Install Google Chrome in Backtrack 5 and Kali Linux

Download the google chrome from official site  or use the following wget command.

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb

Install the downloaded package. Open a Terminal and change directory to downloads. Paste the following command and press enter.

dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb

After that you are still not be able to run Google Chrome. So fix the repository first. Run the following commands.

apt-get update --fix-missing

Copy and paste the below commands and you will get a popup window running gedit.

gedit /usr/bin/google-chrome

Goto last line of the file.

Add "--user-data-dir" (without the quotes) at end of the file.

exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir

Save and close the file.

Now open terminal and run

google-chrome

Hurray! Its worked..

But still we cant find it in Application menu. Follow the instruction to add a menu.

Open Applications --> System Tools --> Preferences --> Main Menu application.

Add New Item under Internet category with name google-chrome, with command /usr/bin/google-chrome.