Here's a rather odd problem I'm having. Whenever I open the dash and type into it, Chromium opens up and opens an "about:blank" tab for just about every letter I write into the dash. Why is it doing this and how do I stop it from doing this?
asked May 17, 2013 at 18:59
3 Answers
Fixed. Quite a weird bug. I had to re-login into Google in the "Online Accounts" settings under system settings.
answered May 17, 2013 at 22:38
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2Had the same issue, fixed through this. Probably needs a bug report on launchpad?– panmariMay 21, 2013 at 12:53
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The workaround is to turn "Include online search results" option off.
Source: http://makairatech.com/blog/ubuntus-dash-opens-chromium-tabs-on-search/
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.– fossfreedom ♦Jun 9, 2013 at 10:54
I believe found a fix.
If you have "Online Accounts" authorized for Ubuntu/unity system (the gear icon in the upper right -> System Settings -> Online Accounts) and there is a access issue (Shows a red gear icon and throws a warning on boot) then this bug happens.
The fix is to re-authorize your existing accounts (Perhaps it occurred because I had changed my google password, and so they became unauthorized?) which can be done from
System Settings -> Online Accounts. Correct any errors listed.
In any case, re-authorizing my Google accounts seems to have fixed the problem for me. Hope this helps.
about:blankand a facebook authorisation page. I tried reauthorising a few times, but the panel goes blank after I log in, so I've just removed the accounts for the time being.gnome-shellinstalled?