Re: Google Chrome is installed but won't run

[Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz>]

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 :-)

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