Brave taking time at first launch because of GPG

[Opixelum]

When starting Brave, it takes around 30 seconds to launch. During this time, nothing (visually) happens. Then, a Brave window opens and I’m prompt to enter my passphrase for GPG. After this, if I close brave and reopen it, it is instant, without getting prompt by GPG.

If I restart my computer, it happens again.

I assume this first starting time is due to GPG. How can I check this? If this is true, how to fix it?

[289wk]

Prompted for root password upon launch

I’ve never seen a root password being asked for Brave on Ubuntu. There’s something strange going on. Let’s double-check a few things first: Are you logged in as root or as a regular user? When you see the prompt, does it ask for your user password or for the root user’s password? Did you install using the official Brave repository (https://brave.com/linux/#debian-9-ubuntu-1604-and-mint-18) or the Snap package (https://snapcraft.io/brave)?

Prompted for root password upon launch

Unless you followed the instructions in https://brave.com/linux/#debian-9-ubuntu-1604-and-mint-18 (i.e. typing all of those commands in a terminal), then you’re not using our recommended packages. Instead you are using the Snap package, which is also maintained by us but which doesn’t yet work as well as the standard packages due to some technical reasons in the way that Snap packages work. The reason why I asked this question (and why it would be useful if you’re able to capture a screenshot…