This is a regression in Ubuntu 20.10 (launching the chromium snap in 20.04 in a wayland session works as expected).
** Summary changed: - [snap] chromium wayland won't start: Unable to open X display + [snap] chromium wayland won't start in Ubunt 20.10: Unable to open X display ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Summary changed: - [snap] chromium wayland won't start in Ubunt 20.10: Unable to open X display + [snap] chromium wayland won't start in Ubuntu 20.10: Unable to open X display -- 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/1897224 Title: [snap] chromium wayland won't start in Ubuntu 20.10: Unable to open X display Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I'm trying to run chromium installed via snap in Ubuntu 20.10 when running Ubuntu Wayland session. Unfortunately, chromium wouldn't start: > chromium [49244:49244:0925/094607.732169:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(1417)] Unable to open X display. I am able to run Firefox just fine (assuming that Firefox still runs on xwayland) and also Intellij snap works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-19.20-generic 5.8.8 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu47 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Sep 25 09:45:16 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-05 (1480 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) Snap: chromium 85.0.4183.121 (latest/stable) SnapSource: ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1897224/+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
