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Ubuntu Chromium browser - how to define zoom percentage via command line launch?

I have Chromium browser running as Ubuntu Desktop, when i launch my system i need to set the Chromium browser zoom percentage to 79%, so that it always remain default. Using command line, how do i ...
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How to install Opera?

I am new to Ubuntu and don't know much about computers. I switched from Windows yesterday so when I use sudo in the terminal I am just copying and pasting from google search results - so I really ...
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Tabs in fullscreen Chrome/Chromium

I love Chrome and Chromium, but when I go full screen, I can't get to my other tabs anymore, which I can with Firefox. So my questions are: Am I alone or is this universal? Is there a fix? Is ...
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Chrome & Firefox Browsers ignore Sun Java (7.0_11) & Open Java / Ubuntu 12.10

Calling up certain websites shows the Message "PLUGIN not found" although both Open Java AND Sun Java are definitely installed (just redid both products). This is happenning for both browsers. I have ...
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Unable to set Google Chrome as default browser in Ubuntu 12.10

despite several attempts at making Google Chrome work as my default browser I simply cannot. I've read countless threads on the internet, checked mimeapps.list and so on, tried about anything, from ...
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Slow loading of pages (browser performance)

I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. I notice for certain webpages, firefox and chrome both load them very slowly. In fact, while text content loads quickly, both of the browsers seem to be loading ...
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python-plugin installation

I try to play online radio in the Chrome web browser. It said this following installation: Required plugin could not be found Python(2.7) requires to install plugins to play media files of the ...
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How to copy a part of a link in google chrome?

Is there a way to copy a part of text of a link which is located on a website in google chrome browser? For instance: If we see a link on a website, and we hover mouse on it, we can click on it, but ...
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Chrome or Chromium? [duplicate]

After installing Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop, I went to download Chrome and got an error saying it was packaged badly or something, so I read up about it and found out about Chrome, and most people ...
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Ubuntu crashed when I am browsing web site [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? I installed ubuntu 12.04 Today when I am browsing web site, my whole PC hang. After 30 seconds, there are still not response. ...
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Why do fonts look bad in Google Chrome compared to other applications?

Fonts looks bad in Google Chrome, and I can not change them. All other applications, such as LibreOffice look good. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, how can I fix them? (NB: Awaiting a screenshot from the OP) ...
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Chrome Browser is causing Ubuntu 12.04 to crash [closed]

Why does Chrome browser cause Ubuntu 12.04 to crash. The keyboard & mouse cease to function and the screen displays lots of text which includes the word 'Panic'. This has never happened when ...
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How do I allocate more memory to Chrome?

I am trying to play a browser based game on Chrome. My system runs Ubuntu fine and is a new laptop. The game gets choppy when I play. How do I allocate a little more memory to Chrome so I have some ...
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Flash for linux is discontiued. What does it mean for linux users? [closed]

I read here that Adobe does not support it's flash plugin from version 11.2 onwards. However, user can download chrome which will be updated using Pepper API. Does that mean chrome should be the ...
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Google Chrome not rendering webpages correctly

I am facing some serious web page rendering issues with Chrome. It is more prominent during javascript based animations and stuff on websites like youtube. I have tried removing chrome using (sudo ...
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691 views

browser freeze crash [closed]

after updating to 12.04, google chrome will crash and lock up the screen at random times when i am scrolling on the page. afterward, the mouse and keyboard work but the screen will not update (clock ...
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Too slow web content loading in all browsers [closed]

In 12.04 all browsers loading content really slow with regard to same browsers in Windows. Often appears message "there is no web content" and "server not found". Network controller: Atheros ...
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browser without gpu support

Google has an Easter egg that draws 3D graph but when I tried it out on chrome it complained about no WebGL support. I've also tested it on Firefox whose WebGL support was enabled but ended up with ...
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Loading web pages slow! [closed]

Somebody please help me! I've installed Ubuntu 11.10, and I have problem with web browsing. Downloading speed is good, but Chrome load web pages too slow. So do Firefox and Chromium. At first, I ...
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How can I cache specific web pages for offline viewing?

I occassionally need to work offline by accident or design. I'd like to maintain a flexible list of web pages that I can cache for easy offline access. Notes: I'd like to simulate online browsing ...
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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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How to use the Chromium Spellchecker with other languages than English

I would like to know how to select other languages than English when using the chromium spell checker. When I right click the text-boxes and select other language (e.g. Portuguese), English remains ...
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Filetype icon not being displayed when downloading something in Chrome

Whenever I download something in Chrome, the little icon in the center of the download that shows the file type icon, around which there's the download progress bar, isn't displayed. If that sounds ...
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Why doesn't Chrome or Firefox auto-highlight the address bar?

In Windows, when you click on the address bar, it automatically highlights all of the web address so you can enter another one without having to drag across everything. I've noticed that it doesn't do ...
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System hangs when i close chrome after browsing [closed]

My system hangs when i close chrome after browsing. I tried reinstall but no use. also tried closing with an empty page. It started after i installed a unstable version. now i installed a stable ...
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Back button not working in browsers

I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu. The back buttons in the browsers (both firefox and chrome) are not working. Every time I have to right click and select 'back' option. Is there any work ...
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Chrome keeps opening maximized

Chrome opens up in a maximized windows. No matter how many times I resize it down it stays the same on new windows. I tried resizing the windows then quitting Chrome, but still no luck. If anything ...
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Can any browser switch to already open tab, if address you're opening is already open?

If "https://mail.google.com" is already open a tab, it it possible to have a browser switch to that tab if I try opening "https://mail.google.com" in a different tab? What if I try opening the new ...
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How do I change the browser that gnome terminal opens links with?

I'd like gnome-terminal to open links with the Chrome browser, but it insists on opening them with Firefox. I've followed both pieces of advice found here without any success: ...
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What's the difference between Google Chrome and/or Chromium? What are the advantages/disadvantages to each?

I used Google Chrome in Windows, and am now using Chromium in Ubuntu. Is there any difference to the two programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages to each program? Which one seems better? ...
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Is there any way I can get my Google Chrome to go back a page by pressing backspace?

Something I seem to be missing is when I press backspace the page doesn't go back to the last page as it did in Windows, does anyone have any ways around this?