Same just happened to me: $ apt-cache policy chromium-browser chromium-browser: Installed: 10.0.648.133~r77742-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 Candidate: 10.0.648.133~r77742-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 Version table: *** 10.0.648.133~r77742-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 6.0.472.63~r59945-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages
Renamed: /home/<user>/.config/chromium/Default/"Web Data" to "x-Web Data-x" and restarted. Works. I then attempted to look at in an sqlite browser/editor & it's obvious the the file is corrupted (I can easily read the new "Web Data" in the same editor. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/601690 Title: chromium could not open profile correctly -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs