fix: launch desktop chrome with xvfb-safe flags #64

2026-05-25T11:16:25Z

hongming commented

2026-05-25 11:16:25 +00:00

Fixes the Xvfb Chrome blank-content issue seen in display-enabled workspaces.

Changes:

launch desktop Chrome with GPU disabled under Xvfb
suppress first-run/default-browser UI prompts
keep non-root ubuntu execution and Chrome sandbox intact; no --no-sandbox
bump runtime patch version to 0.3.1

Verification:

live workspace probe on i-079e3ac34923eec92 launched Chrome with these flags and captured a nonblank 1920x1080 desktop screenshot sample
PYTHONPATH=$PWD pytest tests/test_desktop_tools.py -q -> 6 passed
PYTHONPATH=$PWD pytest -q -> 364 passed

Fixes the Xvfb Chrome blank-content issue seen in display-enabled workspaces. Changes: - launch desktop Chrome with GPU disabled under Xvfb - suppress first-run/default-browser UI prompts - keep non-root `ubuntu` execution and Chrome sandbox intact; no `--no-sandbox` - bump runtime patch version to 0.3.1 Verification: - live workspace probe on `i-079e3ac34923eec92` launched Chrome with these flags and captured a nonblank 1920x1080 desktop screenshot sample - `PYTHONPATH=$PWD pytest tests/test_desktop_tools.py -q` -> 6 passed - `PYTHONPATH=$PWD pytest -q` -> 364 passed

hongming added 1 commit 2026-05-25 11:16:26 +00:00

fix: launch desktop chrome with xvfb-safe flags

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infra-runtime-be approved these changes 2026-05-25 11:19:57 +00:00

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Reviewed five-axis pass: correctness/readability/architecture/security/performance OK for focused Xvfb Chrome launch flags; tests and CI green.

dev-lead approved these changes 2026-05-25 11:19:57 +00:00

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Reviewed five-axis pass: correctness/readability/architecture/security/performance OK for focused Xvfb Chrome launch flags; tests and CI green.

hongming merged commit 30524e9015 into main

2026-05-25 11:20:18 +00:00

hongming referenced this issue from a commit

2026-05-25 11:20:20 +00:00

Merge pull request #64 from molecule-ai/fix/xvfb-chrome-flags

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Reference: molecule-ai/molecule-ai-workspace-runtime#64