Old Google Chrome on CentOS
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If you have upgraded your CentOS version and your application has stopped working because of the new version of Google Chrome, you may need to install an older version of Chrome that is compatible with your app. Here are the steps to uninstall the current version of Chrome and install an older version for example (109.0.5414.119). Google Chrome will not have old repo directly and specific needs to mention as described in the below steps.
Here are step-by-step instructions using the command prompt to uninstall the current version of Google Chrome and install an older version (109.0.5414.119) on CentOS:
sudo yum remove google-chrome-stable
3. Press Enter and provide your password if prompted to do so.
4. Download the old RPM package of Chrome from the official Chrome archive. You can use the following command to download it:
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64/google-chrome-stable-109.0.5414.119-1.x86_64.rpm
5. Type the following command to install the RPM package:
sudo yum install google-chrome-stable-109.0.5414.119-1.x86_64.rpm
6. Press Enter and provide your password if prompted to do so.
7. Launch Chrome and test if it works with your application.
That's it! Using these steps, you should be able to install the older version of Chrome and use it with your application on CentOS.