Here is my linux machine details. $ hostnamectl Static hostname: wahid-lenovo Icon name: computer-laptop Chassis: laptop 💻 Machine ID: aeeb754f54b241aab99cf5ae31055456 Boot ID: e9933e158079497aa1d29f53c1849dde Operating System: Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition) CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:39 OS Support End: Tue 2024-11-12 OS Support Remaining: 10month 1d Kernel: Linux 6.6.9-200.fc39.x86_64 Architecture: x86-64 Hardware Vendor: Lenovo Hardware Model: ThinkPad E490 Firmware Version: R0YET52W (1.35) Firmware Date: Thu 2023-08-31 Firmware Age: 4month 1w 4d Problem: I have changed my hostname from wahid-lenovo to wahid-lenovo-f9 then update and upgrade the system and restart the laptop. After that Google chrome, Mikrosoft Edge and Opera are not opening. I found some solution from online, i have reverted back the hostname from wahid-lenovo-f9 to wahid-lenovo. And surprisingly all browsers are opening. Reproducible: Always
some additional information: $ microsoft-edge [9909:9909:0111/114918.751986:ERROR:process_singleton_posix.cc(359)] This profile appears to be in use by another Microsoft Edge process (5394) on another computer (wahid-lenovo-f39). Microsoft Edge has locked this profile to prevent corruption. If you're sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock it and relaunch Microsoft Edge. [9909:9909:0111/114918.752045:ERROR:message_box_dialog.cc(147)] Unable to show a dialog outside the UI thread message loop: Microsoft Edge - This profile appears to be in use by another Microsoft Edge process (5394) on another computer (wahid-lenovo-f39). Microsoft Edge has locked this profile to prevent corruption. If you're sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock it and relaunch Microsoft Edge. $ ls -lha ~/.config/microsoft-edge/ lrwxrwxrwx. 1 wahid wahid 20 Jan 9 16:34 SingletonCookie -> 14402078460303088143 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 wahid wahid 21 Jan 9 16:34 SingletonLock -> wahid-lenovo-f39-5394 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 wahid wahid 47 Jan 9 16:34 SingletonSocket -> /tmp/.com.microsoft.Edge.DEm21N/SingletonSocket
We can't really do anything with microsoft edge, opera or chrome, none of those are free software or included in fedora. Does the problem occur with firefox ? If so, please open a bug on the firefox component.