Chrome Browser Update in Ubuntu, Reinstall Message

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The Issue

I asked this question of Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Flash: "When I open Chrome browser in Ubuntu 25.04, I get the message "Can't Update Chrome," with an offer to reinstall Chrome. Is that message generated by Chrome or by Ubuntu?"

The Answer (Click for the entire answer) (I found the entire answer to be soothing to my soul and my psyche (a) to know that this wasn't some phishing or spam that infected Chrome or my Linux machine; (b) to understand the problem and why it occurs (which makes me think that surely other Ubuntu users have the same problem)).

What I Did (How I Fixed the Issue)

My first attempt was to try the Terminal fix suggested. So I ran " sudo apt update " and received the following feedback:

Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky InRelease                
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky-updates InRelease        
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky-backports InRelease
10 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

If you read the Gemini solution, you will not immediately that the terminal fix probably was not going to work for me. So, that left me with two alternatives. Just ignore the fact that my Chrome version was not the most current, or reinstall Chrome. Because doing the former would seem to have several very bad connotations (mixing bug fixes, virus attempts, etc.), I decided to update Chrome by reinstalling it. 

Gripe

It seems as though either Canonical or Google should fix this issue. Since Google is the 500-lb gorilla in the room, the fix—if, indeed, it can be fixed—would seem to fall in Canonical's lap. So, how about it, Canonical; can you fix it?

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