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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File dialog in Chrome does not remember last folder
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04, and there are so many issues that negatively impact my productivity. Most of them are related to nautilus.
In Chrome, when I navigate to a path for ...
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How to disable mouse scrolltabs ubuntu chrome
When I hover on tabs in chrome and scroll the mouse wheel, the tabs are changing focus. This feature is really annoying for me and i want to turn it off. Any ideas?
P.S. The way I usually close an ...
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Can't advance beyond login screen with Chrome Remote Desktop in Ubuntu 18.04
Just downloaded and did a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04. I then installed Chrome Remote Desktop and Chrome 66, not Chromium.
I'm able to login to the machine remotely - when I type my user password, ...
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Can't access GitHub via Google Chrome?
I successfully run the command ping github.com. Output is like:
PING github.com (192.30.253.112) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from lb-192-30-253-112-iad.github.com (192.30.253.112): icmp_seq=1 ttl=...
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How to prevent an application stealing focus in Ubuntu 18.04
When clicking a link in Thunderbird, Chrome automatically steals focus. I want to keep working in Thunderbird while clicking links open them in Chrome in the background - without stealing focus.
How ...
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Can't watch protected flash videos (nbcsports.com) on chrome in Ubuntu 14.04
My question is similar to this one.
My Specs: I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit and trying to stream nbcsports live extra on Chrome (or Chromium). I can't use Firefox since the stream requires flash player ...
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[19141:19141:0425/011526.129520:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374) InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process
When I run the google-chrome
- [19141:19141:0425/011526.129520:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)]
InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process
gpu-process.
This error is coming also ...
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xdg-open without an option to “remember”
On a brand new Ubuntu 19.04, the latest chrome Version 77.0.3865.90 (Official Build) (64-bit) refuses to remember my selection. I'm trying to open a zoom URL, I'm getting the [Open xdg-open?] and just ...
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Chrome is not running in background
"Continue running background apps" is checked.
There is no Chrome entry in Startup applications.
This command didn't work:
google-chrome --no-startup-window
Everybody is complaining how to disable ...
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Google Chrome frequently and randomly crashing?
Has anyone else had trouble with Chrome crashing randomly and frequently? Just now I was looking at the screen reading something and it just crashed. It didn't freeze or anything, just disappeared. I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Chrome cannot rename filename when saving images
Ubuntu 22.04
using Chrome, I select an image, R-click, Save As Image
The dialog pops up with the suggested image name
Previously, I had already copied some text to use as the new image name, however, ...
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Chrome on Ubuntu - file upload always defaults to home folder
Google Chrome, when I upload a file to any website, the file chooser always defaults to my Home folder. If I need to upload multiple files to the same site, it is a huge nuisance that the file chooser ...
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Hardware acceleration chrome+youtube?
I am having an issue watching hd (720 or 1080) videos on Ubuntu 21.04 fresh install. I get really high cpu usage (50% on all cores) which is pretty high for a 720p vid. I tried watching the same video ...
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chrome site paswords are lost when I switch between Gnome and Kde
I installed ubuntu 20.04.
I also installed the KDE desktop
I login via gnome, start google chrome and save the login credentials of a site.
When I login again via kde, start google chrome the ...
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How to make chrome notification show as Ubuntu's 18.04 gnome native notification?
Update [Aug 28 2019]:
Recently, I noticed that web notifications "as native" are working but disappearing without being consumed. If I'm fast enough to click them while appearing, they send me to the ...
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Can't drag files from Dolphin to Chrome
Up until a couple of weeks ago, when I would try to drag and drop files from Dolphin (the default File Manager in Kubuntu) to Chrome (e.g., to add to an email or upload a video to youtube), there were ...
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Chromium browser scrolling slow
I just switched from Win7 to Ubuntu (no dual boot) and one thing I kind of ''miss'' is that I can change the scrolling speed... but I like the scrollspeed in the system itself but not in chromium ...
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Google Chrome-stable no hardware acceleration after 109
I'm having an issue where google-chrome-stable does not have functioning hardware acceleration for video after version 109. This is just a chrome issue. I use chrome for password and bookmark sharing ...
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I can no longer drag and drop URL links from the Chrome browser to my `nemo` file manager
I followed my instructions here years ago to make nemo my default file manager instead of nautilus (which is the default packaged with Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, etc).
I used to be able to (for many years) ...
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Chrome freezes system with Ubuntu 20.04
I began having this issue with an update in 19.04, and it has persisted with 19.10 and now 20.04. Some websites cause Chrome to completely freeze the system, with no mouse or keyboard use possible. ...
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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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How to prevent Google Chrome "native" notifications from disappearing?
I've enabled Chrome native notifications:
chrome://flags/#enable-native-notifications
When I get an web notification, it shows for a second on the top side and also in Ubuntu's notifications area (...
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GitHub site not loading on Chrome and Chromium on Ubuntu 18.10
When I want open the GitHub site I get this error:
This site can’t be reached github.com took too long to respond.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_TIMED_OUT
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gnome-keyring-daemon memory problem
gnome-keyring-daemon uses enormous quantities of memory when used with google chrome (seen on 14.0,4, 16.04 and 17.x, grows up to 2 Gb), hogging down whole system.
It seems that the problem is ...
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Touchpad inertia scrolling everywhere 16.04
If I scroll with a touchpad in apps like nautilus and the software center in 16.04, I get a nice smooth result which has inertia scrolling (I think it's called that, maybe momentum or coasting). But ...
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ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE on certain webpages using chrome on Ubuntu 16.04
I have a weird issue. I can't access some webpages (e.g. youtube) through chrome on my Ubuntu 16.04 desktop. I can access the webpages fine with firefox, just not with chrome. Chrome returns an "...
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How to update chromium-browser to 57 on ubuntu 16.10?
How can I upgrade/ update my current Chromium from 56 to 57 on Ubuntu 16.10 using the terminal?
I can get Chrome 57 from their official site - download the .deb file then install it but Chromium is ...
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Automatically rescale Google Chrome between different monitors
My laptop has a 4K monitor, while my external display is only 1920x1080. When I'm connected to the external monitor and I open Chrome it looks Ok. However, when I switch off the external monitor and ...
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Chrome - high GPU usage and low FPS while scrolling the page
I have a problem with chrome performance. When i have two or more chrome windows, and one of them containing playing video (youtube) - then every other chrome window become jerky and not smooth at ...
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When uploading files in Chrome, how do I choose the file browser?
When trying to upload a file/image in Chrome you get the default file browser. I think it's Thunar or Nautilus. I changed my default file browser to Dolphin file explorer however.
All my folders and ...
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Multiple chromium icons in launcher of 14.04 LTS
EDIT 2014-04-19:
To add a little extra context to my question, these are the original instructions I followed http://ricardofeliciano.me/how-to-create-a-unity-launcher-icon-for-each-chromechromium-...
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Change Chrome notification positions
Chrome notifications on Windows/Mac show up in the bottom right, but on Ubuntu it is the top right. How can I change this? Does Chromium do it differently?
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Broken gnome-keyring file and google-chrome hangs
After few weeks of uptime yesterday I rebooted my laptop.
After that, I discovered that there is no password in gnome-keyring. gnome-keyring segfault and didn't work. I restored ~/.gnome2/keyrings/...
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Google Chrome not loading any webpages, meanwhile FireFox and other internet based services work just fine
I've encountered a strange problem. Yesterday my Google Chrome browser was working just fine, but today it won't load any webpages. It seems like it is cut off from the internet completely, because I ...
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Running netflix on chrome gives "browser not supported" Ubuntu 18.04
I've been using Netflix on Chrome, Ubuntu 18.04, fine for months now.
Today i got the error message:
M7121-3078
Browser not supported
Any thoughts?
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Why Chrome apps/windows do not follow GTK theme?
I use Linux but at a noob level. Usually Most of the time I use Ubuntu based distros.
My browser of choice is Google Chrome.
Services as Netflix, Tweetdeck, etc., I use them as "apps" opened in ...
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Media keys stop working after wake from sleep
I use chrome to listen to music via Google Play Music. And I can use the media keys (play, next, etc) on my keyboard. But whenever I wake the laptop from sleep those keys stop working (ubuntu displays ...
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KDE saves and restores all but Google Chrome in its Desktop saved session
For some reason when enabling Restore manually saved session in Desktop Session Login and Logout settings, and hitting Save Session from the applications menu - all opened application windows get ...
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Chrome 67 does not shut down properly after reboot of 18.04
After every reboot of 18.04, google chrome 67 says it was not shut down properly. Can this be fixed?
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Ubuntu freezes on opening android studio and browser
I've recently upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I run both android studio and chrome or any other browser at the same time, the system freezes. Using Alt+SysReq+F or Alt+SysReq+K isn't working. Is ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 clearing my browser cache and cookies after shutdown
Recently I installed Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS and I am using Chrome as my default browser. I had set my site preferences and other details etc. in the browser so that every time I visit a particular website ...
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Keep Firefox as default browser but open youtube links in Chrome
Is there a possibility to open Youtube/Twitch/... - Links in Chrome instead of my default browser (Firefox)?
The reason is, that all browsers are very slow on my (fresh) installation of 15.10 but ...
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Evince can open hyperlinks in Firefox, so why not in Chrome?
Before posting this question I investigated this and found it already implemented in my 14.04. Also investigated this which references the above linked question. Handlers for both google-chrome....
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Unable to set Chrome as the default browser; what else can I try?
I have done everything I can to set Google Chrome as my default browser in Ubuntu 12.04, but absolutely nothing seems to work. Anything new I could try would be greatly appreciated.
Whenever I open ...
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GPU process exited unexpectedly when opening chrome
This happened after I installed ubuntu updates recently, like last 3 apt install upgrade. I am running 22.04.3 on Thinkpad. Every time I open chrome, it shows gpu error on terminal:
❯ google-chrome
[...
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HEVC video playback on Chrome with Ubuntu 22.04 doesn't work
I'm aware that Chrome added HEVC support in October 2022, and this appears to work on my Windows PC, however playback of the same video isn't working on my Ubuntu 22.04 laptop.
I'm using Chrome ...
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The folder contents could not be displayed - Operation not supported
Recently, I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop, and it works fine.
The issue I have is when I download a file from the Internet with Firefox or Chrome browsers and try to rename the given name for a ...
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Chromium print dialog shows boxes instead of fonts
When I attempt to save an email as a pdf in Chromium, using the print dialog, I get a screen full of boxes instead of font characters when the system "save as" dialog appears. The dialog ...
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google-chrome can't click on dropdown menus
I'm running ubuntu 20.04, and am finding that on many but not all occasions, I cannot click on drop-down menus when I use google-chrome. This problem arises on all of my laptops, which are set up ...
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i3-wm, Google Chrome passwords not saved
Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla
Google Chrome Version 87.0.4280.88 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Google Chrome passwords do not save when I switched between different Desktop Environments (Gnome, Unity, ...