I use Gotomypc which is either a Java applet or an App. The Gotomypc applet will launch under Firefox or Safari but not Chrome. When I launch the app under chrome I.
Introduction
Google chrome is a freeware web browser developed and released by Google in September, 2008. It is released under the open source license of chromium project. It is the main component of chrome Operating system. Initially it was released for windows operating system which is later ported to Macintosh and Linux.
In this tutorial, we will learn the steps involved in the installation of Google Chrome on MacOS.
- Java 7 runs only on 64-bit browsers and Chrome is a 32-bit browser. If you download Java 7, you will not be able to run Java content in Chrome and will need to use a 64-bit browser (such as Safari or Firefox) to run Java content within a browser. Additionally, installing Java 7 will disable the ability to use Apple Java 6 on your system.
- Select Chrome from the Apple/System bar at the top of the screen. Select Preferences. From the drop-down menu. In the left-hand column, select Settings from the list.
- But first of all, you need to install Java on your PC. Install Java For Chrome on Windows. How to use Java with Chrome steps: Install IE Tab chrome extension (it emulates Internet Explorer under your Chrome browser and allows to run Java and Silverlight). You’ll find its icon “e” in the right top corner.
- How to Install Chrome on MacOS Introduction. Google chrome is a freeware web browser developed and released by Google in September, 2008. It is released under the open source license of chromium project. It is the main component of chrome Operating system.
Prerequisites
- MacOS
- Login as an administrator on terminal.
Installation
The following steps are used to install Google Chrome on our MacOS.
1) Download the latest version
To install Google Chrome on MacOS, we will download its latest version from the official website or by simply clicking the link https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/thankyou.html?brand=CHBD&statcb=1
This will download the latest version of google chrome on the MacOS. Downloaded file will be a disk image file which is stored in the downloads directory.
2) Mount the dmg file
The file is downloaded which is named as googlechrome.dmg that is a disk image file which needs to be mounted to the Volumes directory.
3) Copy the mounted file to the applications folder
The Volumes Directory contains an application file (.app) which needs to be copied to the Application Directory (as we do drag and drop on GUI). We can copy the desired file to the Applications folder by the following command.
This will install Google chrome browser to the applications directory.
Java For Mac Google Chrome Default
4) Unmount the file
After installing Google chrome, we must unmount the application from the Volumes directory. This will be done as follows.
Google Chrome Java Settings
Well, we have successfully installed Google Chrome web browser on our MacOS.
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