Brave won't open after it updated to version 1.82.166 on the 10 Sept. I am using Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. It was working perfectly before the latest update & now it won't open at all

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This exact issue is occurring on my Ubuntu Brave browser with this latest update (1.82.166).

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Brave no longer opens since the last update on September 10, 2025.

I use Ubuntu.

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Thank you for reaching out to Brave Support. This is a known issue and we’re working to resolve. Some short-term workarounds can be found below.

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/49160

If you’re running the snap version, we’ve noticed it does work if you launch via:

snap run brave --ozone-platform=x11

Kind regards,
Brave Support

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I clicked on the Brave Browser tonight and it opened it went through a couple of processes to initially set it up and it is now working again. It appears that the issue has been resolved. Thank you.

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wayland issues… what a shock.

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Thanks for confirming @Maree, yes this should now be resolved https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/49160#issuecomment-3283001293

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@steeven Brave is now running as I said however! I no longer have any of my bookmarks, history etc. It’s as though I had never had it and starting over. I have been using Brave for a lot of years. Is there any way I can of getting my bookmarks back? There was years of information