Questions tagged [google-chrome]
Google Chrome is a non-free proprietary web browser based on Chromium with extra features added such as a built-in Adobe Flash reader and PDF viewer along with support for DRM. Use this tag for questions about installing and using the Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu systems.
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Google Chrome in Kubuntu 18.04 does not scale to 1.5x
I installed Google Chrome on Kubuntu 18.04 running a display resolution of 3840x2160. Google chrome is not starting at 1.5x scale, even with the --force-device-scale-factor=1.5 flag. It is ...
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How to reset external protocol handler in Chrome?
A while back I selected "Do nothing" when Chrome asked me how to handle a specific url. Now I want Chrome to launch xdg-open, which again can launch the correct application, but I can't figure out how ...
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My Ubuntu machine freezes
I recently installed ubuntu 19.10 on my work station mainly to work on ML related projects. The graphic card is Evga RTX 2080. 16 GB Ram. I am using a AMS Processor. The following are all the parts I ...
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Install multiple versions of chrome
How do I install multiple versions of Chrome? I would like to say, I want Chrome, not Chromium. Or is there a extension (like Firefox)?
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Auto-complete not working in Chrome Ubuntu 14.04
I am using Chrome Version 38.0.2125.111 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 14.04.
The problem is that the auto-complete doesn't work when writing in the search line, and I have no idea what the problem is.
Thank you ...
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How to integrate KeePass and Chrome/Chromium using ChromIPass?
I'm trying to integrate KeePass and Chrome/Chromium after installing ChromIPass when I try to connect to KeePass, It gives the following error:
ChromeIPass has been disconnected from KeePassHttp.
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Why is it so hard to change the account password?
I recently decided to change the password on my Ubuntu 19.10 account on my laptop. When I did however, I suddenly had this message popping up saying that I had to enter the password for my 'login key' ...
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Browser not rendering some websites corrrectly - horizontal width issue
Just did a fresh install of 18.04.4
Both chrome and firefox are not rendering width correctly when using a smaller browser window.
Sites seem to have overflow horizontal space. Google, here for ...
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Google Chrome 81 doesn't launch after installation in Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. I have installed Chrome browser v81 but when I'm trying to launch the browser, I'm getting below error message:
[22725:22742:0418/111128.075479:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(184)] ...
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How to enable Google Hangouts in Chromium
How do you enable Google Hangouts in Chromium?
If I open a chat/call window in Gmail, it shows a link to "Enable Hangouts". The link takes me to this page, which doesn't mention anything specific to ...
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How to change CJK fallback font?
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS from 14.04 LTS. All worked pretty fine except for an issue on Chinese fonts which I've been unable to resolve.
While the font is mostly OK in system ...
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Chrome 80 can't install extensions Ubuntu 18.04 without disabling sandbox
I've recently installed Google Chrome (Version 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
) and I can't install extensions unless I run it with the --no-sandbox option (which I'd rather not do).
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Chrome app windows not obeying Breeze color settings in Plasma 5 (5.18.4)
Every time I spawn an app window from Google Chrome using the default Breeze White theme, I notice that its title bar text displays in black, just as the title bar background is. Everything else in ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - crashing even after clean reinstall of OS
I know this issue has been asked several times but they are old and none of the suggestions of restarting etc etc., help.
I have been using Chrome on my laptop (the same one) for 5 years now and it's ...
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Applications and system keep crashing randomly
As the title says, my applications keep crashing at random times when I use them. With Firefox and Chrome, usually just one tab at a time crashes randomly, but sometimes the whole browser will crash ...
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Clearing all private user data from Chrome from the command line
After a cross-country move, I no longer physical access to a certain computer running Ubuntu 12.04, but I do have ssh access. I never plan on using Chrome on that computer again, and I would like to ...
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Can't upload files in Google Chrome - Kubuntu
I recently installed Kubuntu 19.10 (and Plasma Desktop 5.18) on my main laptop. I installed the necessary packages like
kubuntu-restricted-extras
kubuntu-restricted-addons
And also installed ...
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Google Chrome browser doesn't open in Ubuntu 16.04
Google Chrome browser doesn't open in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It doesn't open when I clicked on the icon. I tried to open in other ways as well. It doesn't open even when I typed google-chrome in the ...
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Copy to Primary Selection in VIM
I tried "+y and "*y but both doesn't seem to copy into the primary selection.
Note that vim --version returns -clipboard. Not sure what this means.
Also note that I'm running VIM in a terminal.
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Chrome Remote Desktop freezes when logging in Ubuntu 18.04
I have an Ubuntu host and a Windows client from which I am trying to access the Ubuntu machine. I set up the connection and I can see the Ubuntu host. I can enter my pin and see the log in screen.
If ...
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CTRL+F5 in Google Chrome in XFCE
I have installed Ubuntu with unity by default, but compiz + java develop is less then sufficient with a ATI graphic card, so, I installed the xubuntu-desktop package.
The problem is: In Google chrome ...
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Fail connect remote jupyter notebook server possibly caused by chrome install
I'm trying to connect to jupyter notebook running on my remote server. The code below has been working fine for days to forward the jupyter notebook running on the port on my ubuntu server to my mac. ...
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Chrome Remote Desktop - can't unlock screen (Ubuntu 18.04)
Initially I installed Chrome-Remote-Desktop, enabled my remote computer and accessed it with no problem.
BUT, then while in my remote desktop session, the screen timed-out and the session on the ...
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How to split my Ubuntu display screen?
I really needed to split several applications while working on Ubuntu and I was tried with Super+ left/right shortcuts to operate it properly and it was worked on various applications like Skype, ...
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Increase the size of address bar and tabs bar in Google Chrome: screen res. 1920×1080, 15" LCD screen
System: Ubuntu 18.10 with screen resolution 1920 × 1080 (16:9) on a 15" LCD screen.
My address bar and tabs bar of Google Chrome (Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit) with GTK+ theme) look ...
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Do you know how to install google chrome to my desktop? [duplicate]
Can you help me download Google Chrome to my desktop, My OS is Ubuntu Linux, Or is Google no longer supporting it for 32-bit? What comes up after I click install is 64-bit, Will that work, Or is ...
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x11 Forwarding: Google Chrome and Chromium browsers grey out, other apps show OK
At my work where we use X11 servers and in a lab environment, Google Chrome and Chromium Browser display as a grey panel when forwarded through SSH X11.
This is happening on Ubuntu 16.04 & 18.04 ...
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Use BT MeetMe conferencing service under Ubuntu - Dolby plugin installation
Does anybody know a solution to install the Dolby plugin to Google Chrome under Ubuntu (16.04) required for BT Meetme conferencing service?
After clicking the Install Dolby Voice button on this page, ...
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Why is my webcam messed up in Chrome but fine in Firefox?
I use Ubuntu a freshly installed Ubuntu 19.10 with a Logitech C905 webcam "QuickCam Pro for Notebooks" (2MP, autofocus, etc.). lsusb seems to detect the webcam properly as Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:...
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How to have chromium appear as chrome to web sites?
I would like to use skype on an old netbook with a 32bit-only atom processor (N270).
The skype linux client is only available for 64 bit linuxes. But they have a web app. However, their web app is ...
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How to install specific version of Chromium on Ubuntu?
I've Ubuntu 18.04 and it has Chromium 80 installed on it. I want to downgrade it to Chromium 79.0.3975.79 hence trying to install it.
With command sudo apt-get install chromium-browser, it installs ...
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16.04 problem uploading with Chrome, Ixdg-open open? doesn´t work
My Ubuntu 16.04 system can't upload from Chrome. It says:
Please click Open xdg-open if you see the system dialog.
If nothing prompts from browser, click here to launch the meeting, or download &...
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Keyboard layout doesn't change in some applications like vscode, chrome
I am new in ubuntu. I use ubuntu 18.04
Every thing was fine till more than 1 month ago, I changed my keyboard layout like always by super+space keys. Whilst name of layout had been changed from en to ...
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How to get rid of google chrome keyring [duplicate]
I have recently switched from firefox to google chrome on Ubuntu 16.04. The keyring application is really starting to annoy me. It keeps prompting me for password for no apparent reason. Also ...
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Google Chrome installed on Ubuntu but missing from MATE Menu
After installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu MATE, I can't search for it on the MATE Menu.
It is, however, found in Software Management. Now I have to launch it from there.
How may I make Menu ...
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Chrome 54 regularly segfaulting during any usage
This recently began as of two days ago, Chrome will simply close randomly during regular usage.
I'm running chrome 54.0.2840.71 on Ubuntu 14.04.
This is running on my HTPC so during streaming on ...
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How can I control YouTube playback with my keyboard hotkeys?
Is there any way to control the video playback on YouTube through the special keyboard hotkeys of my laptop (e.g. Fn + F10/F11/F12)?
In case it is relevant, I am using Chromium as my web browser to ...
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ubuntu 14.04 : can't move chrome window
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04, and installed Google Chrome.
My problem comes from the fact that I can't move the chrome window on my second screen or even on the "current" screen. I'm ...
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Widevine problems in Chrome and Firefox on Ubuntu 19.10
I am having problems streaming some TV sites (ITV Hub, BritBox) on Ubuntu 19.10 in Chrome. This is a recent problem that has only recently started, a few weeks ago there was no problem streaming these ...
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Downloading Google Chrome (armhf?)
I've been using this question (How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?) to try to install google chrome.
I get to the very last command,
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome*.deb
And I get a ...
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Microphone stops working on Chrome when using GoToMeeting
I have several microphones: the default built in plus the one from a monitor an a wireless Jabra. I sometimes also plug a camera with built-in microphone
They all work fine and I can switch from one ...
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My Laptop is too slow and I don't know if this is a software problem or hardware problem. Please read for explanation of the issues
My Laptop is a Thinkpad T420 with intel i5 dual core and 4GB RAM. I have installed on Linux ubuntu 16.04 and windows 7 in dual boot, however I work only with ubuntu.
There are some problems: when I ...
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Downloading in Chrome on Ubuntu 18.04. doesn't work sometimes. Stuck in Filebrowser
Sometimes when i want to download random files with the Google Chrome Browser, the file browser won't work.
It will open and show the suggested filename, but now folder is selected (no path shown, no ...
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Videos stopped playing on every website
I have an HP chrome-book 14. I've installed the Ubuntu 12.4 OS on it so I could begin learning to code. Because I prefer the Chrome browser, I've also installed Google Chrome stable (Version 35.0.1916....
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Running Google-Chrome and VS Code as non-root user?
First, When I run google chrome as regular user (non-root user), and reboot my lab the changes will be removed as I've already installed, I knew that I should not run it as root user, so how can I run ...
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Netflix not working in neither Chrome, Firefox or Opera, on Ubuntu 18.04
The title is pretty self explanatory, but I'll try to write as many details as possible, because this problem has been driving me nuts for the past few hours.
Yesterday, I installed 18.04.2 LTS on my ...
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Chrome window missing menu bar, tabs, etc when launched via SSH
When I SSH to a remote box
$ ssh -X remotebox
and attempt to start Chrome,
$ google-chrome
a local Chrome window opens, but it is just the window and the title bar. No tabs, menu bar, bookmarks, ...
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Open websites in new tab from launcher
I would like to have launcher shortcuts that open websites in the same Google Chrome window that I'm already using. If I create shortcuts by using the More Tools --> Create shortcut function it will ...
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Issue with Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 19.10
I recently attempted to upgrade from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10 but encountered an issue. During the process, the upgrade froze with the following message: lvm2-activation-generator activation generator ...
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Installing Chrome or Firefox through PlayOnLinux
I need a Windows install of a modern browser. I'm trying to install Chrome or Firefox, so I've been using PlayOnLinux.
Firefox:
I get the following error:
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library....
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