Google notes that 'the version of Google Chrome available from the link below may not auto-update to future browser releases, meaning you could miss important security fixes and feature improvements.
To solve these issues, Google Chrome started to offer a standalone installer. Here's an excerpt from a Squid report:īut sometimes you can't install the auto-updating software or you need to perform an offline install of the software. The updater downloads Google Chrome's full setup and then installs the software. When you download the setup for Google Chrome's site, you're only downloading the installer for Google Updater.