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Chromium is the open source (BSD-licenced) web browser that Google Chrome is based on. Use this tag for questions about installing, configuring or using the free software Chromium browser, not the proprietary Chrome browser published by Google.

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File open dialog doesn't actually point to the Home folder..?

Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.7 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0 Qt Version: 5.15.3 Kernel Version: 5.15.0-69-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 4 × Intel® ...
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object 'libgtk3-nocsd.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded when running chromium

Problem description When I run chromium in a bash shell, I get this message: ERROR: ld.so: object 'libgtk3-nocsd.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (failed to map segment from shared object): ...
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google-chrome and chromium file picker don't pick the correct gtk theme

I still wonder why this happens and does anyone have managed to find any workarounds for this issue. It's very annoying. File picker or save dialog on google-chrome (111.0.5563.146) and chromium (111....
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File manager plays mp3s via blutooth, but neither firefox nor chromium will stream via blutooth, please help, thanks!

I can listen to mp3s via blutooth from the file system, in other words on my hard drive, but when I try to stream sound from either Firefox or Chromium the sound comes out my computer speakers. I ...
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Is it possible to fake the amount of ram or CPU cores in a Docker container?

I want to fake the amount of RAM/CPU cores I have in my Ubuntu container. I'm running Chrome on the container and I'm trying to access a website, but the website needs a certain system requirement to ...
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Menu Access Keys missing underline display in Chromium, Brave, Chrome

I'm using Kubuntu 2022.04.1 but it has happened for other versions of my Linux for a long time. Menu Access Keys are missing. The visual underline of accelerator access keys within menus for Brave / ...
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Text wont unselect on web page in Microsoft Edge on Ubuntu 22.04

I often like to read certain text on the web by selecting it as I read or just to select and copy, but I have recently been noticing after I do this that anywhere else I click on the page does not ...
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Chromium automatically installed in xubuntu 22.04 LTS

After latest packages update, I noticed that Chromium is installed in Xubuntu 22.04LTS. Certainly I never installed Chromium before, neither with Software app nor with sudo apt. I'm the only person ...
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Idle time detection for Dashboard screensaver (changing to another website)

I would like to create a dashboard which changes the web page after a certain idle time and after activity jumps back to the original page. Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea of programming and ...
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How to force a application to use the right GTK version save dialog box

I am running Ubuntu 22.04.2, the long term support version, with unity/lightdm, and Chromium browser from the debian archives. Everything works great except for a couple of native integrations, for ...
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snap message: Password storage in Chromium

Upon starting Chromium today, the file /snap/chromium/2319/firstrun/password-en.html is loaded, displaying a message titled "Password storage in Chromium". The message indicates that a ...
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How to get consistent default user data dir when installing snap chromium?

We are getting inconsistent installs of chromium on Ubuntu 20.04. This is with the debian wrapper chromium-browser overlaying snap chromium. We execute using chromium-browser, and do NOT specify --...
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Any tips how to operate any web browser in Ubuntu?

I installed Ubuntu (Jammy jelly fish) recently but I can not operate any web browser. I used Firefox and Chromium but the VM froze when I tried to open any of these browsers. I also tried to install ...
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Chromium Snap Updating

I am confused about the 13 day timer re snap chromium update. I have read the update takes place only after the 13 day has run, and then it just crashes the app if it is running and updates. I've ...
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Start up Application Chromium

How to add chromium to run in start up? I used the command which you can see in image. But it's not working. I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I have updated both OS and browser up to date.
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How to fix broken chromium browser in 22.04 (snap)

This morning I used Chromium without any problems. This afternoon it won't start up. I tried the usual walking away to make a cup of tea while a snap thinks about starting up trick, but nope, it never ...
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No Audio from Brave Browser , but works when Switch Account

For a few months I have been troubleshooting no audio coming from brave-browser installed on my Ubuntu 20.04 machine. For example, if I use the same YouTube URL in Brave and Firefox, I get audio from ...
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Chromium keeps crashing on snap

I have chromium installed as snap, unfortunately today I was uploading an excel file on google drive and it crashed. Ever since it, if i restart it it launches and instantly crashes. Killall -9 on ...
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Google Chrome (108.0.5359.124-1) not launching correctly on Ubuntu 22.10 (X11, NVIDIA GPU)

I have said version of Google Chrome installed, and it has stopped working on my ThinkPad P14s, which is running latest Ubuntu 22.10. I have multiple modifications on the OS: I am defaulting on X11, ...
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ubuntu on m1 virtual machine

I installed Ubuntu on m1 UTM ubuntu version:jammy-desktop-arm64.iso LTS 16GB ram 8core cpu UTM virtual machine when i tried to open Firefox it did nothing just loged me out so i installed it threw ...
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Unable to use onedrive on any browser on ubuntu

I am unable to access OneDrive on ubuntu through any browser. Microsoft Edge: Brave: Firefox: I also tried switching from LAN to mobile hotspot. Still the same. This also used to happen on another ...
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How do I disable a Chromium flag?

I am on Ubuntu desktop 20.04 months ago, while hunting a rogue browser extension, I set the --disable-site-isolation-trials flag for my chromium-browser install. Problem: many moons later, I cannot ...
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Cannot run Chromium as another user from the command line

Chrome is available from the command line: $ chromium --version Chromium 108.0.5359.124 snap But not for other users: $ sudo su otherphil $ chromium --version /user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-3....
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Anyone have this color overlay on Chromium?

It doesn't always happen, but happens often enough to be very annoying. It seems to be connected to Chromium, which is my default browser. I just checked Firefox and there all looks well. What is ...
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Droicam working on Firefox but not on Chromium browser

Following this guide, I have installed droidcam and connected my phone camera to my PC on Ubuntu 22.02. I use https://webcamtests.com/ to test my camera and it is working on Firefox. However, using ...
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Cannot print in Chromium (snap - cups)

I'm having some printing problems in chromium (snap). I have noticed that chromium is installing some new cups snap that should mirror the system cups in some way (proxy mode), but this is not working....
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Website thumbnail/image/icons not loading properly

On youtube, the video thumbnails are greyed but the hover previews works. I can click to play a video but the thumbnails would also be grey. On Reddit, the icons appear as square boxes with ...
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Full screen keyboard shortcut not working on selected applications (Chromium)

I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 on (though I don't think it matters) a Lenovo X1 Carbon 7th gen. The problem is that I can not toggle full-screen on some applications (e.g. Chromium). If I launch Chromium ...
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Snap is not updating

ubuntu 22.04. i'm updating all the snaps (snap refresh), but it still shows that chromium needs to be updated (snap refresh --list) and in fact the snap was not updated: jojo@work:~$ sudo snap refresh ...
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chrome remote desktop on ubuntu 22.04

I'm trying to use chrome remote desktop on ubuntu 22.04 with chromium browser following the procedure I install the application (version 108.0.5359.33) but, after installation, on the browser page it ...
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Different hotkeys for pinned tabs

Chromium has a Pin Tab feature that keeps certain pages open constantly. It also has a keyboard shortcut, control + 1-8, which can select a specific tab from the tab list. Could I set different ...
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Unable to launch the Chromium browser via Puppeteer on Ubuntu 22.04 after a reboot (unless ssh'ing in first - then it works)

please help me out here. I have a fresh ubuntu server 22.04 setup with node (v18.12.1) / express, and PM2 as the process manager. I have Puppeteer installed and the Chromium browser, which is working ...
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Always use default fonts in Chromium

In Firefox, there is an option to Allow sites to choose their own fonts, which, when disabled, always uses the default fonts. Does this preference have an equivilant in Chromium? PS: I'm using ...
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How to remove chrome remote desktop URL forwarder icon from apps

I was playing around with Chrome remote desktop, Chromium and at some point, I've installed something named "Chrome Remote Desktop URL Forwarder". I saw it in the applications, but I can't ...
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Browsers cant open custom URI (x-scheme-handler) via xdg, but it works well from console with xdg-open

I used xdg to set things up, so my custom URI would open in my custom desktop application. Things seem to work in the console. I tested it using both xdg-open and gio open: $ xdg-open foobar:id=333 $ ...
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Chromium has graphics glitches when hardware acceleration is enabled

I have issues with my chromium when i activate Hardware acceleration. So looks my chrome://gpu when i enable hardware acceleration. And all other windows and tabs of Chromium. I need to disable ...
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How to update internet browsers (firefox/chromium) on Ubuntu with Ubuntu Pro subscription [closed]

I took advantage of the offer to use Ubuntu Pro subscription free for personal use, following this step by step guide: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-pro-beta-tutorial/31018 After esm ...
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How to fix "Pending update of __ snap" on Lubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]

I'm running fresh installs of Lubuntu 22.04 on several systems but keep getting warnings saying "Chromium Pending update of "chromium" snap. Close the app to avoid disruptions (X days ...
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Chromium still Thrashing with Larger Swap File

I have a new fresh install of lubuntu 22.04 on an old chromebook. Chromium was stopping and I believe thrashing because some of the command keys still functioned. I increased the swapfile to 4.0G ...
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Chromium and Firefox Hang on New Chromebook Install of Lubuntu

I have a new install of lubuntu 22.04.1 on an old Samsung chromebook xe500c13-k01us. All seems good but chromium and firefox lock system up after a short operation time. In chromium the hot keys ...
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How to properly harden/isolate Chromium snap?

I want to harden my Chromium snap, to make it more isolated. I disabled the access for home and system files via the Ubuntu Sofwtare permissions tab. Let's say I want to download images from Unsplash. ...
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Proper way to watch HEVC on supported browser like Chromium

I'm currently experiencing issues with HEVC playback on Jellyfin mediaplayer. I've tried almost everything to get it working but it doesn't seem to find the appropiate codecs or something. My rig has ...
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Browser windows are blank

I have a very old laptop with Ubuntu on it and a few days before I updated it to version 22.04. After I did it all the windows that my browser create are completely blank. Before that I used 20.04 ...
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Web browser launches but does not show on screen

I have just installed Ubuntu on my machine and when I try to open Firefox, the browser runs but no window appears. Same goes for Chromium, and when trying to run Opera, only a black window appears. It ...
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Five9 Softphone does not support your browser Chrome (linux x86_64) error

How can the Five9 Softphone extension be made to work with Linux? I've tried both Chromium and the official Chrome from Google itself with the same error. Notably, this plugin is advertised as ...
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Chrome/brave use the wrong keyboard layout

I have a Spanish laptop with an English UK USB keyboard attached. I've configured PC UK keyboard in Ubuntu settings and everything work perfectly... ... except Chrome/Brave which have the " and @ ...
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update from 20.04 to 22.04 : internet connection OK everywhere except browsers (firefox and chromium)

I updated my ubuntu to the new version 22.04. I can download packages via apt install, I can use some software like slack who need internet connection ...but, my browsers can't navigate on internet :/ ...
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I press print screen and the screen resizes to full. How do I restore the screenshot functionality of print screen?

What it says on the tin. I haven't made any changes that I'm aware of, but when I'm in a browser window (Firefox or Chromium), print screen switches it into full screen mode. Is there a way to revert ...
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no sound for snap installed applications like firefox, chromium ubuntu 22.04.1 arm64 accessed with nomachine

I am using an arm64 based ubuntu 22.04.1 oracle cloud instance, accessing it with nomachine software https://www.nomachine.com/download/download&id=113&s=ARM. The problem is that I don't any ...
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Chromium and Firefox not working after upgrade to 22.04

Unable to open with icon. When run from command line it says $firefox /user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-1.scope is not cgroup Other snap applications like android studio, pycharm, gnome calculator ...
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