Re: Google Chrome is installed but won't run

[Lotek <lotek3@verizon.net>]

On 07/06/2012 11:21 PM, 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.
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Try running it like this:

/usr/bin/google-chrome --user-data-dir --enable-ipv6


> root@Hercules:/home/peter#
> </quote>
>
> Help!
>
> Lisi