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ChrisOfBristol · Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14

In 5.4.2 Puppy, Google Chrome, which is to me is the most useful program, has been removed from the package manager.

I have downloaded the .deb file and installed it, but it hasn't appeared on the menu or as a browser choice. I have tried [alt]right-click on the menu but that obviously isn't the way to edit the menu.

How should I do this?

puppyluvr · Posted: Sat 08 Dec 2012, 14:24 Post subject:

Hello,
IIRC 5.4.2 is BK`s Precise, and uses Jwm.
Easy answer:
Open a terminal
copy this:

ChrisOfBristol · Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14

Thanks for the answer Puppyluvr.

The command is google-chrome but it won't run as root, it demands that I specify an alternative user-data-dir.
Post #11 on this website http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40975&page=2 gives the answer which is to start Chrome with
google-chrome --user-data-dir={name your directory}
For example:
google-chrome --user-data-dir=/root/my-documents/.google-chrome
The directory doesn't have to exist before you run it for the first time.