This Bash script helps launch Google Chrome or Chromium on Arch Linux with KDE, handling known issues with Wayland, KWin, and GPU rendering.

launch_browser.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script definitivo para lanzar Chrome/Chromium en Arch KDE
# Detecta Wayland y conflictos típicos, fuerza X11 si es necesario

echo "Which browser do you want to run?"
echo "1) Google Chrome"
echo "2) Chromium"
read -rp "Enter 1 or 2: " choice

if [[ "$choice" == "1" ]]; then
    BROWSER_CMD="google-chrome-stable"
elif [[ "$choice" == "2" ]]; then
    BROWSER_CMD="chromium"
else
    echo "Invalid choice. Exiting."
    exit 1
fi

# Detectar tipo de sesión
SESSION_TYPE=${XDG_SESSION_TYPE:-x11}

# Función para probar si el bug aparece
check_bug() {
    TEMP_LOG=$(mktemp)
    # Lanzar navegador de prueba headless y sin GPU
    $BROWSER_CMD --headless --disable-gpu --no-sandbox &> "$TEMP_LOG" &
    TEST_PID=$!
    sleep 5
    kill $TEST_PID &> /dev/null

    # Buscar errores típicos
    if grep -q "GLib: g_main_context_pop_thread_default" "$TEMP_LOG" || \
       grep -q "SharedImageManager" "$TEMP_LOG" || \
       grep -q "PHONE_REGISTRATION_ERROR" "$TEMP_LOG"; then
        rm "$TEMP_LOG"
        return 0  # Bug detectado
    else
        rm "$TEMP_LOG"
        return 1  # Sin bug
    fi
}

# Lógica principal
if [[ "$SESSION_TYPE" == "wayland" ]]; then
    echo "Wayland session detected."
    echo "Checking for potential Chrome/Chromium conflicts..."
    if check_bug; then
        echo "Bug detected! Forcing X11 to avoid errors."
        $BROWSER_CMD --ozone-platform=x11 --disable-gpu &
    else
        echo "No bug detected. Launching $BROWSER_CMD on Wayland."
        $BROWSER_CMD &
    fi
else
    echo "X11 session detected. Launching $BROWSER_CMD normally..."
    $BROWSER_CMD &
fi

exit 0