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    Opera-stable 102.0.4880.16 gets stuck on launch

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    • vbnvbn
      vbnvbn last edited by vbnvbn

      The issue still remains with the next version 102.0.4880.32

      The OS is Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) with the latest updates.
      The desktop environment is LXQt.

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      • pindos
        pindos @vbnvbn last edited by

        @vbnvbn Perhaps, some extensions may cause such behavior?

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        • vbnvbn
          vbnvbn @pindos last edited by

          @pindos

          No way for the extensions to run before the browser does - in my case the browser doesn't even open its main gui window (but crashes on the very launch).

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          • vbnvbn
            vbnvbn last edited by

            There is still no change on Debian 11 LXQt platform with the newer, 102.0.4880.33 - it just gets stuck on launch (if the process is aborted in terminal with ctrl-c, all the opera processes, which are 5, close automatically)

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            • myswtest
              myswtest @vbnvbn last edited by

              @vbnvbn

              Open a command line window and execute "opera".

              That might display some error messages you can capture and report back.

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              • vbnvbn
                vbnvbn @myswtest last edited by

                @myswtest

                It is already done - see the original post.

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                • vbnvbn
                  vbnvbn last edited by

                  Here it is again:

                  [122624:122624:0901/044703.097085:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(286)] GLib-GObject: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
                  [122624:122624:0901/044703.097112:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(286)] GLib-GObject: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed
                  [122624:122624:0901/044703.097129:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(286)] GLib: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
                  [122624:122624:0901/044703.097137:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(286)] GLib-GObject: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
                  [122624:122624:0901/044703.097145:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(286)] GLib-GObject: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

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                  • ondrejbenus
                    ondrejbenus @vbnvbn last edited by

                    @vbnvbn I have a similar setup, Lubuntu with new updates. Maybe it is connected to some used libraries. Please post a version of your GLib package (libglib<something> and gir) as the error is connected to the technology used in those packages. Might help the devs to find some incompatibility.

                    $ uname -a
                    Linux ### 6.4.8-060408-generic #202308041557 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug 4 16:03:00 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

                    opera-stable 102.0.4880.33
                    opera-beta 102.0.4880.10
                    opera-developer 103.0.4899.0

                    libglib2.0-dev 2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
                    gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.74.0-2

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                    • vbnvbn
                      vbnvbn @ondrejbenus last edited by

                      @ondrejbenus There had been no updates, except the one of opera, before the browser began to behave the way described in the OP. So the issue should come from the code of opera-stable browser version 102 - there had been no such issue with it on that system (with Debian 11 LXQt) before 102 was patched on 23 august during an upgrade procedure. 101 had worked well on the same device up to that day and hour (it still works well - already tested). I think it is most likely related to LXQt.

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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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