*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1702407 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702407
Public bug reported: On a freshly installed, and fully updated Ubuntu 16.04.2, the Chromium browser is crashing upon launch. I have no extensions installed, but for some reason it will launch from the command line with this command: chromium-browser --disable-extensions Others are confirming this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/932446/chromium-crashes-in-seconds ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: chromium-browser 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity DRM.card0-HDMI-A-1: enabled: disabled dpms: Off status: disconnected edid-base64: modes: DRM.card0-LVDS-1: enabled: enabled dpms: On status: connected edid-base64: AP///////wANrwAYAAAAACgSAQOAKRd4Csy1p1RFlyYWUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBKTaAoHA4H0AwIDUAmOYQAAAYAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAAAA/gBDTU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAKA= modes: 1920x1080 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350 DRM.card0-VGA-1: enabled: disabled dpms: Off status: disconnected edid-base64: modes: Date: Thu Jul 6 23:40:58 2017 Desktop-Session: 'ubuntu' '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg' '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop' DetectedPlugins: Env: 'None' 'None' InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) Load-Avg-1min: 0.29 Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.2% MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-58-generic root=UUID=39b29b17-07a9-405c-b8ae-0d011935bd53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.25 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 7001 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 35.35 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.25:bd05/31/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv8NotebookPC:pvr0499220000241210001040000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn7001:rvr35.35:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0499220000241210001040000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted] ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Description changed: - On a freshly installed, and fully updated Ubuntu 16.04, the Chromium + On a freshly installed, and fully updated Ubuntu 16.04.2, the Chromium browser is crashing upon launch. I have no extensions installed, but for some reason it will launch from the command line with this command: chromium-browser --disable-extensions Others are confirming this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/932446/chromium-crashes-in-seconds ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: chromium-browser 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity DRM.card0-HDMI-A-1: - enabled: disabled - dpms: Off - status: disconnected - edid-base64: - modes: + enabled: disabled + dpms: Off + status: disconnected + edid-base64: + modes: DRM.card0-LVDS-1: - enabled: enabled - dpms: On - status: connected - edid-base64: AP///////wANrwAYAAAAACgSAQOAKRd4Csy1p1RFlyYWUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBKTaAoHA4H0AwIDUAmOYQAAAYAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAAAA/gBDTU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAKA= - modes: 1920x1080 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350 + enabled: enabled + dpms: On + status: connected + edid-base64: AP///////wANrwAYAAAAACgSAQOAKRd4Csy1p1RFlyYWUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBKTaAoHA4H0AwIDUAmOYQAAAYAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAAAA/gBDTU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBOMTg0SDQtTDAxCiAgAKA= + modes: 1920x1080 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350 DRM.card0-VGA-1: - enabled: disabled - dpms: Off - status: disconnected - edid-base64: - modes: + enabled: disabled + dpms: Off + status: disconnected + edid-base64: + modes: Date: Thu Jul 6 23:40:58 2017 Desktop-Session: - 'ubuntu' - '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg' - '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop' + 'ubuntu' + '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg' + '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop' DetectedPlugins: - + Env: - 'None' - 'None' + 'None' + 'None' InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) Load-Avg-1min: 0.29 Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.2% MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-58-generic root=UUID=39b29b17-07a9-405c-b8ae-0d011935bd53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.25 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 7001 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 35.35 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.25:bd05/31/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv8NotebookPC:pvr0499220000241210001040000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn7001:rvr35.35:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0499220000241210001040000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted] ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1702407 Startup crash after upgrading to 59.0.3071.109 on xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702819 Title: Chromium is Crashing on Launch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1702819/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs