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    Can not start chromium-browser

    This seems to be a popular subject on the Internet, but I cannot find any solution to my problem.

    If I type chromium-browser at a command line, nothing happens (until I type ctl-c).

    I have removed and reinstalled chromium-browser, but that changes nothing.

    I see some odd processes:
    $ psg chrom
    root 13184 2135 0 18:19 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    root 13318 2135 0 18:20 pts/10 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    root 13508 2135 0 18:22 pts/10 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    jon 14554 13219 0 18:34 pts/10 00:00:00 grep --color=auto chrom

    which I cannot kill as they resuscitate with new pids.

    $ kill -9 13184 13318 13508
    $ psg chrom
    root 13184 2135 0 18:19 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    root 13318 2135 0 18:20 pts/10 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    root 13508 2135 0 18:22 pts/10 00:00:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
    jon 14597 13219 0 18:34 pts/10 00:00:00 grep --color=auto chrom

    (psg is an alias for 'ps -edf | grep ')

    Maybe this will help:

    $ apt-cache depends chromium-browser | grep Depends
    Depends: gconf-service
    Depends: libasound2
    Depends: libatk1.0-0
    Depends: libc6
    Depends: libcairo2
    Depends: libcap2
    Depends: libcomerr2
    Depends: libcups2
    Depends: libdbus-1-3
    Depends: libexpat1
    Depends: libfontconfig1
    Depends: libfreetype6
    Depends: libgcc1
    Depends: libgconf-2-4
    Depends: libgcrypt11
    Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
    Depends: libglib2.0-0
    Depends: libgnome-keyring0
    Depends: libgssapi-krb5-2
    Depends: libgtk2.0-0
    Depends: libharfbuzz0b
    Depends: libk5crypto3
    Depends: libkrb5-3
    |Depends: libnspr4
    Depends: libnspr4-0d
    Depends: libnss3
    Depends: libpango-1.0-0
    Depends: libpangocairo-1.0-0
    Depends: libpangoft2-1.0-0
    Depends: libstdc++6
    Depends: libudev1
    Depends: libx11-6
    Depends: libxcomposite1
    Depends: libxcursor1
    Depends: libxdamage1
    Depends: libxext6
    Depends: libxfixes3
    Depends: libxi6
    Depends: libxrandr2
    Depends: libxrender1
    Depends: libxss1
    Depends: libxtst6
    Depends: zlib1g
    Depends: bash
    Depends: xdg-utils
    |Depends: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
    Depends: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
    PreDepends: dpkg

    What are those vertical bars in front of two lines?

    I also tried removing .cache/chromium/Default/Cache/*, also to no avail.

    Oh, yes.

    $ uname -a
    Linux jon-desktop 3.18.0-031800rc2-generic #201410281737 SMP Tue Oct 28 21:38:57 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
    Tags: chrome, chromium-browser
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    #2
    Do you have apparmor installed? Look in syslog and see what it says.

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      #3
      In case you weren't aware: http://www.iuculano.it/linux/apt-get-purge-chromium/

      I don't whether/how that Debian announcement affects *buntu.

      I no longer have a 14.04 installation, but on 14.10, it works as expected, whether launched from the menu, Alt-F2, or konsole:

      Code:
      don@utopic-64-VM:~$ sudo apt-cache policy chromium-browser
chromium-browser:
  Installed: 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1103
  Candidate: 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1103
  Version table:
 *** 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1103 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu1~pkg1065 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/universe amd64 Packages
don@utopic-64-VM:~$ chromium-browser
ATTENTION: default value of option force_s3tc_enable overridden by environment.
libGL error: MESA-LOADER: could not create udev device for fd 26
MESA-LOADER: could not create udev device for fd 26
ATTENTION: default value of option force_s3tc_enable overridden by environment.
^Cdon@utopic-64-VM:~$ uname -a
Linux utopic-64-VM 3.16.0-24-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 28 13:07:32 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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        #4
        SRWare Iron works OK

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          #5
          Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
          SRWare Iron works OK
          Wow, I did not know about SRWare Iron, and it sure does work just fine, using the chromium config settings so nothing new needs to be done on a system with a pre-existing chromium installation. Thanks for that, oshunluvr!
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            #6
            I can not find anything about apparmor in syslog. But...

            $ dmesg | grep -i appar
            [ 0.010102] AppArmor: AppArmor initialized
            [ 0.122716] AppArmor: AppArmor Filesystem Enabled
            [ 2.312131] AppArmor: AppArmor sha1 policy hashing enabled
            [ 14.276603] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:2): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/sbin/dhclient" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 14.276609] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:3): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 14.276612] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:4): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 14.276927] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:5): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 14.276931] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:6): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 14.277083] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897981.386:7): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=425 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.665922] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:8): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/sbin/dhclient" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.665930] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:9): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.665933] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.666249] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:11): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.666252] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:12): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.666407] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.774:13): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=796 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.797861] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.906:14): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session" pid=795 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.797866] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.906:15): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="chromium" pid=795 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.798086] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897991.906:16): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="chromium" pid=795 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 24.916786] audit: type=1400 audit(1416897992.026:17): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" pid=799 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 57.655509] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898026.881:70): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=2048 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 57.655514] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898026.881:71): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=2048 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 57.655838] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898026.881:72): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=2048 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 520.613771] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898489.841:73): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=4119 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 520.613778] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898489.841:74): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=4119 comm="apparmor_parser"
            [ 520.614101] audit: type=1400 audit(1416898489.841:75): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=4119 comm="apparmor_parser"
            jon@jon-desktop:/var/log$ apt-cache search srware


            What in the world is this all about?
            'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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              #7
              I've downloaded SEO PowerSuite Tools for Linux, but I am wondering if it is compatible with the 64-bit versions.
              'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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                #8
                What in the world is this all about?
                Apparmor is the first thing I remove on a new install. I read some places that apparmor default settings block chromium.

                @Don: I've been using SRWare Iron for a couple years now. The only downside is you don't get updates, you have to go get them.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
                  Apparmor is the first thing I remove on a new install. I read some places that apparmor default settings block chromium.
                  What is the preferred method for removing apparmor? dpkg -remove or -purge or something with apt-get?
                  'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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                    I just purge it. It leaves behind a folder or two because several apps load their profiles even if apparmor isn't there. I've never had it cause an erro. BTW: apparmor may not be the issue - just a guess because I saw reports about the conflict.

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                      #11
                      I've been playing around with SRWare Iron for several hours. The web page infers its chrome without the trails, but it appears to be just chromium. Flash seems to be a problem area or using 'pepperflash' . I tried a hacked way of getting 'pepperflash' installed, but using any video and it crashes.

                      Here's the hack on how to install it:
                      http://ag8.alltagsgrauen.info/tying-...nd-srware-iron

                      It appears to get installed, but crashes. I prefer 'pepperflash' over 'Flash' as I use it on Chrome without issue.

                      I remember using Iron years ago, but haven't bothered with it since.
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by dibl View Post
                        In case you weren't aware: http://www.iuculano.it/linux/apt-get-purge-chromium/

                        I don't whether/how that Debian announcement affects *buntu.
                        Oh noes, drama in the open source community! News at 11:00.

                        From the looks of it on Launchpad and the packages listing, seems that Ubuntu is doing their own packaging in the Universe repository.


                        Originally posted by joneall View Post
                        What is the preferred method for removing apparmor? dpkg -remove or -purge or something with apt-get?
                        I usually like to do a clean policy teardown before purging it and cleaning up the config:
                        Code:
                        sudo service apparmor teardown

sudo apt-get purge apparmor libapparmor-perl

sudo rm -rfv /etc/apparmor
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                          Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
                          I just purge it. It leaves behind a folder or two because several apps load their profiles even if apparmor isn't there. I've never had it cause an erro. BTW: apparmor may not be the issue - just a guess because I saw reports about the conflict.
                          Thanks. I will wait until I see some link. In the meantime, SRWare Iron works fine and seems to start up much faster than Chrome.
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