ebook viewer - Qt WebEngine Render process has crashed (ubuntu 22.04)

Bug #1969898 reported by ManOnTheMoon
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
calibre (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

just upgrade to 22.04 and is unable to open .mobi file with ebook viewer error message:

"calibre, version 5.41.0
ERROR: Render process crashed: The Qt WebEngine Render process has crashed. You should try restarting the viewer."

kindly advise

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: calibre (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-25.25-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 22 16:11:33 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-19 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20220223)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: calibre
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-21 (0 days ago)

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ManOnTheMoon (manonthemoon) wrote :
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ManOnTheMoon (manonthemoon) wrote (last edit ):

found a work around which is to use the Jammy repository version instead of the binary version for calibre. Owner of the app has released an updated version that is compatible to 22.04. Hence, I've changed to log to 'Fix Released'.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in calibre (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in calibre (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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