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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How to use the latest version of flash on Ubuntu?
We have all read about Adobe's decision to not care about linux users. I have several video websites (things like tf1.fr and m6replay.fr that require an updated version of flash. I guess this is so ...
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Is there a way to open an appliction from Internet Browser?
I just wonder when I visit apps.ubuntu.com that when I click the banner Available On The Software Center , It Opens the application Software Center.
I just want to know what is the URL for a specific ...
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Time in gtalk and facebook chat is wrong
I messed with some time zone settings while installing Redis yesterday following this tutorial:
http://www.codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-ubuntu/
(at least I think this is when the problem ...
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Gwibber facebook login (was virus facebook login)
every minute a google-chrome pages is open with this url
https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html#access_token=.....
Where the token is my authentication token..
This is my ps aux ...
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How to make browsers re-adjust web pages because of the sidebar?
It does get annoying sometimes. Chromium has to make a bottom scroll bar for pages because the web pages are configured for the whole screen, and all because of the side application launcher bar. ...
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Why does myPhpAdmin open in a different browser to the one that is set as default?
I have 3 browsers installed on my Ubuntu 11.10, Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
First I had the problem that Software Center did not respect my default browser choice. I fixed that by running:
sudo ...
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Why isn't my applet initializing in Face Book games?
Whenever I want to play games on face book I have to use windows. I cannot get the applet to initialize on Ubuntu. I have my drive partitioned to use both. Any ideas will be most helpful. Thanks.
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Set browser in Thunderbird
Thunderbird is opening links in Chrome and I want it to use Firefox.
Following this, I set the values to true, but then don't receive the popup window in Step 5, it just goes to Chrome.
What to do?
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Elements not showing in Brave browser after updating Ubuntu MATE
I recently installed Ubuntu MATE on an old laptop, and installed Brave on it. I used it with no problems for about a week and today I was prompted to perform a system update. After I did, Brave is ...
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How to fix Ubuntu out of focus (dialog) windows for VSCode, (Chrome based) browsers, and Typora app and other apps?
Apps like Visual Studio Code and Typora have the open and save dialog windows opened behind the programs. And in the Brave and Chrome browsers I use the save as dialog window is out off focus, so I ...
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Firefox on Ubuntu 21.10 has high CPU usage and will not load sites but other browsers do
Firefox was working like a charm until today when it decided to stop working. It was not loading any sites but other browsers could. When running it had high CPU usage but the UI worked normally. I ...
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How to run an apk in the chromium browser using a plugin?
Using a plugin for an android emulator, how do I run an apk which has been downloaded?
It's easy enough to click "run online" for, example, twitter -- but not all the apps have this option.
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Cannot play Amazon Prime Video content on Opera
I have a problem with Opera version 70.0.3728.106 on my Ubuntu 20.04 computer. If I try to watch anything on Amazon Prime Video, I get the following message:
Protected Content Error
To watch ...
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How is my language exposed when im on the web?
This is driving me nuts. I use a VPN (that protects against leaks and shuts down internet in case it suddenly stops working) and then go to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ to confirm that it actually ...
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Chrome Three Dot Menu Disappeared
I no longer see the chrome three dot menu. I'm including a screen shot (Hopefully I don't just need new glasses :) ):
Thoughts?
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DNS resolving of localhost subdomains stopped working after resolvconf update
For years I'm using Ubuntu (currently on 18.10) to develop PHP applications on domains like foo.bar.localhost for local testing. These domains were resolved to 127.0.0.1 and handled by Apache 2.4. ...
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sudo apt install firefoxdriver does what?
Using Java for Selenium, and am curious about the firefoxdriver package. There are several python specific packages, but does firefoxdriver perhaps install the geckodriver to the system in a way ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Browsers are slow [closed]
I have just bought a new (but cheap) laptop, Processor 2x Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3060 @ 1.60GHz and RAM 4GB and it takes about 5 to 10 seconds to open an average page in Firefox and Chromium. Is ...
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How to change themes in qupzilla appimage?
I have downloaded the latest version(2.1) of qupzilla as an appimage from here and its working fine. I want to change the default theme to this. I have downloaded the files in a folder called cyano. ...
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Is there a graphical browser available for Ubuntu Core?
I can't find a browser snap for Ubuntu Core. I'm doing snap find firefox or chromium or opera and nothing is returning a match.
Am I missing something here? I was wondering if it's because Ubuntu Core ...
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Firefox and other browsers fail to launch after Flash downloaded [closed]
Firefox, and now Thunderbird Mail, Chromium, and Browser, fail to launch from Dash after I installed Adobe Flash plugin downloaded from Applications Store.
The problem persisted after removal, ...
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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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Both Google Chrome & Chromium are not working
I used Google Chrome all the time in by browsing time; I think then I tried to upgrade the system to 16.04 (but failed) and now google chrome is not working (not sure if that is the reason or not).
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How to make windows steal focus when links are opened [closed]
When opening a web URL, the focus does not move to the browser window. How can we achieve this?
I'm using Ubuntu 15.10.
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Why does opera keep asking me if I want to make it my default browser when it already is?
Has anyone experienced the same issue?
It is already default and even if I tick "not to show this message again"...it still pops up each time I open a new tab.
UPDATE: I have already made it the ...
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Ubuntu 15.10 Chrome launch problem
Hi I am newbie in linux (ubuntu) and have some problem with chrome
downloaded chrome
and can't launch chrome-browser.
how to solve this?
this is error:
$ google-chrome-stable
[1130/235040:ERROR:...
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How to make Firefox (versions 41+) accept unsigned extensions?
Since Mozilla decided for coercing people to hand-in their Firefox-Browser extensions for signing by Mozilla, else they would not run in newer (41+) versions of the browser, it seems to me the firefox ...
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is Cyberfox available for Ubuntu?
OK! I am disappointed with Windows 10 and wondered if Ubuntu could be a better option:
Can I use Cyberfox Browser?
If I have to use the FireFox browser instead, will firefox add-ons/extensions work ...
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Ctrl+click on link in a browser doesn't open page in a new tab
I reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and for the most part it went off without a hitch; however, my browser isn't acting right. I often use the CTRL+click shortcut to open links in a new tab. At first I ...
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Ubuntu touch mobil phone browser htaccess not accepted
I have a big problem. My new bq ubuntu phone browser can't access websites that are protected by htaccess. What can I do?
Thx a lot for any help.
Bye,
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High Contrast Scroll Bar in Browser
I can barely see the Firefox scroll bar. I believe this is controlled by the operating system. I looked in Ubuntu Tweak > Miscellaneous but I don't see any color or contrast settings there.
How can I ...
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Sublime Text 3 - Open Files in Browser
How can I create a Sublime Text keybind to open my Chrome web browser on html files?
On Windows I would write this:
{
"cmd": ["C:\Program Files\", "$file"]
}
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Where would I find instructions to drive "Ubuntu Web Browser"?
I'd like to give it a run, but I cannot use it, and the interface isn't intuitive.
For example, how do I show:
the address bar
forward and backward buttons
activity (history)
etc?
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Ubuntu 14.04 WebBrowser.app does not see flash
The new WebBrowser.app now in Ubuntu 14.04LTS 64bit does not play flash.
I have Adobe flash installed and working both in Firefox and Chrome, but the Browser.app says it is not installed.
When I try ...
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How to remove bookmarks from webbrowser app in Ubuntu Touch?
Whenever accessing the Activities" and/or bookmarks tab Ubuntu Touch takes ages (10+ seconds) to respond. I read somewhere that too many bookmarks may slow the performance. Not that I have that many ...
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How do I stop one of my installed fonts from overriding other web fonts?
I installed a font with font-viewer (Helvetica Neue, if it matters) and now many websites (notably YouTube) are displayed with that font. This is especially annoying since Helvetica Neue is a very ...
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How do I use Apple Magic Trackpad for Firefox navigation?
I use my trackpad with touchegg and touchegg-gce for easier configuration.
In the initial configuration there's an 'application' section for Chromium navigation which uses 2-finger drag that doesn't ...
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How to efficiently preserve a really big navigation history in Firefox?
When I was using Mac, my Firefox stored items in its history for really long times. Sometimes I needed to find a link to a site I have seen two years ago and it found it! Also, the autocomplete in the ...
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Java wont run in firefox?
I have Icedtea installed, but when I go to run my favorite Java application, Runescape, in the browser, it says I don't have Java installed in Firefox. Is there any way to say, turn it on?
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CPU spikes cause audio stuttering in Audacious when browsing? (Lubuntu)
My default audio player is Audacious, browser Google Chrome. I tried Firefox, and while I love it, the CPU load spikes when doing something as simple and small and switching a tab, which causes the ...
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22.04: Chinese pinyin does not work on browser
I followed the instructions in Ubuntu 22.04 Chinese (simplified) pinyin input support to install Chinese pinyin input. It works on a text editor but does not work on the browser (Firefox). How can I ...
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gmail-gui doesn't work correctly in Ubuntu 23.10.1
I try to connect my Gmail with gmail-gui in Ubuntu, but when I enter my email address it shows me
java script is disabled
I tested another program (gmail-desktop) but it's also having this problem.
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Authentication prompt before filling passwords in Microsoft Edge not working on Ubuntu
I have been using Microsoft Edge on my Ubuntu machines since they released a stable version for Linux. I am having one major security issue there though - for some reason the option to prompt for a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: xdg-open opening Text Editor instead of browser when called from C++ program
I'm a currently running on Ubuntu 22.04 and calling the following xdg-open system call from a C++ program:
QString cmd = "xdg-open /home/user/foo.html &";
int ret = system(cmd....
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Why does the latest set of video drivers break Chromium browsers?
The following update caused the Chromium browser to fail:
Start-Date: 2023-05-23 18:59:16
Commandline: apt-get upgrade libegl-mesa0 libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dri libglapi-mesa
libglx-mesa0 libxatracker2 ...
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