Questions tagged [browser]
Typically this tag refers to web browsers such as Firefox, Chromium or Opera. However, other types of browsers such as Nautilus or a network browser may use this tag as well.
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Set Bookmarks Page to open in a New Tab in Opera Browser
How do I set New Tab to open the Bookmarks page by default instead of Speed Dial in Opera Desktop version?
I am using the latest Opera version 43.
I am able to change the startup behavior which is ...
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Chromium and Firefox both load very slow on 14.04
Chromium and Firefox both load very slow on 14.04 upon start. Seems like they take lot of time to open. Please suggest if there is problem in installation or browser. Or if i can run some command and ...
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"This Site Can't Be Reached" Chrome Error
I have been trying to access Firefox and Chrome on my Ubuntu system but it always end up with this screen.
Your connection to this site is not secure
This site can't be reached
My VPN is switched ...
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Appending searching instructions when opening a browser from the terminal
I open my browser with the following command:
./start-tor-browser.desktop
But based on output received from executing another command, I want to basically append search engine addresses and search ...
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Unresponsive Web Scripts Cause Ubuntu to Stall
At least I THINK this is the problem. So I'm basically going about my business with various tasks when Ubuntu simply grinds to a crawl. It may take about ten minutes for normal behaviour to resume. I ...
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How to remove naganoadigei.com popup virus
Whenever I click any URL so that will open a new tab with this URL (Please be careful):
hxxp://naganoadigei.com/imp/6932/?scontext_r=xlBO1OGoXtDY%2AqpCVwdK6hjcJXf8xQdE2bF9D7qYvJirlGAXcl42kf_7I6Zo60fY&...
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Firefox has odd gears icon pane on the right hand side
Somehow, I have a user profile on the same machine I'm using now where Firefox has a pane on the right with a gears icon:
How do I remove this pane? I tried Customize... but wasn't able to remove it....
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How to remove chromium browser which was installed via deb file offline?
I had installed chromium-browser offline from .deb file. Now I want to remove it but I am not able to do it.
apt just returns:
Package 'chromium-browser' is not installed, so not removed.
How to ...
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How do I install Firefox?
When searching for how to install Firefox, results show how to update it (not helpful). I assume it's because Firefox USED TO BE the default browser, but now it is not installed with my version of ...
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How to show a non-interactive X session for displaying and periodically reload a webpage?
I have I all-in-one-pc running a webserver. As its display is constantly on, I was wondering how I could use it to display a website in parallel, e.g. the webserver's status page https://localhost/my/...
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Ubuntu 18.04 can't play any video or audio in any browser?
Suddenly, my Ubuntu 18.04 is not capable of streaming any media online through a browser (any browser).
But I still can play any kind of video through VLC if I download them. I can also stream videos ...
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Prevent the tag of each tab from shrinking when opening more tabs in Chrome browser
When opening more and more tabs (50+) in Chrome browser, the tag of each tab becomes smaller and smaller, which makes switching between tabs difficult and the name on the tag disappears eventually.
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Where is the Mozilla Firefox cache located?
I have got Mozilla Firefox installed, and am aware of the issues with nasty things like phishing scripts from images ending up in my browser's cache. And so that I don't have to just empty my cache ...
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Any browser that doesn't cause noisy fan noise when playing youtube videos? [closed]
I am using Firefox in Linux. Whenever I play YouTube videos on my 4K LCD laptop screen or on an external 4K TV, I hear noisy fan noise. Switching between Intel HD iGPU and Nvidia 1050 Ti GPU is the ...
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How do I make browser window always-on-top (or bottom) whenever I open the broswer? [duplicate]
(Actually I want it to be always-on-bottom, but "on-top" is a more common search term).
I know that I can use
wmctrl -r "Mozilla Firefox" -b toggle,below
to set the browser window to be always-...
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Certain websites not rendering correctly in Firefox/Chrome/Chromium
Some elements on webpages are not rendering correctly in Ubuntu 18.04. These mostly include things like icon links and scrollable lists among other dynamic elements. Here is an example of such a ...
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How do I install Otter browser on Ubuntu 18.04?
This site doesn't make sense to me although I provides some instruction.
Can someone make it more accessible?
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How to make link open with non-default application
I have made a desktop shortcut to a YouTube playlist, and it has a .desktop extension. How do I configure it so that it opens up with Mozilla Firefox, and not Google Chrome, which is my default ...
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Strange pixelated Chromium in 18.04
After I installed Ubuntu 18.04, I started having this weird problem with Chromium browser (see screenshots). It does not appear all the time however. It happens often when I maximize Chromium from ...
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How do I start tor that is resident on a usb?
I downloaded tor and extracted it to my desktop. I can run tor using ./start-tor-browser.
I want to run tor from a usb, so I can carry it with me - one of tor's advertised advantages.
I moved the ...
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Tab- or application-wide keyboard layout persistence
Problem description: I normally have to write in several languages, so I use a different layout for each, having English International as default. While fcitx normally remembers the layout for each ...
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Test firefox for virus/hijacker
I am a bit concerned about my firefox being hijacked or something. I went to a website and it opened a pop-up asking firefox to be updated.
I knew immediately it was a malicious code because it ...
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Configure what font is chosen when CSS says "font-family: Arial"
On my Ubuntu box, when the CSS file says font-family: Arial, both Chrome and Firefox display the element in Arimo. I don't like this behaviour because Arimo has a small bug that matters for me. How do ...
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Slow internet on Ubuntu while using Firefox but not Windows
About 1 in 5 times that I access a web site, Firefox shows a white screen and a little loading icon in the tab for 5-20 seconds, then the web page shows up. My machine is a dual boot and it does not ...
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Web browser can't access VirtualBox shared folder
Ubuntu guest running in virtual machine powered by Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.18. Virtualbox shared folders worked pretty well here until the upgrade from 16.04 to Bionic Beaver was conducted.
After ...
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Ubuntu Server and lack of default (text) web browser with Barracuda Web Login
Where I work we have a Barracuda web login that I log into my company internet via an intranet web browser.
As Ubuntu Server (16.04) does not appear to have a browser I cannot use apt-get.
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Directly selecting text on hyperlinks? (In Windows with Alternate+Drag cursor, no drag/drop)
In Windows, if I hold Alt and select text by clicking and dragging, it works.
In Linux, it moves the window of the browser like any other window.
Selecting a hyperlink and dragging it usually does ...
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Problems downloading files via WeTransfer
I have been using Ubuntu for a few months and everything works really fine. However, I do often get large files sent via the WeTransfer service. Unfortunately I am mostly not able to download them ...
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Opera reset extensions from the command line?
I have installed a dodgy extension on opera that keeps freezing it when opera starts. Is there a way to reset all extensions without loosing other data such as saved passwords or history.
There is ...
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I can not play HBO videos in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS in any of the browsers. How to fix this issue?
I have tried everything, HBONOW on Ubuntu 16.04LTS, I also tried the HAL lib and still it doesn't work in Chromium or Firefox browser. I also removed the Adobe Flash Plugin and tried using the ...
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How do I view pictures using links2 browser IN terminal?
How do I browse pictures using links2 inside of terminal? Is it possible?
I want to stay inside the terminal. links2 -g opens a new window, bringing me out of the terminal.
Any solution?
Or maybe ...
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CPU temperature goes high when playing video in a browser - what can I do?
My laptop is overheating almost 90 degrees. This doesn't seem normal with only a browser running.
I used an answer by Bernard Wei to find out what was triggering my overheating problem
Try running ...
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How do I get rid of Amazon Assistant?
I just want to uninstall Amazon Assistant and everything I look up seems to be related to Windows.
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I can't update Firefox for ubuntu [duplicate]
What is Latest version of Firefox for Ubuntu 17.10? I keep getting a warning saying Firefox version 56 is severely outdated.
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How do you globally set the default browser using KDE4?
I'm using awesome-wm on Kubuntu 10.10. I like some of the KDE tools... like choqok. Thing is, that within awesome wm it seems to be impossible to set a default browser, because KDE4 settings overwrite ...
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Can't download or upload with Chrome
I'm new to Linux, and this might seem ridiculous to ask. Whenever I press to upload or download a file from Chrome, the Files window seems to appear outside reach, which precludes me from selecting ...
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How can I browse Ubuntu Wiki offline?
I am accustomed to offline wiki browsing. I thought it would be great if I can read Ubuntu wiki in the same way.
Is there anyway I can read Ubuntu Wiki offline? Help will be much appreciated if I ...
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Firefox perhaps having trouble with stackexchange and possibly making too many requests
Does Firefox have trouble with Stackoverflow?
It fixes itself pretty quickly. I have a slow connection.
Went ahead and installed chromium-browser. Chrome seems a bit better, but not hugely. ...
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Is anyone been able to use the Chase Banking Website using Ubuntu?
In the past I was able to log onto the Chase banking website.
Time went by and I found they would redirect my browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) to the mobile site when I tried to log on.
When that ...
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Anti phishing software?
Is there an anti phishing software in ubuntu which may even rate websites while searching and surfing ,something like avg secure search in windows or the software u get with bitdefender which puts a ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 hanging with browsers
I am having this problem in Ubuntu 18.04, my laptop gets stuck whenever I open two browsers or lot of tabs (10+) and I have to wait for at least 10-15 mins before it becomes normal. I cleaned up my ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is hanging
Ubuntu 18.04 is hanging a lot in my PC. I recently installed a fresh copy of it from the official website but it is working like hell.
It takes over 2 minutes to boot up and after that the browsers ...
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DNS Problem and question mark in top bar - Ubuntu 17
I'm not sure why I can't connect to the Internet.
I have a dual boot Ubuntu 17 with Windows 10 - On my Windows OS, WiFi works fine but when I start Ubuntu on the pnezl a ? is shown instead of the ...
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Need Java for browser [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install Java?
I was surfing this site and it said I need Java installed. When I searched a bit, I found three Java type(?). Open jdk, sun Java and Oracle. I want to ...
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Where to find other versions of Opera browser as deb packages?
I used Opera mainly for the Unite feature now to be abandoned.
It is missing in v. 12. Some say its features will re-emerge in future extensions etc. Until then, Unite is still accessible in v. 11. ...
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Does using terminal-based text browsers provide significant improvements in browsing speed?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I know two methods to access the web-pages through terminal. They are lynx and elinks. When I tried to use them to access web-pages from terminal, I didn't seem to get any ...
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Browser is not working in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS the application Browser is not working (Firefox is working fine). When I open it, a transparent box opens up with the title bar named Browser & nothing shows. The background ...
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Ubuntu 16.04.3, Google chrome plays very little sound
Google chrome version: Version 65.0.3325.181 (Official Build) (64-bit)
I've tried uninstall and reinstall google chrome, but the problem remains.Other browsers (firefox, Chromium web browser) are ...
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I cannot type in the Konqueror web-browser search bar
When I start up Ubuntu on my Toshiba Chromebook I try typing in the search bar of the internet browsing app "Konqueror" but nothing happens.
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Reduce memory usage
I have just installed the standard default desktop configuration of Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal). My PC only has 1GB of RAM and is struggling a little. What steps can I take to reduce the memory ...
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