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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How to install Google Chrome
How do you install Google Chrome on Ubuntu?
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How do I fix Flash issues?
I am having problems with Adobe Flash in Ubuntu, what are my options?
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No more updates for Google Chrome 32-bit
I am using Google Chrome 48.0 32-bit. Today when I launched Google Chrome, I got this message:
This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because
this Linux system will no longer ...
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Get latest Flash player on Ubuntu
I know, it's been asked before but I couldn't really get a satisfying answer for some details/backgrounds and I guess it's an important question for many.
Some application seem only to be running ...
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How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?
I am trying to install chrome browser via command line. I tried this:
$ apt-cache search chrome browser
The results show that the proper term is "chrome-browser," so I tried that:
$ sudo apt-get ...
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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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The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1397BC53640DB551
This is Issue 952287: [User Feedback - Stable] Reports of Chrome for Linux failing to install/update due to expired GPG signing key
Today, running apt in all my machines gives this error with the ...
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How do I put a web application on the Launcher?
Sometimes I see pictures of screenshots with people with web applications and nice icons on their launcher, how can I set this up?
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How do I completely uninstall Google Chrome and Chromium?
I'm having a problem with Chrome and one of its extensions, so I want to completely uninstall everything. I've uninstalled Chrome through the Software Center, but when I reinstall it, all of my ...
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Chrome asks for password to unlock keyring on startup
In Google Chrome, when I go to a login page, a window pops up asking to "Enter password for keyring 'default' to unlock". In most cases, whether I click Cancel or enter my password, the login form ...
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Apt update fails at chrome stable main: "File has unexpected size (1103 != 1104). Mirror sync in progress?"
I'm getting an error that I've never seen before when running sudo apt update. The error happens after reaching http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages. I haven't done ...
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How To Enable WebGL In Chrome On Ubuntu?
chrome://gpu/
And http://webglreport.com/
google-chrome --version
Google Chrome 27.0.1453.93
http://www.chromeexperiments.com/webgl
How To Enable WebGL In Chrome On Ubuntu ?
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Can I use Chrome's Pepper Flash with Firefox?
As Adobe no longer supports Flash on Linux (see "NOTICE" below), is there a way to use Chrome's Pepper Flash plugin with Firefox?
NOTICE! Flash no longer is supported for Linux EXCEPT as part of ...
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Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04
Kubuntu 20.04, 64 bit
GPU: Geforce GT610
nvidia-driver-390
Chrome Version 85.0.4183.83
Intel i5-4430, core 4, 4 thread , 3GHz
RAM: 16GB
Each time I go into suspend mode and then resume, Chrome ...
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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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How do I get Java plugin working on Google Chrome?
Google has updated its Chrome browser to version 35. This new version uses Aura in place of GTK2 and no longer supports NPAPI plugins like Java (both OpenJDK and Oracle). PPAPI plugins like ...
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Dependency errors after installing and attempting to remove Google Chrome
So ubuntu worked perfectly for me for a while. I tried to download Google Chrome and accidentally downloaded the 32 bit version. Went back and tried to download the 64-bit (stupidly without deleting ...
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Google Chrome opens in a new window in a new launcher icon
When I open Google Chrome on Ubuntu 14.04, it opens a new window on a different launcher icon (I have Chrome in my Launcher pinned) and the title of the window is a tab that I don't have open any more....
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Upgraded to Chrome 61.0.3163 via ppa on Ubuntu 16.04 but it won't launch because NSS out of date
I upgraded to Chrome 61.0.3163 via ppa on Ubuntu 16.04 but it won't launch because NSS out of date. Launching Chrome in terminal gives:
NSS >= 3.26 is required. Please upgrade to the latest NSS, ...
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How do I make Chromium use Flash from Google Chrome?
Now, that Adobe has stopped issuing new releases for Linux desktops, the only option for users is to use Google Chrome, for those who want to use the latest Flash updates.
I use Chromium. Is there any ...
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How to install Opera Browser?
I am trying to install opera browser from the terminal. I downloaded the 'debian' installer because it didn't show up in software center.
It completely destroyed my software center - it is frozen ...
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Google Chrome PPA upgrade invalid signature
When running:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
I got this output:
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security InRelease
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com utopic InRelease ...
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Permanently fix Chrome scroll speed
So, I am changing the scroll speed in Ubuntu using this answer:
Change mouse wheel scroll speed in Chrome on 12.04 (edit starter bar commandline)
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --scroll-...
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Google Chrome error: Error initializing NSS without a persistent database
It was working properly before, suddenly it stopped working. When I tried to open by clicking on its icon, but nothing happens.
As already here are many questions related to this, but none of them ...
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How to update Google Chrome 70 after change in 'Origin' value?
I have Google Chrome Version 70.0.3538.77 (Official Build) (64-bit).
Today, after running sudo apt update and sudo apt full-upgrade, I saw:
E: Repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb ...
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No sound from Chrome, sound works fine in Firefox etc (13.10)
I'm running 13.10 (all up-to-date) on a Lenovo laptop with a Griffin iMic USB audio device. Though I occasionally have to use the Pulse Audio volume control tool to re-select the iMic, it works ...
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Making youtube fullscreen will freeze Unity (the whole desktop)
I never had this problem until today. When I watch a youtube video everything is fine, until I make the video fullscreen. It actually continues to play perfectly when fullscreen, but when I then exit ...
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URL extensions.gnome.org for managing GNOME Extensions not working in any browser
I upgraded my Dell Optiplex 9010 to Ubuntu 18.04 from Ubuntu 16.04. None of my GNOME web-browser-extensions (used for managing and installing extensions) work, neither the ones I have installed on ...
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Chrome + Touchscreen + Unity (14.04)
I've got a Dell 14R with touchscreen with Ubuntu 14.04.
When I start Google Chrome by clicking the launcher with the TouchPad or with the Super+ combination, touch support in Chrome doesn't work. When ...
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How to launch google-chrome/chromium application shortcut in fullscreen/kiosk mode
I'm trying to boot a chrome application shortcut in full screen (kiosk mode).
Launching as an application shortcut is straightforward by appending the command --app=http://website.com. But the kiosk/...
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How to tell Chrome what to do with a magnet link?
Right now Chrome throws its apron over its head and calls Firefox, which opens the link with rtorrent. What do I need to do to eliminate the Firefox step?
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Chrome/Chromium middle mouse button for scroll Linux, Mac
Clicking the middle button doesn't allow me scroll the page. Is there any way to fix this behavior?
Information:
Ubuntu 10.10
Chromium 9.0.597.94
Logitech MX518
Update: also Chrome, and the other ...
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Chrome causing weird flickering since upgrade to 85.0.4183.83
Since updating to Google Chrome 85.0.4183.83 (Official build) on my Ubuntu 20.04.1 machine, Chrome is exhibiting some weird flickering. Especially in the top left corner, chunks of pixels are showing ...
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Google Chrome will take up my memory to the point where it causes my computer to freeze to a near halt. What can I do to prevent this?
It gets so horrible that I can not even switch to TTY1 to force a reboot. I have to hard reset, and I lose work.
Ideally, I would like to be able to use the chrome browser on Ubuntu without having to ...
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Icon view in google chrome file chooser is gone on Ubuntu 22.04
Google Chrome's file chooser has preview in previous versions of Ubuntu(21.10 and earlier).
It is painful since I can't see which one is the correct picture when uploading in browser.
Any ideas?
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Hyperlinks clicked in evince document viewer are not opening, any ideas on how to fix?
As it was instructed in another thread here in the forums, I opened the /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache file to check for correct references.
And noticed this doesn't seem to be the problem, ...
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18.04: color emoji not showing up at all in Chrome, only partially in Firefox
I've upgraded from 17.10 to 18.04 and was hoping to have better emoji support. The results are that Chrome (66) is still using the old black and white emoji font, and Firefox (59) is managing to show ...
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Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages - Chrome [duplicate]
I recently noticed while installing some packages and using the command apt-get update that I ran into the following error:
Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release ...
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Google Chrome freeze uploading a file
My Google Chrome app freezes when I select a file from an HTML input tag of type "file".
This is a very simple code to reproduce the error:
https://jsfiddle.net/aL4e6n29/
After I select any ...
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How do I enable Emacs keybindings in apps, such as Google Chrome?
Can anyone tell me how to enable Emacs keybind on Chrome?
I found some links but they are either not clearly mentioning how to do so or not what I want (I don't want external tools to be run for this ...
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After rebooting I need to log in each time in Chrome
If I reboot Ubuntu, then I need to log on each site and into Google Chrome account. What is the reason?
My system is Ubuntu 16.04 and Google Chrome 53.0.2785.101 (64-bit).
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How do I remove/disable the Chrome/Chromium notification-center system indicator?
After upgrading recently, I noticed that when running Chromium, there is a new bell icon in the system indicators area in the upper right. The menu gives the options as such:
Chromium - notifications
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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 apt-...
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How to make Chrome browser "Save as" dialog to be on focus when opening under Ubuntu 21.04?
I use Ubuntu 21.04 and bumped exactly in the issue that seem to be solved long ago... under 14.04 version. But now it's back. I use Chrome 94.0.4606.61(Official Build)and when open "Save as...&...
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How can I enable Chrome/Chromium Unity integration?
I installed Ubuntu yesterday on a new laptop. After downloading and installing Chrome, I realized that there is no experimental integration Gnome3/Unity flag in about:flags? I remember using the ...
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Where is the Flash in Chrome?
I installed Google Chrome. This is the first thing I did after installing Ubuntu. I went into firefox, and went to chrome.google.com, and hit the button. I don't like package managers, and avoid the ...
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Hardware acceleration of Chrome's Flash plugin
Running Flash in Google Chrome drains my CPU massively:
I figured that the cause of this issue would be that hardware acceleration of flash is turned off. When I tried turning it by right clicking a ...
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Chrome blue border around images on ubuntu 18.04
I've strange blue borders around images on google chrome see for your self
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Flash with Chromium or Google Chrome broken on Ubuntu 19.04
I tried loading Adobe Flash player in Chromium on Ubuntu 19.04 (Lubuntu in this case) using various answers on AskUbuntu.com. I get to the point where the Allow Flash popup happens. But when I click ...
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YouTube movies are playing too fast with chrome
I've got movies playing in fast forward in YouTube HTML 5 mode if I play it in Google Chrome. If I open it with Firefox, it plays well. Any ideas?