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    Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch

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    • ondrejbenus
      ondrejbenus @vbnvbn last edited by

      @vbnvbn Not sure why, but I didn't think about installing an older version. Really works, Thanks for saving me.

      For others, you can download an older working version from https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/101.0.4843.58/linux/
      Or pick your favorite version here: https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/

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      • sorenfeodor
        sorenfeodor last edited by

        I have now successfully installed 102.0.4880.40 on Linux Mint 21.2 from deb. I have not changed anything (same extentions as when updating failed 14 days ago), but of course a number of other packages have been updated in the previous 14 days. I have not tried to install opera-updates since 102.0.4880.16 gave me problems.

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        • vbnvbn
          vbnvbn last edited by

          Upgrading to 102.0.4880.40 yesterday didn't resolve the issue in my case.

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          • myswtest
            myswtest @vbnvbn last edited by myswtest

            @vbnvbn

            If you haven't already, you should post the issue in a Debian forum ... most likely related to the/your Deb environment.

            No probs here on openSuse Tumbleweed, using a Flatpak.

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            • vbnvbn
              vbnvbn @myswtest last edited by

              @myswtest
              The other chromium-based browsers work properly on the same configuration. Plus, opera browser had also worked properly for years on Debian/LXQt devices at my work until the moment when it was upgraded to version 102 few weeks ago. That is why i am not inclined to think that the issue comes from Debian distribution.

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              • vbnvbn
                vbnvbn last edited by

                Upgrading to opera-stable 102.0.4880.46 is not yet resolving the issue.

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                • vbnvbn
                  vbnvbn last edited by

                  102.0.4880.51 also doesn't work for me.

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                  • vbnvbn
                    vbnvbn last edited by

                    same with 102.0.4880.56

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                    • ondrejbenus
                      ondrejbenus last edited by

                      issue persists with 102.0.4880.70

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                      • vbnvbn
                        vbnvbn last edited by

                        I don't know exactly where the issue comes from but now microsoft edge also gets stuck at launch in exactly the same way giving the same error output as opera in terminal.

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                        • myswtest
                          myswtest last edited by

                          There are times when it seems all chromium-based browsers , when updated, render nothing, i.e., there is nothing shown in its window.

                          THIS IS the solution that works for everyone - keep in mind, this might NOT be the solution for your problem, but doing this will do no harm.

                          Open a command line window and execute this command

                          find ~/ -type d -name GPUCache
                          

                          The list of files you see are simply cached data, that really doesn't matter ... however, for whatever reason, between version upgrades, they are corrupted.

                          So the easiest solution is to delete those - as I wrote, removing will do no harm. The following Linux command will delete all those , but if you prefer, rename that sub-directory to "GPUCache-backup" if you prefer

                          Reminder - this might be a long-shot solution for you, but it will not cause any issues - run this to clear:

                          find ~/ -type d -name GPUCache -exec rm -rf {} +
                          

                          Hope it helps !

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                          • vbnvbn
                            vbnvbn @myswtest last edited by

                            @myswtest said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                            There are times when it seems all chromium-based browsers , when updated, render nothing, i.e., there is nothing shown in its window.

                            THIS IS the solution that works for everyone - keep in mind, this might NOT be the solution for your problem, but doing this will do no harm.

                            Open a command line window and execute this command

                            find ~/ -type d -name GPUCache
                            

                            The list of files you see are simply cached data, that really doesn't matter ... however, for whatever reason, between version upgrades, they are corrupted.

                            So the easiest solution is to delete those - as I wrote, removing will do no harm. The following Linux command will delete all those , but if you prefer, rename that sub-directory to "GPUCache-backup" if you prefer

                            Reminder - this might be a long-shot solution for you, but it will not cause any issues - run this to clear:

                            find ~/ -type d -name GPUCache -exec rm -rf {} +
                            

                            Hope it helps !

                            It doesn't work in our case because the issue is related to a basal incompatibility between the modern chromium-based browsers' GUI and GLib-GObject library in Debian 11 LXQt.

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                            • vbnvbn
                              vbnvbn last edited by

                              Same old story with 103.0.4928.16 too.

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                              • pindos
                                pindos @vbnvbn last edited by

                                @vbnvbn said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                                the issue is related to a basal incompatibility between the modern chromium-based browsers' GUI and GLib-GObject library in Debian 11 LXQt.

                                Maybe you have to inform the developers of LXQt-environment about this bug? The latest version of Opera works fine on Debian 11.7.

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                                • myswtest
                                  myswtest @vbnvbn last edited by myswtest

                                  @vbnvbn said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                                  It doesn't work in our case because the issue is related to a basal incompatibility between the modern chromium-based browsers' GUI and GLib-GObject library in Debian 11 LXQt.

                                  So, it works using Cinnamon (mentioned by @pindos) on Debian. (and my environment: Tumbleweed using KDE Plasma).

                                  But I agree, seems an obvious issue with this particular LXQT implementation on Debian, especially since other Chromium based browsers are affected.

                                  A quick test would be to login using another DM, then launch Opera.

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                                  • ondrejbenus
                                    ondrejbenus last edited by

                                    Backlinking the issue on another forum with workaround that worked for me (disabling Qt) https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,5847.0.html

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                                    • myswtest
                                      myswtest @ondrejbenus last edited by leocg

                                      @ondrejbenus said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                                      Backlinking the issue on another forum with workaround that worked for me (disabling Qt) https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,5847.0.html

                                      So as with this - add this to the launch settings (?):

                                      --disable-features=AllowQt
                                      

                                      I read thru that thread - that's an easy fix, but I read others found more involved fixes.

                                      And I see the issue is reported by a number of LXQT users, but one instance of KDE.

                                      Some folks solved it by running XFCE (mostly as a test, which I suggested),

                                      It appears to be an issue with QT, so yea, folks who use LXQT will mostly be affected. (though some did a workaround with gtk settings).

                                      So Not an Opera issue, as the OP alludes to.

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                                      • vbnvbn
                                        vbnvbn @ondrejbenus last edited by

                                        @ondrejbenus said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                                        Backlinking the issue on another forum with workaround that worked for me (disabling Qt) https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,5847.0.html

                                        Finally, that works for me - now opera runs on my devices with Debian LXQt again. Thanks for the reference.

                                        Unfortunately, the latest version 104.0.4944.33 is bad - it runs very slowly.

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                                        • vbnvbn
                                          vbnvbn @vbnvbn last edited by vbnvbn

                                          @vbnvbn said in Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch:

                                          Unfortunately, the latest version 104.0.4944.33 is bad - it runs very slowly.

                                          Excuse me - i apologize. Actually 104.0.4944.33 works even better than 104.0.4944.28 - the issue turns out to be in the graphics drivers on one of the devices. Now everything works fine after a reinstallation.

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