How to install Google chrome in a docker container - docker

Question

I'm trying to install chrome in a docker container. I execute:
RUN apt-get install -y wget
RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb # problem here
RUN apt -f install -y
The problem is that dpkg -i fails because of missing dependencies. In principle this is not a big problem, as the next command should fix this, and indeed it does it when run interactively from within the container. But the problem is that when building a docker container this error makes the build process to stop:
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-chrome-stable
root#78b45ab9aa33:/#
exit
How can I overcome this problem? Isn't there a simpler way to install chrome without provoking the dependence problem? I can't find the repository to add so I can run a regular apg-get install google-chrome, that is what I'd like to do. In the google linux repository they just mention that the "the packages will automatically configure the repository settings necessary". Which is not exactly what I get...

Answer 1

After the comment by #Facty and some more search, I found two solutions to install Google Chrome without raising this error. I'll post it below for future references or people having the same issue.
There are actually two ways to install Chrome on a docker container:
If you download the deb file manually, you can install it with apt-get instead of dpkg. This will automatically install the dependencies without having to call apt -f install -y later :
RUN apt-get install -y wget
RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN apt-get install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
The other solution is to add the repositories (installing the gpg key) and install from them directly, skipping the manual download:
RUN wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add - \
&& echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list
RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install google-chrome-stable

Answer 2

Here an example for Node versions (debian based)
Dockerfile
FROM node:16.16.0 as base
# Chrome dependency Instalation
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
fonts-liberation \
libasound2 \
libatk-bridge2.0-0 \
libatk1.0-0 \
libatspi2.0-0 \
libcups2 \
libdbus-1-3 \
libdrm2 \
libgbm1 \
libgtk-3-0 \
# libgtk-4-1 \
libnspr4 \
libnss3 \
libwayland-client0 \
libxcomposite1 \
libxdamage1 \
libxfixes3 \
libxkbcommon0 \
libxrandr2 \
xdg-utils \
libu2f-udev \
libvulkan1
# Chrome instalation
RUN curl -LO https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN apt-get install -y ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN rm google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
# Check chrome version
RUN echo "Chrome: " && google-chrome --version

Answer 3

If you're using it in Python, to run selenium. Here is what solved my problem.
RUN apt -f install -y
RUN apt-get install -y wget
RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN apt-get install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb -y
Sometimes, using wget doesn't solve the problem. Due to lack of support. So you can use apt -f install -y
The only mistake #Pythonist had was the disorder of commands.