[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 1281171] Re: Chromium browser locks up running Ubuntu14.04

[Thaddäus Tintenfisch]

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Title:
  Chromium browser locks up running Ubuntu14.04

Status in “chromium-browser” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Chromium browser locks up with multiple tabs open when running Ubuntu 14.04.....it does NOT cause a system crash as has
  been reported elsewhere, and apport does not start or file a bug report AFAIK. The only "fix" was to close the browser &
  re-open; this worked for a while, but then locked up again.

  This problem was NOT seen running Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS or Mint 16.

  This was happening frequently with Shockwave Flash v 11.2 r202 that is
  the default install.

  I opened a new thread on the Ubuntu forums to get some help....http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2205971.
  Another user reported a similar problem using the Chrome browser, but stated it would clear up after a couple of
  minutes.

  One of the forum mods suggested it might be related to the shockwave version that is reaching end of life support
  from Adobe, and told me about the new version for Chromium titled "Pepper Flash".

  After a web search I found an article about Pepper Flash being added
  to the 14.04 repositories. I then did the following:

  sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree

  sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install

  This installed shockwave flash v 12.0.0.44

  This seems to have fixed the problem as I am now able to open multiple tabs without any lock ups; after running for
  over 8+ hours it still is working correctly.

  my system info:

  tommy3 at tommy3-Inspiron-531s:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:	14.04 with kernel 3.13.0-8 generic

  Chromium version used in this browser: 32.0.1700.107

  If more info is needed, let me know.

  Tom Frost

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