I installed Chrome 69 (from https://www.google.com/chrome/), just to test it, and it did NOT have the issue.
The issue only happens in Chromium for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788441 Title: Chromium Freezes Upon Adding Folder to Bookmarks Bar Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When I try to add a folder to the "Bookmarks bar" in Chromium, the application freezes and I have to close and re-open Chromium before I can begin using it again. Steps to Reproduce: 1) From Chromium's 3-vertical-dot menu, go to "Bookmarks" and select "Show bookmarks bar". 2) Right-click on an empty section of the "Bookmarks Bar" and click "Add Folder". Result: No dialog comes up, and Chromium freezes ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: chromium-browser 68.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Aug 22 11:36:10 2018 Desktop-Session: 'ubuntu' '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg' '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop' DetectedPlugins: Env: 'None' 'None' InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-19 (34 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228) Load-Avg-1min: 0.54 Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.3% MachineType: System76 Bonobo WS ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-32-generic root=UUID=b2cbbeb8-385f-4c1f-ba55-f3082e6ef109 ro acpi_backlight=vendor quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.05.04RSA5 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: Bonobo WS dmi.board.vendor: System76 dmi.board.version: bonw13 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: System76 dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.05.04RSA5:bd12/12/2017:svnSystem76:pnBonoboWS:pvrbonw13:rvnSystem76:rnBonoboWS:rvrbonw13:cvnSystem76:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.family: Not Applicable dmi.product.name: Bonobo WS dmi.product.version: bonw13 dmi.sys.vendor: System76 modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1788441/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
