Questions tagged [browser]
Typically this tag refers to web browsers such as Firefox, Chromium or Opera. However, other types of browsers such as Nautilus or a network browser may use this tag as well.
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Unable to open chromium based browsers: libc++abi: __cxa_guard_acquire detected recursive initialization
I am unable to open any chromium based browsers on my PC having ubuntu 22.04. I am able to open firefox though. I tried to open google chrome from my terminal, but I get the following error.
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Browser logs out of sites on Ubuntu 22
I'm using Google Chrome and Brave Browser on my Ubuntu 22, and I have the same problem in both of the browser, that after turning off and on the computer I'm logged out of all sites.
I've already ...
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Why does the latest set of video drivers break Chromium browsers?
The following update caused the Chromium browser to fail:
Start-Date: 2023-05-23 18:59:16
Commandline: apt-get upgrade libegl-mesa0 libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dri libglapi-mesa
libglx-mesa0 libxatracker2 ...
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Tor Browser not launching Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and Tor Browser not launching (Error 404...) I read a few post but I had have no succes.
But if I go to the terminal and type
cd /home/username/Downloads/tor-browser-linux64-12.0....
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Browsers segfault regularly (chrome, firefox, brave)
I have a laptop (Lenovo Lenovo IP 5 15ARE05) only running ubuntu 23.04. I installed ubuntu on it and restored a backup on it.
Since start web related content keeps crashing. Firefox, vscode, chrome, ...
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Elements not showing in Brave browser after updating Ubuntu MATE
I recently installed Ubuntu MATE on an old laptop, and installed Brave on it. I used it with no problems for about a week and today I was prompted to perform a system update. After I did, Brave is ...
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Problem With Password Field
I'm new to ubuntu and have just installed ubuntu 18.04 and I'm running Firefox which came bundled in the package.
I have a problem were I can't enter a password into the password field on certain ...
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How to fix Ubuntu out of focus (dialog) windows for VSCode, (Chrome based) browsers, and Typora app and other apps?
Apps like Visual Studio Code and Typora have the open and save dialog windows opened behind the programs. And in the Brave and Chrome browsers I use the save as dialog window is out off focus, so I ...
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Slow Browsers startup and hight CPU usage
Internet-browsers on my Xubuntu 20.04 started slowly on first startup even though no CPU activity during that time.
chrome 112.0 (64 bits) = 38s
firefox 112.0.2 (64 bits) = 49s
msedge 114.0 (64 bits) ...
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Couldn't load your calendar. Let's give it another try -- Microsoft Teams error
Having just installed Microsoft Edge, am looking for a calendar, but get:
This is after having removed the official snap app.
Bit flummoxed as to how to determine the cause of this error.
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Slack ignores default browser in Linux
The problem has already been stated elsewhere:
8 Posted by u/fractalchemist 4 years ago Slack ignores default browser
in Linux
I'm using Kubuntu linux, and prior to the upgrade from 18.10 to 19.04
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Warning: apt-key is deprecated, when installing Microsoft Edge
To install Microsoft Edge, the suggestion is to:
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
however, this is now deprecated. So the suggestion is to now use ...
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while opeing tor browser getting "/usr/bin/env: ‘./Browser/execdesktop’: Permission denied" error
while opeing tor browser getting "/usr/bin/env: ‘./Browser/execdesktop’: Permission denied" error
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Browsers don't load all components from LinkedIn page
I have persistent USB live Ubuntu. I've found that wherever browser i use some linkedin components are missing, most precisely - filter element which allows you to filter job offers, specify when ...
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Bluetooth device mutes itself as well as my browser while playing a video (REGULARLY)
Do you know what can cause this?
System sounds are working, I can play audio except in the browser which I just used with a JBL GO 2 to listen to a video. (Now, trying playing the same online content ...
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Connecting to NordVPN breaks my internet connection
I was able to install nordvpn, login and connect to a vpn location.
Afterwards everything was mostly fine, I was able to browse google, and install packages with apt. But then I noticed I wasn't able ...
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iDM internet ownload manager
IDM installed on ubuntu 22.04
I can not fix Mozilla Firefox as browser, nor use the "advanced browser integration"
Any suggestion
ThanksDM
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using Xubuntu 22.04 on VirtualBox on Windows and while installing I received an error alert to configure Chromium browser. how do I do this?
I'm using Xubuntu 22.04 on VirtualBox on Windows. While installing I received an error alert to configure Chromium browser. How do I do this?
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How to set a file as a web browser? [closed]
I have downloaded Firefox Aurora (nightly) from the official website, and use tried to set it as the default browser, but when go to Default Applications, it does not show it as an option for a web ...
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Ubuntu server 22.04.1 ARM64 problem with browsers
I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu Server 22.04.1 ARM64 created with UTM and I'm working on a Macbook Pro M1 Pro.
I create the machine correctly, install desktop and initially everything works ...
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Intermittently unable to connect to certain hosts when browsing the internet in Ubuntu 22.04
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 22.04, and I've since been experiencing a strange issue with my internet connection, specifically when browsing the net.
Short description:
When browsing a ...
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how to delete librewolf and epiphany/gnome web from the terminal
i'm in ubuntu 22.04 LTS when i thought i found the perfect browser,librewolf
i copied all the code from the debian install lines you should put in the terminal and executed it,it worked but i found ...
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How to stop Firefox from collapsing the title, tabs, search and bookmarks bars
I'm in Firefox 106.0.2 on Xubuntu 20.04, and suddenly find Firefox is collapsing most of the top of my window whenever my pointer goes down into the body. I find this frustrating -- I have a large ...
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File manager doesn't show up after pressing show in folder
I'm using ubuntu 22.04
After I download a file. When I press the show in folder option from firefox nothing happens.
My default file manager is Nautilus.
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Lubuntu and URL shortcuts not working
If I drag the address bar (from Chrome) onto the Lubuntu 2204 LTS desktop I get a menu "Copy here" or "Symlink here". I expect (and hope) that is the way to create a desktop ...
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how to create a desktop shortcut for brave-browser in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I tried to create a desktop shortcut/starter in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which points to a URL for the Brave browser, but it seems impossible.
As a Lubuntu 22.04 LTS user I am baffled, because in Lubuntu this ...
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Unable to use onedrive on any browser on ubuntu
I am unable to access OneDrive on ubuntu through any browser.
Microsoft Edge:
Brave:
Firefox:
I also tried switching from LAN to mobile hotspot. Still the same. This also used to happen on another ...
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Microsoft Edge on Kubuntu crashes on startup
I am using Kubuntu 22.10 and downloaded the latest Microsoft Edge Stable release from the official site. It was working well at first. But now every time I try to start the app it crashes. I tried ...
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Pinch zoom to arbitrary level like in Windows
In Windows, I can pinch on the touchpad to zoom to arbitrary levels within a browser window (Chrome, Edge, Firefox), and it doesn't invoke the browser's page zoom. This is something I use heavily and ...
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Netsurf-fb Unable to initialise the font system error
When I try run /usr/bin/netsurf-fb I get the following error after clicking to place the netsurf browser in my X environment:
Unable to initialise the font system
Running verbosely (netsurf-fb -v) ...
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Chrome doesn't detect gamepad?
I'm trying to use xbox cloud on ubuntu with the chrome web browser. I have a redragon gamepad. It works fine with firefox but for some reason chrome doesn't recognize it. Any ideas? Thank you.
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Updating TOR screwed up my client : "Download Error: 404"
it's been ages that Tor browser has that update pop up. Today, because the browser was lagging and freezing/skipping frames while streaming videos, I gave it a shot and updated, it warned me it'll ...
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Falkon doesn't use profiles anymore
I have changed my Kubuntu from 21 to 22.04 and Installed the Falkon browser again (which I appreciate for its option of creating profiles storing different sets of tabs, great).
I have used the same ...
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Google Chrome and Firefox not loading any pages graphics card issue
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox stopped working after a sudo apt upgrade. They won't even open the settings page. My internet connect is good and I'm able to ...
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Cannot get Tor proxy to connect on Ubuntu 22.04 jammy --not Tor Browser
I cannot get Tor to connect in Chromium or Firefox browser. I want to use Tor on my system and not the Tor Browser. I have used Tor for 13 years, but after updating to 22.04 from 21.10, I cannot get ...
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I recently upgraded to 22.04 from 20.04 on 2 laptops.
I can't bring up a browser on 22.04 on one laptop. Everything was fine before I upgraded from 20.04. Now, Firefox, Chromium, and Falkon don't work. Nothing will come up.
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Ubuntu 22.04 freezes when browsing firefox or gnome
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Having a problem for a few weeks now with ubuntu 22.04 gnome on 2 dell optiplex 7020 computers. for example: browsing youtube or twitter results in a total freeze within minutes. no other problems ...
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Sometimes when I type text in a text box of a web page opened with Chrome it gets written from right to left - Ubuntu 22.04
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS running in a Virtualbox virtual machine, and the host OS is windows 10.
Sometimes, when I type text in a text box of a web page opened with Chrome (for example in the search ...
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Jdownloader2 captcha queries in browser do not work
System Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Hello
When JDownloader2 starts a captcha query, a Librewolf tab opens with the message: File not found.
In the address bar it shows "file:///home/user/jd2/%u".
I have ...
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ERROR mp4parse : Found 2 nul bytes in "\0\0" error while running Firefox on Ubuntu 22.10 freezes any youtube videos
I've just upgraded ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10. Everything seems to work great except for Firefox. Infact this is what happens when I run it :
ziomario@Z390-AORUS-PRO-DEST:~/Scrivania$ firefox
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When moving a file explorer opened from an application, it always moves and covers the application that opened it
When moving a file explorer opened from an application, it always moves and covers the application that opened it when I move it.
This is really annoying since sometimes I want to open an html ...
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Files tries to search everytime I try to rename file when downloading
Recently when I have been trying to download a file from Firefox (and to my knowledge, other web browsers as well), everytime I try to rename a file, it tries to search my files instead, and doing ...
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Chrome and Firefox behave odd, switching to first tab, zooming on Google Maps
I suddenly got odd problem with my browsers. After opening a link (nothing bogus, blog about energy prices, found on major Reddit sub, nobody else reported issues) my Chrome browser started to always ...
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Invalid requests in my browser when two users are logged in
I noticed that when I'm logged in to multiple users (namely two) I have problems with making requests in my browser. I frequently get an error that the page cannot be loaded (like there was no ...
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What browser header to change to impersonate another OS
I'm browsing to a site using Ubuntu 20.04 and I get a message like:
<browser name> an unknown version for your
operating system is not supported by <this site>
I'm using Chrome and I'm ...
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Some websites cannot be reached
I am using Firefox and Ubuntu 20.04 (recently updated to 22.04). In both versions, some websites cannot be reached through Firefox.
What I have tried:
changing resolv.conf, adding nameserver 8.8.8.8, ...
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Some website doesnt open in chrome
I'm using ubuntu 22.04. Since last week my chrome doesn't open particular websites Like Spatial chat and Duolingo(I have the same problem with the opera browser) But I can open these websites in ...
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Proper way to watch HEVC on supported browser like Chromium
I'm currently experiencing issues with HEVC playback on Jellyfin mediaplayer. I've tried almost everything to get it working but it doesn't seem to find the appropiate codecs or something.
My rig has ...
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Web browser launches but does not show on screen
I have just installed Ubuntu on my machine and when I try to open Firefox, the browser runs but no window appears. Same goes for Chromium, and when trying to run Opera, only a black window appears.
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Scrolling webpage issue in Brave(chromium browsers)
I have had this issue for a long time and have tried extensions too but just can't get the original feel of scrolling in chromium browsers. Currently on Ubuntu 22.04.1, does anyone have any solution?
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