-headers-6.8.0-41-generic linux-image-6.8.0-41-generic
        linux-modules-6.8.0-41-generic linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-41-generic linux-tools-6.8.0-41
        linux-tools-6.8.0-41-generic
        Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
        0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.

        ---======---

        Well, i think thats the same error mesage as before "it cannot be downloaded"...

        Incidentally, now I get

        apt list --upgradable
        Listing... Done
        python3-distupgrade/noble-updates,noble-updates 1:24.04.23 all [upgradable from: 1:24.04.22]
        ubuntu-pro-client-l10n/noble-updates 33.2~24.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 32.3.1~24.04]
        ubuntu-pro-client/noble-updates 33.2~24.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 32.3.1~24.04]
        ubuntu-release-upgrader-core/noble-updates,noble-updates 1:24.04.23 all [upgradable from: 1:24.04.22]
        ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt/noble-updates,noble-updates 1:24.04.23 all [upgradable from: 1:24.04.22]

        ​and...

        sudo apt upgrade
        Reading package lists... Done
        Building dependency tree... Done
        Reading state information... Done
        Calculating upgrade... Done
        Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
        libcjson1 libavdevice60 ffmpeg libpostproc57 libavcodec60 libavutil58
        libswscale7 libswresample4 libavformat60 libavfilter9
        Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro

        The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:
        python3-distupgrade ubuntu-pro-client ubuntu-pro-client-l10n ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
        ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
        0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.



        Last edited by rockandroller; Sep 16, 2024, 08:19 PM.

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          #5
          Originally posted by rockandroller View Post
          Code:
          apt policy google-chrome-stable
          google-chrome-stable:
          Installed: 126.0.6478.182-1
          Candidate: 126.0.6478.182-1
          Version table:
          *** 126.0.6478.182-1 100
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
          versus mine:
          Code:
          $ apt policy google-chrome-stable
          google-chrome-stable:
          Installed: 128.0.6613.137-1
          Candidate: 128.0.6613.137-1
          Version table:
          *** 128.0.6613.137-1 500
          500 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages  <-----this is where the package came from
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
          claydoh@cubist:~$

          Where did you get Chrome from? The package directly from Google adds the apt repo for updates,
          which you do not have. Which is why you see this:
          Originally posted by rockandroller View Post
          Reinstallation of google-chrome-stable is not possible, since it cannot be downloaded.
          Hmm.....a fresh install, or an upgrade? Your version is from two months ago. I probably should have asked this first.
          I wonder if the nag is a sort of safety valve to make sure you don't stray too far behind?

          If this is an upgraded system, you will need to go and re-enable the google repo, as all addon software repos are disabled before the upgrade starts.

          Do you have the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list?

          if so, open it. If the file has a "#" before the line that starts with "deb", then it has been disabled. You just need to remove the "#" from the beginning of that line, save, and update. Or use the Software Sources tool, if you can locate it
          (hint- open the Driver Manager in System Settings, which is just one tab from this tool.)

          Your apt output is 100% normal.
          Last edited by claydoh; Sep 16, 2024, 10:13 PM.

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            #6
            Interesting!! I have google-chrome.list.distUpgrade

            which contains:

            ### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
            # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
            # deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main # disabled on upgrade to noble​

            For the life of me, I can't recall what I did to install this ( a year or more ago) but I'm a chrome-a-holic so I just had to have it

            Incidentally my software sources looks like: (I'm not sure where I got the "Noble" stuff either)

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            Last edited by rockandroller; Sep 17, 2024, 07:18 PM.

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              #7
              Originally posted by rockandroller View Post
              For the life of me, I can't recall what I did to install this ( a year or more ago) but I'm a chrome-a-holic so I just had to have it
              You installed Chrome.
              Installing it from the official deb adds their apt repo, so you get browser updates along with your normal updates.

              re-check the option in the Software Sources
              You will want to verify the other items here (except for the 'cdrom' entry) that these support Ubuntu 24.04. They probably do, except for the MS one that lists "22.04" (and "lunar" --23.04 for some reason, from a past release upgrade, I assume)- that one needs editing or replacing, as it is specifically for 22.04, and will not work, and just give you errors when you want to update.

              You aren't getting any updates from any of these external sources since you upgraded.

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                #8
                Well, enabling the 'Other Software' sources as recommended HAS DONE THE TRICK. Now running latest Chrome Stable!
                Thank you very very much for walking me through that ...

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