On 07/07/2012, Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote: > On 07/07/12 18:21, Lisi wrote: >> I have just installed Google Chrome on a vanilla almost default >> Squeeze/LXDE >> installation. It is there, but won't run. I have tried: >> >> click on icon in menu - nothing happens >> >> launch from launcher - command is accepted, but launcher then hangs >> >> run from terminal - command is accepted, but terminal then hangs >> >> run from terminal with complete path (/usr/bin/google-chrome) - command >> is >> accepted, but terminal then hangs >> >> Run from root terminal - error message comes up: >> <quote> >> root@Hercules:/home/peter# google-chrome >> [2248:2248:412227201:ERROR:chrome_browser_main_extra_parts_gtk.cc(50)] >> Startup refusing to run as root. >> root@Hercules:/home/peter# >> </quote> > > At least the last one tells you what's wrong :-)
What version of google-chrome did you install? There are three versions available, stable, unstable and beta. I installed stable and got it running with no problems at all on squeeze. Sharon. > > I'd try running it with strace, in an effort to see what it's trying and > failing to do. > > $ strace google-chrome > > You might need to install the strace package first, of course. > > Richard > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ff7e300.7020...@walnut.gen.nz > > -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk/taste/index.html efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian 6,0.5, Gnome 1:2.30+7, LibreOffice 3.4.6 Registered Linux user 334501 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAM9u--eVTO210tZzG=lkwqjwzqdol3l-qipkhsxphmgekx4...@mail.gmail.com
