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The Ubuntu Software package manager doesn't seem to help me do this... Chrome claims I have: Version 87.0.4280.88 (Official Build) (64-bit) and requires a "Relaunch" - but this fails. Actually it appears to succeed, but 15 minutes later it tells you it has not, and asks you to do it again.

Stephen Lawrence
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  • Open Updates and install, that should be all. If it mentions an error then you need to do something about it. If not it's just a matter of keeping the system updated. – ChanganAuto Jan 28 '22 at 15:45

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After some investigation, I reckon the simplest answer is not to try to update, but to remove and then download the latest stable version from: https://www.google.com/chrome/

So, basically, don't follow instructions (especially from Chrome) to update, because that will take you down an endless stream of rabbit holes which will waste a lot of time an achieve very little. In my experience.

But I'm sure the command-line instructions here, which use the ppa for google-chrome-stable ->

How to install Google Chrome

...work fine.

Stephen Lawrence
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    Google Chrome's installation adds its own repository to the software sources. From then on Chrome is updated alongside all the other updates, and **updating is something you SHOULD do regularly**. The Updates app is for that exact purpose - as already commented and ignored - and typically when there are important/critical security updates it'll just popup and ask you what to do. DO NOT IGNORE IT! What you describe here is a disservice to anyone reading it. – ChanganAuto Jan 28 '22 at 21:27