Brave crashing on fedora 41

Hi yesterday I suddenly Brave crashed every time I tried searching

I use Fedora 41
Extension I only use proton pass and I tried disabled it and it still crashed and also enabled so it’s not the extension.
I use inbuilt adblockers

Brave version is the latest since I always keeps everything updated. I hope there will come very soon a fix for this

Probably, you would help your cause, by providing the actual:

  • Brave Browser version numbers
  • Description of your network connection to the Internet
  • Test results from your using another Internet browser
  • List of search engines that you have used, to compare results
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Hi I cant open Brave I have uninstall it because its just breaks right away. My internet has no issues, I use Vivaldi Zen mullvad and Tor browser none of them have any issues or crashes. Only Brave only Extensions I use on Brave is Proton Pass I use on Zen no issues on Vivaldi no issues there either.

Hi I found the Brave version 1.73.104

Thanks for dredging up the Brave Browser version and your Extensions status.


Be Prepared for Testing


Clear cookies, cache, history, etc.

In a Brave Browser New Window, go to:

brave://settings/clearBrowserData

Select the Advanced tab

Set Time range to “All time”

ENABLE everything except:

  • Passwords and other sign-in data

(Myself, I would NOT make that exception)
(because I would have a backup prepared.)
(In other words, be prepared.)

Click on the “Clear data” button


Usually, in a Linux OS command line, you can start Brave Browser with one of the following commands:

brave -n --args --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu

or

brave-browser -n --args --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu

In order to determine which of those, to use, in a Brave Browser New Window, go to: “brave://version”

Scroll down to “Command line”

The beginnings of that command line character string, will indicate to you, which of those commands to use.


IF / WHEN launching Brave Browser, using one of those commands, does Brave Browser keep running?


You might:

  • Have a Graphics Acceleration (aka Hardware Acceleration) problem . . . so, locate the Graphics / Hardware Acceleration switch in your Brave Browser settings, and turn it OFF.

  • Add an additional Brave Browser Profile, for testing.

  • Use the Brave Browser Task Manager, in order to learn more. Click on the “hamburger” menu button (3 small horizontal lines) at the upper-right corner of the Brave Browser webpage. Choose More Tools. And then, click Task Manager.


Get to know the Brave Browser > Developer Tools window

Click on the “hamburger” menu button (3 small horizontal lines) at the upper-right corner of the Brave Browser webpage. Choose More Tools. And then, click Developer Tools.

Shortcuts . . . but I do not yet know the Linux keyboard shortcut for activating the Developer Tools window:

– MacOS users, key combination: Command + Option + “I” (no quotes)

– Windows OS users: key combination: Control + Shift + “I” (no quotes)

On the first occasion of using Developer Tools, the Developer Tools “window” is usually a part of (contained within) its associated Brave Browser window . . . but you can make the Developer Tools window, a standalone window (though keeping its association with the Brave Browser window). I recommend that you do so:

In the upper right-hand corner of the Developer Tools window, there is an “Organizer” 3-vertical-dots button - click on that. The result should be a pop-up:

Screen Shot 2024-11-02 at 3.03.02 PM

Notice the tiny blue icon that is first (left to right) among 4. Click on that icon. The Developer Tools window will become a standalone window.


How to use Developer Tools:

Developer Tools > Network:

By monitoring the Developer Tools window > Network tab, you can observe the “behind the scenes” networking activity between the Internet browser and the website.


Hi sorry I first reply now but I have been very sick. And sorry I did not make it more clear, but I did not either had any bookmarks anything like that imported. Brave crashed right after install or 5 min after. Now that I no longer using Fedora 41 and I am now using Endeavors OS it works flawless on this OS no issues since the change.

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Huh; never heard of it; thanks: