On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 05:46:44 -0400, Walter wrote in message
<MTAwMDAxMy53ZG5lc2RheQ.1783504105@pnsh>:

> As the subject says the latest update broke things. Here's a
> screencap from xterm...
>
> [dev2][waltdnes][~] chromium
> [717:748:0708/042923.662710:ERROR:dbus/bus.cc:405] Failed to connect
> to the bus: Could not parse server address: Unknown address type
> (examples of valid types are "tcp" and on UNIX "unix")
> [717:748:0708/042923.663440:ERROR:dbus/bus.cc:405] Failed to connect
> to the bus: Could not parse server address: Unknown address type
> (examples of valid types are "tcp" and on UNIX "unix")
> [717:748:0708/042923.664842:ERROR:dbus/bus.cc:405] Failed to connect
> to the bus: Could not parse server address: Unknown address type
> (examples of valid types are "tcp" and on UNIX "unix")
> [717:748:0708/042923.700505:ERROR:dbus/bus.cc:405] Failed to connect
> to the bus: Could not parse server address: Unknown address type
> (examples of valid types are "tcp" and on UNIX "unix")
> [0708/042923.711398:ERROR:third_party/crashpad/crashpad/snapshot/elf/elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:64]
> tag not found Trace/breakpoint trap
>
> Installed versions...
>
> [dev2][waltdnes][~] apt list --installed | grep chrom
>
> WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution
> in scripts.
>
> chromium-common/oldstable-security,now 150.0.7871.46-1~deb12u1 amd64
> [installed,automatic] chromium-sandbox/oldstable-security,now
> 150.0.7871.46-1~deb12u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
> chromium/oldstable-security,now 150.0.7871.46-1~deb12u1 amd64
> [installed] google-chrome-stable/stable,now 150.0.7871.46-1 amd64
> [installed] libchromaprint1/oldstable,now 1.5.1-2+b1 amd64
> [installed,automatic]
>
> I have a "hot backup" machine, which I am *NOT* updating now. It
> lets me keep my Reddit streak alive, plus a bunch of Youtube-bingeing.
> My options...
>
> Plan A) Is there a way to roll back to the previous versions of
> chrome/chromium and pin them?
>
> Plan B) If I rename .config/chromium then chrome starts up OK, but
> without my multiple profiles. I could re-construct my multiple
> profiles "the hard way" by exporting bookmarks and manually copying
> the rest from my hot backup.
>

..plan C: run "aptitude ", hit "/" to seach for chromium, hit
[enter] to enter the chromium entry, today[*] you should find
2 older viable versions you can downgrade to.

..[']=> Wed Jul 8 14:19:18 CEST 2026

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