How to install Google Chrome in Fedora-41-xfce template?

Hi Google Chrome users,

I use to install Google Chrome like this:

Installing Chrome using Terminal

// Import keys (Not working since years)
sudo rpm --httpproxy http://127.0.0.1:8082 --import https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

// Install Third Party Repositories (Was working in Fedora 40, now display a message)
$ sudo dnf install fedora-workstation-repositories

[RPM] /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo created as /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo.rpmnew

I don’t understand exactly why I get this message and what is the implication of it but neither […].repo or […].repo.rpmnew can be edited.

// Enable the Google Chrome repo: (Was working in the past, now trigger an error)
$ sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled google-chrome

Error: Unknown argument “–set-enabled” for command “config-manager”

Googled about it, found a solution of :

dnf config-manager setopt google-chrome.enabled=1

I get this error:
cannot open file: (13) - Permission denied [/etc/dnf/repos.override.d/99-config_manager.repo]

I also tried to set enabled=1 in both /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo and/or /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo.rpmnew but I can’t edit them either.

// Finally, install Chrome: (I guess it fails because of previous command failing)
$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable

If anyone can help me with this, please let me know.

Thank you.

It is not related to Qubes OS. The process must have changed between Fedora 40 and 41. Please follow the new instructions. And don’t forget sudo when needed.

Thank you Parulin,

It seems like it’s even easier than before. In a fresh Fedore 41 XFCE template, 2 commands :

sudo dnf config-manager setopt google-chrome.enabled=1
sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable

Done.

Glad you got it figured out. have moved this post to user support as its not a general QubesOS question, but leaving it visible in case others have similar questions.