I am trying to install chrome on slackware 14.1. I download it to ark I extract it from ark.At this point I am left with a file that has some coding (see copy below). What step am I missing. any hrlp will be appreciated.


Package: google-chrome-stable
Version: 51.0.2704.106-1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Chrome Linux Team <chromium-dev@chromium.org>
Installed-Size: 185020
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.14.0)
Depends: gconf-service, libasound2 (>= 1.0.23), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.12), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.2.14), libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.26.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libnspr4 (>= 1.8.0.10), libnss3 (>= 3.17.2), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), libxrender1, libxss1, libxtst6, ca-certificates, fonts-liberation, libappindicator1, libcurl3, lsb-base (>= 4.1), xdg-utils (>= 1.0.2), wget
Provides: www-browser
Section: web
Priority: optional
Description: The web browser from Google
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

You need to install these dependcies manually.

Slackware has a package managment, which does not resolve these dependencies automatically.

If you want this, choose a distro with a different package managment.

Instead of Chrome, you might consider Chromium, if you must.

There's a Slackbuild and AlienBob also has a package.

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