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  1. #1
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    Google Chrome not working since system updates

    Hi Guys

    I am posting this here as I can not seem to figure this out using google searches and other forums. So I am hoping someone here can maybe assist me here.

    I have been running Kali for quite some time now using different browsers for testing different features, etc...

    However, about 2 weeks ago (maybe 3 but will have to confirm) , I ran my usual system updates as I do on a regular basis, however since the update my google-chrome does not open anymore.

    I tried re-installing google-chrome without any luck, I have asked in sevral other places but nobody seems to have an answer.

    When I run google-chrome-stable to look for errors, nothing is displayed and it just sits there on the command I typed as if it was running, but no browser being displayed.

    When I use menu options to start it, no browser is displayed and running ps aux it shows that it is running and eventually goes into defunct state after about hour or two.

    I tried to use strace when starting from cli and it just seems to get stuck at this point :

    access("/proc/self/ns/net", F_OK) = 0
    getuid() = 0
    getgid() = 0
    access("/proc/self/setgroups", F_OK) = 0
    rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, ~[RTMIN RT_1], [], 8) = 0
    clone(child_stack=0x7fffa74796d0, flags=0x70000000|SIGCHLD) = 12255
    rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], ~[KILL STOP RTMIN RT_1], 8) = 0
    recvmsg(10, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"ZYGOTE_BOOT\0\305", 13}], msg_controllen=32, {cmsg_len=28, cmsg_level=SOL_SOCKET, cmsg_type=SCM_CREDENTIALS{pid=12255, uid=0, gid=0}}, msg_flags=0}, 0) = 12
    recvmsg(10, 0x7fffa7479b60, 0) = ? ERESTARTSYS (To be restarted)
    --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
    recvmsg(10,
    ^C <unfinished ...>



    Do anybody else maybe have an idea on what else I can do to troubleshoot the issue?

    Regards

  2. #2
    this may help to have chrome runs.

    https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...ghlight=chrome
    Where is the darn "any key" key?

  3. #3
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    It is really an anoying thing.

    First you have to edit /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome and change (bottom):
    exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@"
    to:
    exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir

    Then, to run google-chrome on kali, you must run: google-chrome --no-sandbox

    A time ago this bug was fixed, now it is back.

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