Questions tagged [chrome]
Google Chrome is a proprietary web browser developed and released by Google. Most of its source code is shared with their Chromium project from which the free software (BSD-licensed) Chromium browser is built. Use this tag for questions about installing, configuring or using the Chrome or Chromium web browsers on Unix-like systems.
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Why does Debian ship Google API keys with Chromium?
I have a file called /etc/chromium.d/apikeys which has the following contents,
# API keys assigned to Debian by Google for access to their services like sync and gmail.
export GOOGLE_API_KEY="...
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MS Teams protocol links are automatically opened with web app in Chrome
I would like to use the standalone MS Teams Linux App to open links, for some reason when I click on them and the web app automatically starts. The button "Join on the Teams app" doesn't ...
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How to connect the browser to shadowsocks?
ss-local -c /etc/shadowsocks.json
Output:
2023-03-10 11:40:27 INFO: initializing ciphers... chacha20-ietf-poly1305
2023-03-10 11:40:27 INFO: listening at 127.0.0.1:1080
Is it connected?
Is ...
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Chrome won't install on kali Linux through virtualization
I have a MacBook on M1 and using UTM virtualization I installed Kali. While installing Chrome using command: sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb , I got this error:
google-...
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How to stop snap from opening new instances of Chromium app?
TL;DR
.desktop that runs a snap installed Chromium with --app flag keeps opening new windows instead of focusing the window if it's already open.
Full story
I'm trying to replace the Electron-based ...
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OpenSuse Tumbleweed regulary becomes unresponsive (maybe/probably caused by Chrome)
I am using the latest OpenSuse Tumbleweed with a Lenovo ThinkPad, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics and 16GB RAM and am constantly facing issues with the complete system freezing to ...
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Google chrome takes a while to open in Linux mint 21.1
I am currently on Linux Mint version 21.1 Cinnamon. When I try to open google-chrome, a blank chrome window shows up, and cpu starts running at 100% for about 40 seconds, after which the browser opens....
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How to use vim in textarea in 2023? ItsAllText like
I remember how it was simple to edit textarea back in the dayZ with itsalltex browser addon, now I searched quite an hour which addon can replace this well known utility.
I found ghostext (recommended ...
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Alpine not installing "latest" package
I am trying to install latest version of chromium (v108.0.5359.125), and I have the following in my Dockerfile:
FROM node:14.20.1-alpine3.16
ENV CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium-browser
RUN echo @latest ...
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Can web programs connect to the localhost ports through the browser?
I have to visit some untrusted and risky sites with persistent connections.
Suppose there is a WebSocket, HTTP/S or even SSH server running on my host. Can the web programs (JavaScript or WebAssembly) ...
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Can't change default web browser in linux mint
I recently installed Linux mint 21.1 Xfce 4.16.0. I'd like my default web browser to be google chrome. dg-settings get default-web-browser shows google-chome.desktop as my default browser. ...
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Hide titlebar from Chrome browser
I'm using Ubuntu and Openbox, and I noticed that Google Chrome draws its own TitleBar. First I tried to remove the Chrome title bar within my rc.xml file:
<application name="google-chrome"...
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How to create a chrome/brave desktop shortcut on linux
I am trying to create a desktop shortcut in brave (basically the same thing as chrome). I can get the separate window by clicking menu -> more tools -> create shortcut, but it does not create a ...
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Chrome Pixelbook. Installing from from Terminal. Need a script
Am running a Lenovo Chrome Pixelbook.
Want to run Goldendict with the data in DPD aka Digital Pali Dictionary.
Have downloaded these to Google drive in a folder "goldendict" as per ...
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Fast booting Chromium-only Linux
I have a controller that offers GUI/Cockpit View over HTTP as a single-page application (SPA).
My project is now to have a Cockpit computer that displays this "website" (SPA) and nothing ...
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Would running Chrome on Wine trick a website into thinking that's Windows?
The website I want to use blocks part of the content for Linux users for some reason. I know about the user agent and how to change it. It works for websites like whatismybrowser, but it doesn't for ...
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How can "Enter a correctly formatted URL" in chrome's DNS setting?
I want to set 223.5.5.5 as my DNS server in chrome.
It says Enter a correctly formatted URL,what is the correct format for 223.5.5.5 then?
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Zorin 16.1 Crashes showing ^@ Symbol in a terminal-like screen
I was using Google Chrome on my Linux (Zorin OS 16.1) on my Inspiron 3593, When suddenly a black screen appears showing a one line long ^@ symbols like
^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@
When i try to ...
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Chrome opened via ssh -X is extremely slow
I [installed Chrome on my VPS server]. Then I started it from my local machine using:
ssh -X root@example.com google-chrome --no-sandbox
And it showed me Chrome's window.
However, when I want to type ...
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Stuck at installing Google Chrome on a remote Debian 11 bullseye using SSH
I'm trying to install Google Chrome on a VPS I have.
VPS has Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) on it.
I use ssh root@ip to connect. And I run these commands:
apt-get update
apt upgrade
wget https://dl....
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How to start Google Chrome in the background before signing in?
I am trying to start chrome in the background before I login like this:
/etc/rc.local
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the ...
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Disney+ suddenly doesn't work in Brave on Linux, but it does on Windows
Disney+ suddenly doesn't work in Brave (Chromium-based) on Linux, but it does on Windows
It won't play a movie or series, the main page works, just everything but actual playback.
The page is in one ...
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How to create a virtual FIDO U2F passkey for Chromium?
I have read in German news that soon passkeys will replace the username/password login method. I think this won't happen soon but I think the idea is great and it will come. Passkeys are little USB ...
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installed the new google-chrome version (Google Chrome 107.0.5304.87) but still pointing to 103.0.5060.53
Starting ChromeDriver 107.0.5304.62 (1eec40d3a5764881c92085aaee66d25075c159aa-refs/branch-heads/5304@{#942}) on port 20972
Only local connections are allowed.
Please see https://chromedriver.chromium....
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How can I stop Chrome (re)creating this file on my desktop on every boot
Since installing Chrome on my system (POP!_OS 22.04), every time I log in I am greeted by this annoying file which has placed itself on my desktop. If I delete it, it simply recreates itself again.
I'...
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HID device is not added to google meet on Ubuntu 22.04
for some reason I cannot add a HID device (headset with mute button) to Google Meet on Ubuntu 22.04.
I installed latest google-chrome, In settings of the meeting I click "Connect device", ...
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Chromium based browsers glitch on Debian
I've recently switched to Debian 11 and everything's going well so far except I have this weird glitch in every Chromium based browser I've tried, including Chromium itself. So the glitch only happens ...
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Kali Linux VirtualBox browsers crash
No matter what I do, the browsers of my Kali Linux VM crash. I have tried Firefox ESR (preinstalled), Firefox, Google Chrome, and Chromium. In Firefox the whole browser crashes (max 1-2 mins after ...
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Is it possible to load up a binary into ram, without executing it?
Like I will use google chrome whenever I use linux (most probably) But I don't want it to auto start when ever I open it. I could open it manually, but I have HDD so it is pain to load for the first ...
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download older versions of google-chrome-stable, chrome://version 90.0.4430.93
Google Chrome : 101.0.4951.64 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision :
d1daa9897e1bc1d507d6be8f2346e377e5505905-refs/branch-heads/4951@{#1208}
OS :
Linux
how can i get 90.0.4430.93 version ????
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Allow chrooted user to use headless Chrome
I have Headless Chrome installed on Ubuntu 22.04. I am trying to allow a chrooted user to use Lighthous extension in headless Chrome .. I have everything set up except permissions I think. When ...
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Google Chome logs me out of linux account when I launch it
The title says it all. When I try to launch Google Chrome I am logged out completely from my Linux session.
I should mention that I have another user on my machine and this does not happen to them. It'...
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Block Chrome accessing modem
I need to run Chrome offline from the command line.
I have an Ubuntu box with a GPRS modem attached using a PPP connection to talk to the world. However, every time I run Chrome it starts down/...
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How to fix broken bengali font in linux
I've installed fresh mx linux. this is my system info:
System: Kernel: 5.10.0-17-amd64 [5.10.136-1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-...
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Wayland Touchpad Natural zoom no longer works on Chrome
Until Chrome 105.0.5195.52, I could open chrome://flags/#ozone-platform-hint, set the toggle to 'Wayland' and upon restarting the browser, touchpad pinch zoom works (natural zoom, not to be confused ...
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Chrome context menus do not render properly on primary screen when two screens are connected
I have a laptop with 4k display (3840x2400), and an external monitor with lower resolution (2560x1440).
When I have the 2nd screen attached, chrome renders the context menus incorrectly, but only on ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 electron based apps (slack, teams, chrome) crashed after tmpfs reached 100%
I'm observing similar issues mentioned here
operation in /dev/shm causes overflow
I've 32GB, Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel 5.14, AMD RYZEN, 25GB of swap.
Linux FP-LSC0727L 5.14.0-1048-oem #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon ...
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Random freezes for chromium and electron-based apps
I am using Arch Linux and the Cinnamon desktop environment. In the last few weeks I have been getting apparently random, brief freezes (a few seconds, 5-10 or so) in Chromium, Brave, Franz and Slack. ...
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How to make OBS run Google Chrome as default browser in XFce?
I've done everything that I can find to set Chrome as my default browser. But some applications still run Firefox and I need to tell them directly to not do that.
Is there some hack to always force ...
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How to setup and confirm hardware acceleration in Linux
I'm using Fedora 36, KDE on a Framework laptop with core i7-1185G7.
I use Google meet on Chrome, but it uses too much CPU (about 35%, when CPU is in full speed), warms up the CPU, and could trigger ...
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Set Display Environment Variable in Linux
I was trying to launch google chrome from the terminal in an SSH session and an error occurred saying "ERROR:ozone_platform_x11.cc(247)] Missing X server or $DISPLAY". I googled it and found ...
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Launching headful google chrome via crontab
I've this following code for crontab to run google chrome app as headful,
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
* * * * * /usr/bin/google-chrome > /tmp/cx.txt 2>&1
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Not able to run chromium as service
I'm trying to run a chromium as a service cause I need the pulseaudio is running.
The service file is:
[Unit]
Description = Kiosk launcher as service
After = pulseaudio.service
Wants =
Requires =
[...
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Join Microsoft Teams with Chromium
For the work I need to join Microsoft Teams sessions. I used to run a Manjaro installation, on which it worked to join the sessions with the Chromium browser. Now I have switched to Fedora, where it ...
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How to give a chromium web app a proper title and icon?
I am on Wayland and Discord share screen did not work. So I made a .desktop file which launches Chromium with --app=https://discord.com/app with a few extra flags. However it launches it and it shows ...
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Chrome UI wouldn't display in selenium test
The issue is when I try to run a test with selenium in linux, the chrome ui does not appear, although I can see signs that the browser is active like the location where the browser should be getting ...
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Why Google Chrome is reserving Terabytes scale virtual memory?
My system was running slow recently and I checked htop to identify resource consumption. RES Column is 213M which is quite normal for chrome. I was surprised after looking at VIRT column, Google ...
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brave and chromium browsers unresponsive on virtualbox arch guest
Installed brave.bin from aur without error. The browser comes up okay but the menu and search bar are unresponsive for several minutes. After that performance is very slow.
Network and all ...
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Terminal not staying open when using custom URL protocol x-scheme-handler?
I am trying to pass the URL to be printed in shell, and that the terminal remains open for 10 seconds, using this scheme echo://helloworld, sadly not works. The terminal closes before completing the ...
