Symptoms: Brave Browser will not start at all
Environment:
| Symtoms | Brave Browser will not start, no error messages on screen |
| Environment | Linux, Gnome, Chrome, Brave Browser |
| Problem Description | After renaming the host in Linux using ‘hostnamect set-hostname’ and subsequent reboot, Brave browser or Chrome) will not star at all. The system logs show “ The profile appears to be in use by another Google Chrome process (8629) on another computer " |
| Solution | Remove Profile Lock: Navigate to the directory where your Brave profile is stored. on Linux this is in your home profile ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/then rm -rf SingletonLock |
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