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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can't upgrade from google chrome 45 to 50. Says, Unable to find expected entry
i have looked at some of the solutions here, but nothing worked:
Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages - Chrome and No more updates for Google Chrome | apt-get update error.
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Is this prompt a problem please excuse my ignorance [duplicate]
W: http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release.gpg: Signature by key 3B068FB4789ABE4AEFA3BB491397BC53640DB551 uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)
W: There is no public key available ...
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Dailymotion videos not showing on Chrome 18. How to fix it?
When I started to install Google Chrome, I noticed a problem on Dailymotion:
As you can see in the link of the image above, it doesn't seem to show the video.
Is there any solution to fix this?
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How do I debug a system crash probably caused by Chrome?
I have an issue on my Dell XPS 13 9343 laptop. I have used 14.04 15.04 and 15.10 on this machine and each one has been a fresh install (deleted the partition and made a new one of a slightly different ...
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Problems with Netflix in new Google Chrome
I've been watching Netflix in Google Chrome for months without any problem. Since one of the last updates however, there are weird graphical glitches. If you start a stream, you can only hear the ...
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How to block the Gnome Shell Integrations popup from Chrome browser
Google Chrome is incapable of using Gnome Shell Integration. But everytime I open Chrome an annoying popup informs me that my "native host connector is not detected." Does anyone know how to yank this ...
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Run php File in Browser from Command Line [duplicate]
I have apache2 working and can run php files by navigating to localhost using chrome browser. However I'd like to be able to launch the files within the browser from the command line.
google-chrome ...
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Chromium/Chrome window is black in Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 [closed]
I have installed Chromium and Google Chrome, but the entire Chromium/Chrome window is black in Ubuntu 16.04/18.04. Does somebody know why?
Chromium installed with: sudo apt install chromium-browser
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Annoying flickering in 16.04 LTS - Chrome
I've upgraded from 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 and then 4.5.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, and it's still happening.
At 4.5.2 it's even more frequent, and mainly in Chrome (haven't tried firefox or opera just yet)...
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Saving and downloading not working on Chrome OS - Ubuntu dual boot
I have an Acer C300 Chromebook with a dual boot Chrome OS - Ubuntu System, However since installing Ubuntu I cannot save or download anything on Chrome OS. Saving and downloads still work when booting ...
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How to add Chrome Apps to the Ubuntu Launcher with icons
In previous versions of Ubuntu / Chromium, I was able to use the 'create shortcuts' feature for Chrome Apps. It would create an icon in the Ubuntu launcher, giving a native experience.
Currently ...
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Chrome freeze very frequently with ubuntu 16.04
I am using chrome Version 50.0.2661.94 (64-bit) and ubuntu 16.04.
Most of the time chrome get stuck and hangs whole system.
Does anyone face the same issue?
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Problem apt-get update google chrome
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and I am with this problem in apt-get update
W : http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release.gpg : Signature by key 4CCA1EAF950CEE4AB83976DCA040830F7FAC5991 ...
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Move Mouse with Many Lines in Google Chrome?
In Mouse settings, I get only
where I cannot change to scroll many lines.
So I want to move many lines only in Google Chrome.
I cannot find the feature in Settings > Search Mouse and Select the ...
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Why does google chrome not install in16.04 ubuntu?
In the latest version of Ubuntu LTS 16.04 google chrome will not install. once downloaded software install opens when install is clicked it immediately fails. It worked fine with Ubuntu 14 LTS.
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Key uses weak digest algorithm [duplicate]
I'am getting this kind of message while updating my ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
W: http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release.gpg: Signature by key 4CCA1EAF950CEE4AB83976DCA040830F7FAC5991 uses ...
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HBONOW on Ubuntu 16.04LTS
I am trying to watch HBONow on Ubuntu 16.04LTS on Chrome browser. It is showing the certification video (i.e. PG-13, TV-MA) and then when it tries to load content it's never shows up.
My windows ...
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Chrome WebGL crashing on Ubuntu 16.04
I recently upgraded from Linux Mint 17.3 MATE (Ubuntu 14.04) to Ubuntu 16.04. Before upgrading, WebGL was working correctly in Chrome. Pages with simple WebGL, like get.webgl.org still work, but now ...
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I'm having a hard time installing Google Chrome on 16.04 LTS, please help?
I downloaded 64 bit version of google chrome from their website and tried to install it and this is what i get every time.
when i try to install libappindicator1 it says that is depends on ...
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Remove "title bar" at top of chrome
I feel one of the biggest improvements with Chrome on Windows is moving the tabs all the way to the top to the screen (so the mouse can just go all the way up, then click). I went with the kubuntu ...
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Merge Chromium and Chrome cache dirs
As the title says, is it possible to point both Chrome and Chromium cache directories to the same directory? I mean, is it a simple link between the two directories enough or it will raise problems?
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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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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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Is there a portable version of Chrome for Ubuntu?
I'm looking for a portable version of Chrome (not Chromium) that I can work with on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I can only find Chromium or really outdated versions. Due to limitation on the machine I'm using, ...
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Websites not loading in Ubuntu in both chrome and firefox
I am running ubuntu 14.04 and i am using a DSL Connection.From last few days i am having problem in loading some websites like ubuntuforums, hackerrank, mdn etc. I have tried alsmost all solutions ...
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Cannot run google chrome installed by one user by another user
I have created two user accounts say pragnesh and pintu. Both users are admin users.
I have installed google-chrome from pintu but I can't run the application in pragnesh account.
I am running ...
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Why isn't there a useful version of GeoGebra in Ubuntu
One of the great things about Ubuntu used to be that you install software from the packaging system (with apt-get or similar), not by downloading from a website.
Now when I want recent Geogebra or ...
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Google Chrome crashes/freezes everything in Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS x64 [closed]
I haven't been able to figure what exactly triggers this but, at certain points when I have Chrome running, my mouse cursor will suddenly start to stutter, then slow, then it won't be able to move at ...
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Ubuntu often freezes when I make videos in Chrome fullscreen. How can I fix this?
With Ubuntu 15.10 running on 64 bit Intel i7 with Intel graphics hardware, I find that Unity freezes very often when I make videos played in Chrome fullscreen. The operating system does not freeze and ...
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Chrome on Ubuntu not playing sound from YouTube
Recently I have lost the ability to play sound from Flash-based apps like YouTube through the built in speakers on my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop via Chrome. (When I plug into an external monitor with ...
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How do you install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04?
The software installer just hangs with a ? icon and from command line it says:
dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing ...
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Chrome flickering on Ubuntu [duplicate]
simple (hopefully) question; I have a Dell XPS 13 with a Skylake processor, running Ubuntu 16.04. Some webpages cause flickering (namely Twitch); I have Googled solutions and came across hardware ...
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Chrome fonts in suggestion box of any text fields is bold
All of a sudden, this happened to my PC.
As you could see, the suggestion box is suddenly in bold! I remember installing dependencies and libraries to my PC prior to this happening through apt-get, ...
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Ubuntu Touch: chromium port?
There doesn't seem to be a chromium (or Google Chrome) port available in Ubuntu Touch (OTA10.1, bq M10). Does one exist, or are there any plans to have one (even without touch / small screen ...
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flash player working in firefox and not in chrome
I have ubuntu 14.04 and latest firefox and chrome versions, videos are working on firefox normally but on chrome is not working, I tried both
sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
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Where can I download the chrome i386 deb file? [duplicate]
Where can I download the Chrome i386 deb file? Google does not allow installing Chrome 32 bit from its web anymore. I am running xubuntu 15.10
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"google-chrome-stable depends on libstdc++6 (>= 4.8.0); however: Version of libstdc++6 on system is 4.6.3-1ubuntu5."
I am trying to install google-chrome-stable on a fresh ubuntu 12.04 installation. I run the following commands
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg ...
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Google Chrome disappeared entirely
Google Chrome suddenly disappeared from my computer entirely after a reboot. I was using Chromium for some time but suddenly, Chrome appeared without me downloading it, and I thought something weird ...
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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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Cannot set Google Chrome as default browser
I few months ago I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.10 on my laptop. I had backed up my previous home folder and restored it on top of my installation. I installed Google Chrome and set it as my ...
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Global Shortcut not working 15.10
I have a keyboard with media shorts and they work to pause music playing in chrome globally.
My Global Settings:
My Chrome Shortcut keys:
However when I hit Cntrl+Alt+Z the audio won't pause.
Why ...
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.desktop file will not open in Google Chrome when launched from SpaceFm
While using Google Chrome I often drag website links from the address bar into a folder on the desktop for later reference. This creates a .desktop file that is essentially a link to a webpage.
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apt-get dist-upgrade hangs
I just ran an update of 14.04 followed by a dist-upgrade and the the upgrade hangs while trying to set up google chrome. The following indicates as far as I was able to get.
Setting up linux-...
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Trying anything to remove Chrome sources.list error
I keep getting the famous sources.list error even after trying to implement the supposed fix.
My next thing is to try to totally remove chrome/chromium and start over. So I followed these removal ...
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How secure is the chromium browser compared to chrome? [duplicate]
Now that chrome has ended support for 32 bit linux, I was wondering if chromium is as secure and as reliable as chrome. If not what changes can be made to chromeium?
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How to remove a browser malware in google chrome Ubuntu 14.04
Whenever I am opening Chrome I am redirected to demo.opera-mini.net/public/ page. I google it and found most solutions related to registry config edit to remove it from Windows environment as they are ...
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flash player not working on Ubuntu 14.04 with Chrome for Linux
My flash player isnt working anymore on my Xubuntu 14.04 and Chrome for Linux but it is working on Firefox.
I did several researchs on internet, and haven't found any solution yet.
I removed adobe ...
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How do I start chromium-browser in headless mode? extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99"
Ubuntu
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
Chromium
chromium-browser --version
Chromium 48....
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Can't launch google chrome on ubuntu 15.10 install via PPA
I just reinstalled Ubuntu 15.10 on my laptop, so I want to install Google Chrome. First time, it was installed by Ubuntu Software Center which I downloaded deb file from official Google Chrome website,...
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Chrome loses all my tabs after crash
I have a very annoying situation.
My chrome is in restore previous opened tab mode:
My laptop happens to crash pretty often (I have power management issue, another exciting topic).
Most of the ...
