Install Google Chrome in Linux

Back up

Install Google Chrome

cd ~/tmp
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/google-chrome.git
cd google-chrome/
makepkg -si

Execute with:

google-chrome-stable &

Extensions

Privacy

• uBlock Origin: Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
• Privacy Badger: Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
• Ugly Email: Get Back Your Email Privacy, Block Email Tracking.

Development

• Vue.js devtools: Chrome and Firefox DevTools extension for debugging Vue.js applications.
• React Developer Tools: Adds React debugging tools to the Chrome Developer Tools.
• Chrome Remote Desktop: Chrome Remote Desktop extension.

Misc

• Videostream for Google Chromecast: Play your downloaded videos on the Chromecast™ (any file type).
• DocHub - Edit and Sign PDF Documents: Securely edit, fax and sign PDF and Word documents for free.

HTML to PDF

I’ve found a better way than to use wkhtmltopdf to render an HTML page to a PDF file: headless Chrome.

Save an HTML page as a PDF with the following command:

google-chrome-stable --headless --disable-gpu \
--print-to-pdf=some-pdf-name.pdf http://some.page/url