Install Google Chrome in CentOS

Question

I run a CentOS 6.3 version of 32 bit VM in the Mac OS machine. I get these info from the terminal,

$ uname -a 
Linux Cloudera-Training-VM-4.1.1.c 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Nov 6 21:05:14 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

$ uname -i
i386

$ cat /etc/issue

CentOS release 6.3 (Final)
Kernel \r on an \m

I would like to install Google Chrome in the VM and I read the instructions from a webpage:

It informs to run the following commands:

$ URL=https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

$ sudo yum install -y ${URL}

Later to launch the Google Chrome from the terminal,

$ google-chrome-stable

When I run the sudo yum install -y ${URL} command, I get the output provided below,

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.dhakacom.com
 * extras: mirror.dhakacom.com
 * updates: mirror.dhakacom.com
http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: google-chrome. Please verify its path and try again

What is the issue here and how to solve it?

Answer 1

$ uname -i
i386

This is a 32-bit system. 32-bit Google Chrome is not updated anymore.

URL=https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

This is a 64-bit package.

Alternative Option

Vivaldi browser, relatively new browser, but still regularly updated for 32-bit