Zorin apt version of the Brave Browser doesn't open

So I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Zorin version of Brave but it doesn't work. Then when I switch desktops to the Xorg version it uninstalls itself. If I reinstall it in the Xorg desktop it's still the same problem. What's even more interesting is that after it is installed it doesn't appear in my apps.


I've had to use the flatpak version but I am still wondering about it. Coincidentally yesterday I decided to try to install Zorin's APT of Anki and that didn't install either.

I reinstalled Anki today and everything seemed fine. The Brave browser is still acting the same (I'm referring to the Zorin apt not the flatpak).

What is shown in terminal when you enter

brave-browser

?
You can try to launch brave-browser with disabled hardware acceleration

brave-browser --disable-gpu

or try to reinstall brave-browser

sudo apt install --reinstall brave-browser 

Hm...I've never heard of such an issue.
Do you have the brave-repository in your sources?

If nothing helps, you can try to uninstall brave-browser (click on uninstall) and install it again this way:

Follow the instructions for debian/ubuntu release channel


Even though it says uninstall I don't think it installs because when I try to uninstall it gives me this message.

I think I do

Okay, the brave-browser isn't installed as apt package. When you click on the arrow on the right side of Zorin-OS in the brave-browser window of gnome software center, then you see which packages are installed. Those which are installed have a :check_mark:.
So try to install brave-browser:

sudo apt install brave-browser

When you get an error message (you can post the terminal output here), you probably have to add the brave repository first as shown in the link with

sudo apt install curl
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo curl -fsSLo /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.sources https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.sources
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser

This is what I got

Repeat that command

sudo curl -fsSLo /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.sources https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.sources

and then

sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser

So it installed but it won't open

What is the terminal output of

brave-browser

?

Do you have running brave-browser in another package format as flatpak? Please quit it there and then try it again. Or do you have changed the hostname of the computer? That can also lead to the error that the profile is locked.

For your errors "missing signed by..." take a look at this thread:

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Yes I did change the hostname sometime ago

Ah, then try that and delete all files with "singleton" in the name:

Press ctrl+h in your file manager to show the hidden files. Then go to the .config folder in your home directory.

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Thank you very much! This has solved my issue! :+1:

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Glad to hear!
I'd recommend to care for your sources list files the next days.

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