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How to run google chrome as root in ubuntu and rhel

Here given below shows you how to download install google chrome in ubuntu as well as in redhat

How to download and install google chrome in rhel

# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo

[google-chrome]

name=google-chrome - 32-bit

baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

then save the file

# yum install google-chrome-stable

Then go to application>>internet>>google chrome

if you are opening as root then edit the configuration file

#vim /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome

at the end of the file you will found something like this in colour

exec-a “$0” “$HERE/chrome” “$@” --user-data-dir$Home

then save the file

go and open the google chrome

How to download and install google chrome in ubuntu

install google chrome from ubuntu software center

if you would like to open as root then edit the configuration file

#vim /usr/bin/chromium-browser

at the end of the config file add this coloured lines

exec $LIBDIR/$APPNAME $CHROMIUM_FLAGS "$@" --user-data-dir

else

# we can't exec here as we need to clean-up the temporary profile

$LIBDIR/$APPNAME $CHROMIUM_FLAGS "$@" --user-data-dir

rm -rf $TEMP_PROFILE

then save the file

then run the google chrome as root

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