I think I have fixed the post now:
I have installed Google chrome v 77.0.3865.10 (Official Build) dev (64-bit) >> in Debian buster. >> >> It's not chromium. If that is still OK I did as follows: >> >> Go here and download the dev channel version of chrome: >> >> https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel >> >> You should see a file like this in your download directory: >> >> google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb >> >> then install gdebi. >> >> Now run >> gdebi google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb >> >> You will get a res >> > > Should say "You will get a result like this:" > >> >> Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y >> /usr/bin/gdebi:113: FutureWarning: Possible nested set at position 1 >> c = findall("[[(](\S+)/\S+[])]", msg)[0].lower() >> dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable >> dpkg: warning: 'start-stop-daemon' not found in PATH or not executable >> dpkg: error: 2 expected programs not found in PATH or not executable >> Note: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and >> /sbin >> >> Then run >> >> echo $PATH >> > > In my case it listed a bunch of path entries except one that I added with > the next command: > >> >> Then run >> >> export PATH="$PATH:/sbin" >> >> Then run >> gdebi google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb >> >> This will cure the pesky dpkg PATH errors >> > > You will still get a future warning IIRC but it's not critical it would > seem: > I missed the last piece in the last post: then run /usr/bin/google-chrome-unstable as user and it should start up OK. Posting this stuff here was harder than installing chrome 77 itself it seems...... Regards MF