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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Chrome browser font problem after update in Xubuntu 14.04

I installed Xubuntu 14.04 and when I downloaded and installed Google Chrome after updating the database Chrome displays fonts like this:
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Chrome thinks that it is Hangouts (and now Postman??)

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and am having a persistent, obnoxious problem with Chrome and Hangouts. If I attach a Chrome shortcut to the launcher and/or search for Chrome, it insists that it is ...
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Reset default Browser to Firefox after install Chrome in Kubuntu 16.04

I'm developing a webInterface so I installed Opera and Chrome on my KUbuntu 16.04. System (additionally to Firefox which I usually use) BUT ... It seems that after installing Chrome some services use ...
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Display problem on browsers

I'm facing some font and display problems on browsers... Notice that the "ITSFOSS.COM" is displayed somewhat weirdly, somewhat cut-off, also happens on Facebook notifications menu and many other ...
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Reduce the time for notifications

I have always liked the feature of push notifications, you get a quick notice and then it goes away into hiding(some area from where you can see it later), but ever since chrome has started giving ...
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How can I move the google-chrome folder from ~/.config to a new location?

google-chrome (not chromium) seems to be the main offender in periodically filling up my undersized boot drive. I'd like to move that directory (not my entire user directory) to a new location. Is ...
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18.04 Chrome, spotify (Deb package) and snap lost sound, Firefox works

I saw Ubuntu discovered all my sound devices and volume control-able but I have no sound ... Tried to reinstall pulse audio & alsa. Please help!
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How to remove unanalytics.com adware from chrome?

Since the last couple of days I receive the following message on all of my pc's in chrome browser from time to time: How can I remove it? All guides on internet give instructions for the Windows ...
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Google Chrome not starting

I am running 14.04 with latest update 3.13.0-30-generic. After restarting post update I found that Google Chrome is not launching. I am able to launch Google-Chrome from command line but if I close ...
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Chrome freeze on 2 of my 3 monitors, What can I do?

Ubuntu 17.10 Chrome: Version 66.0.3359.139 (Official Build) (64-bit) After an update the last week Chrome freeze on 2 of my 3 monitors, an important thing, those 2 monitors are connected on a ...
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Theme is inconsistent for window commands / title bar buttons [duplicate]

I prefer the color system of MacOS for title buttons (green yellow and red) and am looking to configure my Ubuntu 18.04 to that. I've installed a number of extensions that modified the appearance of ...
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Delete Bookmarks in Chrome

How can I delete the bookmarks from Chrome in Ubuntu(the right click would enable us to do this in Windows)?
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Accidently deleted chrome inside /opt

I accidentally deleted chrome inside the /opt folder and now I get "Invalid desktop entry file" error while trying to launch it. sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable displays I already have the ...
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Hardware acceleration is making chrome laggy , with NVIDIA 390.48 in UBUNTU 18.04 , how to solve?

Reproduce: mouse movement raise HIGH cpu usage and mouse lags, especially on youtube.
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The following packages have been kept back : google-chrome-stable

Today when i tried to update, i got a message that there was 1 upgrade to be made, so i did a sudo apt-get upgrade and got this message: The following packages have been kept back: google-chrome-...
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How to change icon of an webapp created with Chrome

I've added Vysor app to my dock, I would like to change the icon.
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Cannot open .jpg or .png files all of a sudden when using Chrome

All of a sudden I'm getting errors when I save jpeg or png files with Google Chrome on Ubuntu, then try to open them. If I use Firefox, saving the images to Desktop and opening them is NOT a problem. ...
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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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Where can I find the Unicode Emoticon set?

I am trying to find a suitable font that contains the Unicode Emoticon set. When an iPhone user sends me some emoticons over Google Hangouts they render either incorrectly or not at all. The problem ...
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ubuntu 17.10 xdg-open gio-open bug? magnet url not working!

It seems xdg-open, gio-open is not working with magnet link? Here's the output. It says 'ipcinterface:220 No such file: /home/yding/magnet:/?...', but it's URL not a local file. yding@zbox:~$ xdg-...
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Intel Realsense 3d Webcam doesn't work correctly in Chrome or Skype on Ubuntu [closed]

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and I have a problem with my webcam. I have this Intel Realsense 3d Cam. So, there are basically two webcams, one is a normal colored one and the other one is green-coloured. ...
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Where does Google Chrome put .desktop files?

I wanted to use Whatsapp Web but since there's no PWA app or a native app written for Ubuntu... I had a really good idea, it's like electron apps. Just use Chrome for a shortcut, so I did. The ...
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Black screen of death on ubuntu, need the chrome passwords anyway to get them back? [duplicate]

I have a dell inspiron notebook with ubuntu on it, absolutly love it and use it as a work laptop. Everytime my harddrive fails i just grab an old 30gig xbox hdd. Well a few days ago i ended up with ...
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Where can you download 32 bit edition of Google Chrome for Ubuntu OS? [duplicate]

Where can you download 32 bit edition of Google Chrome for Ubuntu OS?
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UPDATE: Upgrade to 16 Failure + Google Chrome is not working anymore

I've been trying to upgrade my Ubutnu from 14.04 to 16.04, when I click on upgrading the system is shows me this error: The required dependency 'apt (>= 1.0.1ubuntu2.13)' is not installed I tried ...
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Chromium loading on the tab lags

I'm using Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 and Chromium 65.0.3325.181. Everything was good before the last update but after the update (updated chromium and Ubuntu base), Chromium loading on the tab lagging before ...
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Kannada font different in Firefox and Chrome browsers

Recently I am observing change in font style for Kannada language in Firefox and Chrome in Ubuntu 16.04. Left is Chrome and right one from Firefox. Here, expected is font style seen in Chrome. Same ...
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Chrome not upgrading, netflix not working [duplicate]

The following packages have unmet dependencies: google-chrome-stable : Depends: libnss3 (>= 2:3.22) but 2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.15.04.2 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held ...
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Chrome not starting after auto-login

My Ubuntu 16.04 machine is configured to automatically log in. After it automatically logs in, I use TeamViewer to access the machine and try to open Chrome by clicking on the icon on the side bar. ...
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Help to avoid swapping on 4Gb venerable laptop?

I have been running Ubuntu on my much loved Acer Aspire 7735Z laptop since around version 8. It has Pentium Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz and the maximum of 4 Gb RAM. Now on 16.04, I typically find ...
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Ubuntu 17.10.1 crashing after clean install

This is the screenshot after it crashes: Ubuntu boots normally but this happened after I opened Google Chrome. It will hang for a minute and then, this black screen. If I press Ctrl+Alt+Del it ...
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17.10 latest Ubuntu Version Install Unsupported Files [closed]

I am currently very frustrated with 17.10; I am unable to install Opera browser or google chrome because unsupported ... via Ubuntu Software or Terminal using apt-get install DEB file such as "/...
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Chrome and Chromium cannot open web page over HTTP

I have this problem for a couple of days now. Both Chrome and Chromium fail to get any content through http. Basically, the whole page content area below the address bar and bookmarks stays blank, the ...
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How to remove Ad Malware/Virus from Google Chrome which causes ads to appear in list of results?

Screenshot of Ads appearing as chrome search results: I don't know what got into my system. I am really fed up with these. I have looked up all my extensions and did not find anything malicious. I ...
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font config error launching google-chrome-stable from the command line on 14.04.5

I ended up here with a very similar error to Fontconfig error: cannot load default config file launching the latest google-chrome-stable (Version 65.0.3325.181 (Official Build) (64-bit)) from the ...
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Google Chrome indicator icons missing in 17.10

In Ubuntu 17.10 Google Chrome indicator icons are missing. In the previous versions of Ubuntu, Google Chrome was adding a main icon form where it was possible to completely terminate its processes, ...
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Chrome show errors "Your connection is not private"

Yesterday I update Chrome browser on my Ubuntu 14.04 as they are suggested to me. Now I can not access following web sites: google.com, youtube.com and gmail.com and the error is Your ...
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How do I install the updated version of Google Chrome using Ubuntu Software Center [duplicate]

I have downloaded the newest version of Google Chrome and I don't know how to install it using Ubuntu Software Center. What do I need to do to to install the new version of Google Chrome that I have ...
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How to enabe NPAPI on google chrome

How can I install the plugin and enable NPAPI? I already download the webplugin, but still can't open and install it. I went to chrome://flags/#enable-npapi but nothing pops out.
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How to setup Belgian eID Ubuntu 14.04

I want to use my Belgian EID to login to government websites online. How do I set this up in Google Chrome and Firefox in Ubuntu 14.04? Thanks!
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Migrate Upstart to SystemD on Ubuntu/Lubuntu to autostart Chrome

This is very similar to this question but it did not receive any answers. I'm migrating from Lubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 and have a simple upstart script I need to convert to systemd. It starts Chrome in ...
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Persistent "A network changed" in Chrome

I constantly get the error: Your connection was interrupted ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED This happens on chrome while the internet works fine on Mozilla Firefox. Since this has been happening, I noticed ...
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Can't update Chrome - requires installation of untrusted packages

On a very recently installed 16.04 with the latest official chrome deb file from google installed, update manager says "requires installation of untrusted packages" when the latest chrome update is ...
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systemd vs cgroups for resource isolation by user program?

Environment: kubuntu desktop 17.10.1 Immediate goal: run chrome in such a way as to limit its maximum memory consumption. Current workaround: I put the following in /usr/local/bin/cchrome: #!/bin/...
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How do I increase cache size in Chrome?

is there any way to increase the cache size of google chrome in ubuntu 11.10 so that frequently visited pages load faster, im using a very-slow internet connection so i badly need this
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ctrl+r-shift and ctrl+l-shift to toggle direction

I want toggle between direction inside Chrome and Firefox. For example when I'm focusing on the text area and hit ctrl + l-shift the text area direction go to the left (ltr) and when i hit ctrl + r-...
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Google Hangouts Call Never Connects

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.1 and trying to use Google Hangouts on the chrome web browser (version 55.0.2883.87). I have also tried installing the hangouts chrome extension. In both cases, when ever my ...
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Google Play Music Chrome extension not working

I'm trying to setup Chrome so I can upload some music to my Google Play Music account (which is how I upload from my Windows and Mac machines), however I cannot get the official Chrome Extension to ...
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google search results page hijacked by search.interactivesplash.com

I noticed after unsubscribing from a junk mail, not sure this was a good idea, when I did a Google search using Chromium Web browser, the results page showed up, but very quickly before I could click ...
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Reducing Chrome GPU CPU usage

I read carefully the Why does chrome use excessive amounts of CPU? But I'm not familiar specifically to the item ; Switching to integrated GPU solves the high CPU issue for me. I have the following ...

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