Installing a different web browser Kali 2.0

[gourraguis]

Hello everyone,
I'm new around here and I just installed Kali 2.0 and I'm using it as the main os on my laptop, for personal reasons I need at least 2 browsers so I tried to install Google chrome and after few hours of research I found that I needed the depencies libappindicator1 which I couldn't install, here is the error:
'The following packages have unmet dependencies:
google-chrome-stable : Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not installable'

So I'm looking for a way to install chrome or the depencies if possible, otherwise what would you recommend as a second browser that I can actually install?

Thanks a lot for your help, and have a good day

[duxim]

use
apt-get install
google chrome, but in this moment I can not remember what exactly you should type
is it google chrome or google chrome stabile (research a little)
and do this from user account with sudo

[deadlyhabit]

It may be Chromium not Chrome.

[hanxing]

I have successfully installed google chrome on kali 2.0, you can do this as follows:
(1) use iceweasel to open "https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html", and download "google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb" or "google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb" based on your system.
(2) dpkg -i xxxx.deb
(3) you can see the chrome icon on application menu----->internet
(3) apt-get install alacarte
(4) add a new user "chromeuser" using command adduser -m chromeuser
(5) open application menu--->usual appplications----> accessories---->main menu and find chrome's icon, click preferences, add command "gksu -u chromeuser /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable", and quit.
(6) click the chrome icon, wait a minute then the chrome run.

[gourraguis]

Thanks for your input, I get a problem on the second step with this message: 'The following packages have unmet dependencies:
google-chrome-stable : Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not installable'

[hanxing]

if you get such a problem, you should do other things before the second setp as follows:
(1) add other source at /etc/apt/source.list 's end:
## Regular repositories
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
## Source repositories
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

then you input command :
apt-get update
apt-get install -f
you should begin to install libappindicator1 and update

(2) By the way, I add one more point.
on the fifth step, if useing gksu -u xxx, I find that the chrome will happen some problem, other input method is not working as usually. As a result, you should use command " /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --no-sandbox"
before doing this, you should edit file such as follow:
leafpad /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome or google-chrome-stable
add "–user-data-dir" at end.

good lucky!

[5kle]

if you get such a problem, you should do other things before the second setp as follows:
(1) add other source at /etc/apt/source.list 's end:
## Regular repositories
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
## Source repositories
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

then you input command :
apt-get update
apt-get install -f
you should begin to install libappindicator1 and update

(2) By the way, I add one more point.
on the fifth step, if useing gksu -u xxx, I find that the chrome will happen some problem, other input method is not working as usually. As a result, you should use command " /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --no-sandbox"
before doing this, you should edit file such as follow:
leafpad /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome or google-chrome-stable
add "–user-data-dir" at end.

good lucky!

Hi, after searching for ages your steps seem to get me the closest to success. yet when i run chrome from terminal "google-chrome &" i get an error code back "6132" and no information.

[hanxing]

At first, you can login the system with other user, then run chrome from terminal "google-chrome", if chrome run normally, the browser is OK. otherwise, you should run again "dpkg -i xxx.deb"
then you can login using root,
if you login the system using root, you can read "(2) By the way, I add one more point". After editing /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome, you should input command " google-chrom --no-sandbox".

[brittanymarieporter]

Hello everyone,
I'm new around here and I just installed Kali 2.0 and I'm using it as the main os on my laptop, for personal reasons I need at least 2 browsers so I tried to install Google chrome and after few hours of research I found that I needed the depencies libappindicator1 which I couldn't install, here is the error:
'The following packages have unmet dependencies:
google-chrome-stable : Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not installable'

So I'm looking for a way to install chrome or the depencies if possible, otherwise what would you recommend as a second browser that I can actually install?

Thanks a lot for your help, and have a good day

I dont mean to question your inteligence and sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but have you manually downloaded the chroot, and updated the app? This has been something i have spent blood sweat and tears to discover. If u have already done this try putting this in your terminal through vnc.

apt-get update
apt-get install firefox-esr

[martimarti]

hey guys,
following the steps. getting to step 2 and this is what I get:

root@kali:~# dpkg -i '/root/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb'
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 303607 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (57.0.2987.98-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:
 google-chrome-stable depends on libappindicator1; however:
  Package libappindicator1 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-8) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 google-chrome-stable
root@kali:~#

what should I do from here?

thanks

p.s. here is what I found and how I am running it right now: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questi...-in-kali-linux
this is not the best way I'm sure but it does the job for now. I am currently searching and trying to make it work the proper way.