Problems with Chrome.

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#1

I just decided to swap from Ubuntu to openSUSE.

I use Google Chrome as a browser. I tried to install it like I would on windows or ubuntu by using the appropriate installer from google.

When I installed the openSUSE chrome client everything went ok until I tried to open the program. I basically get the chrome icon on my cursor like it is loading then that goes away and nothing happens.

I then did some research on some openSUSE commands and did a zypper search chrome and saw the install files there.

I then did a zypper in google-chome- ( at this point I tried the -stable, -unstable, and - beta) I had the same exact result.

I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a way that I can resolve it.

BTW I am running openSUSE 11.4 KDE 64bit.

I like openSUSE so far and I want to stick with it.

#2

Do you now have the google repo in your list?

zypper lr -d

*I used to use chrome. But switched to chromium.

#3

On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:06:04 +0530, Aydos13
<Aydos13@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> I just decided to swap from Ubuntu to openSUSE.
>
> I use Google Chrome as a browser. I tried to install it like I would on
> windows or ubuntu by using the appropriate installer from google.
>
> When I installed the openSUSE chrome client everything went ok until I
> tried to open the program. I basically get the chrome icon on my cursor
> like it is loading then that goes away and nothing happens.
>
> I then did some research on some openSUSE commands and did a zypper
> search chrome and saw the install files there.
>
> I then did a zypper in google-chome- ( at this point I tried the
> -stable, -unstable, and - beta) I had the same exact result.
>
> I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a way that
> I can resolve it.
>
> BTW I am running openSUSE 11.4 KDE 64bit.
>
> I like openSUSE so far and I want to stick with it.
>

i would uninstall the version of chrome you have now and use chromium from
the contrib-standard repo instead:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Factory:/Contrib/openSUSE_11.4/

this should take care of all dependencies, which otherwise you would have
to install separately.

–
phani.

#4

On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:21:07 +0530, phanisvara <listmail@phanisvara.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:06:04 +0530, Aydos13
> <Aydos13@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> I just decided to swap from Ubuntu to openSUSE.
>>
>> I use Google Chrome as a browser. I tried to install it like I would on
>> windows or ubuntu by using the appropriate installer from google.
>>
>> When I installed the openSUSE chrome client everything went ok until I
>> tried to open the program. I basically get the chrome icon on my cursor
>> like it is loading then that goes away and nothing happens.
>>
>> I then did some research on some openSUSE commands and did a zypper
>> search chrome and saw the install files there.
>>
>> I then did a zypper in google-chome- ( at this point I tried the
>> -stable, -unstable, and - beta) I had the same exact result.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a way that
>> I can resolve it.
>>
>> BTW I am running openSUSE 11.4 KDE 64bit.
>>
>> I like openSUSE so far and I want to stick with it.
>>
>
> i would uninstall the version of chrome you have now and use chromium
> from the contrib-standard repo instead:
>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Factory:/Contrib/openSUSE_11.4/
>
> this should take care of all dependencies, which otherwise you would
> have to install separately.
>
>

oops, that should probably be:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.4:/Contrib/standard/

–
phani.

#5

Does anyone have anything I could try. I would much rather run the Official Google version of Chome over chromium. I have always liked it more and syncing it between all of my systems, including my 2 windows machines at work.

I know it has to be able to run in openSUSE. There is a openSUSE version up and it runs flawlessly in Ubuntu. Package managers and GUIs aside they are both Linux.

#6

You didn’t answer my question in post #2

#7

I apologize. I meant to say that I am at work at the moment and I will check that later and post back. Actually I have a laptop here I can install openSUSE 11.4 on and see if I get the same problem here.

#8

Ok yes. It does show up at the very top of the list. It says.

1| google-chrome | google-chrome | Yes | Yes | 99
| rpm-md |http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386

This is on one of my work laptops so it is 32bit unlike the 64bit I have at home, but I am having the same problem.

#9

Try starting it from a terminal
Report any out put

#10

Woot I solved it. I fouund a previous post you made where the guy tried to run chrome in a terminal (which I never tried) and got an error. I tried it and was missing the same library. I installed it the way you told him and voila it works.

Thank you.

Is there a way to mark this as solved?

#11

No marking solved here. Don’t worry about it

Figured it would be simple enough. Well done!

#12

I feel good figuring something out on my first day swapping from ubuntu.

Thanks for the help.

Now if only my mangler problem I posted was so easy. Maybe someone will get back to me there.

#13

I have to crash now but is it this as in this repo

Index of /repositories/home:/pcgod/openSUSE_11.4

#14

Yes looking for those folders that is exactly what I need. It is the mangler program. What do I do with that link to be able to install Mangler on my pc :stuck_out_tongue:

#15

Wow I am on a roll today. I figured out how to add it to the repo and it works great. I am starting to really like Yast and zypper now that I am getting the hang of them.

#16

Excellent news
Pat yourself on the back