When using Vivliostyle on WSL (Ubuntu), you might encounter an error with vivliostyle preview where the browser does not launch. Here’s how to resolve this issue.
Environment WSL (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS) Vivliostyle CLI 8.10.0 Vivliostyle Core 2.29.0 Error Details $ vivliostyle preview ✖ launch =launch =Target page, context or browser has been closed Browser logs: <launching> /home/<username>/.cache/ms-playwright/chromium-1112/chrome-linux/chrome --disable-field-trial-config --disable-background-networking --enable-features=NetworkService,NetworkServiceInProcess --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows --disable-back-forward-cache --disable-breakpad --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages --disable-component-update --no-default-browser-check --disable-default-apps --disable-dev-shm-usage --disable-extensions --disable-features=ImprovedCookieControls,LazyFrameLoading,GlobalMediaControls,DestroyProfileOnBrowserClose,MediaRouter,DialMediaRouteProvider,AcceptCHFrame,AutoExpandDetailsElement,CertificateTransparencyComponentUpdater,AvoidUnnecessaryBeforeUnloadCheckSync,Translate,HttpsUpgrades,PaintHolding --allow-pre-commit-input --disable-hang-monitor --disable-ipc-flooding-protection --disable-popup-blocking --disable-prompt-on-repost --disable-renderer-backgrounding --force-color-profile=srgb --metrics-recording-only --no-first-run --enable-automation --password-store=basic --use-mock-keychain --no-service-autorun --export-tagged-pdf --disable-search-engine-choice-screen --no-sandbox --allow-file-access-from-files --disable-web-security --lang=en --user-data-dir=/tmp/playwright_chromiumdev_profile-7QTpYX --remote-debugging-pipe --no-startup-window <launched> pid=1818 [pid=1818] <process did exit =exitCode=127, signal=null> [pid=1818] starting temporary directories cleanup Call log: - <launching> /home/<username>/.cache/ms-playwright/chromium-1112/chrome-linux/chrome --disable-field-trial-config --disable-background-networking --enable-features=NetworkService,NetworkServiceInProcess --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows --disable-back-forward-cache --disable-breakpad --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages --disable-component-update --no-default-browser-check --disable-default-apps --disable-dev-shm-usage --disable-extensions --disable-features=ImprovedCookieControls,LazyFrameLoading,GlobalMediaControls,DestroyProfileOnBrowserClose,MediaRouter,DialMediaRouteProvider,AcceptCHFrame,AutoExpandDetailsElement,CertificateTransparencyComponentUpdater,AvoidUnnecessaryBeforeUnloadCheckSync,Translate,HttpsUpgrades,PaintHolding --allow-pre-commit-input --disable-hang-monitor --disable-ipc-flooding-protection --disable-popup-blocking --disable-prompt-on-repost --disable-renderer-backgrounding --force-color-profile=srgb --metrics-recording-only --no-first-run --enable-automation --password-store=basic --use-mock-keychain --no-service-autorun --export-tagged-pdf --disable-search-engine-choice-screen --no-sandbox --allow-file-access-from-files --disable-web-security --lang=en --user-data-dir=/tmp/playwright_chromiumdev_profile-7QTpYX --remote-debugging-pipe --no-startup-window - <launched> pid=1818 - [pid=1818] <process did exit =exitCode=127, signal=null> - [pid=1818] starting temporary directories cleanup at <anonymous> (/home/<username>/cirkit-alumni-books/cirkit-connect-vol1/node_modules/@vivliostyle/cli/dist/browser.js:25:34) at launchBrowser (/home/<username>/cirkit-alumni-books/cirkit-connect-vol1/node_modules/@vivliostyle/cli/dist/browser.js:5:36) at <anonymous> (/home/<username>/cirkit-alumni-books/cirkit-connect-vol1/node_modules/@vivliostyle/cli/dist/preview.js:94:12) at openPreview (/home/<username>/cirkit-alumni-books/cirkit-connect-vol1/node_modules/@vivliostyle/cli/dist/preview.js:92:23) at <anonymous> (/home/<username>/cirkit-alumni-books/cirkit-connect-vol1/node_modules/@vivliostyle/cli/dist/preview.js:129:16) If you think this is a bug, please report at https://github.com/vivliostyle/vivliostyle-cli/issues error =script "preview" exited with code 1 Solution Use the ldd command to check for missing dependencies. In this case, it seems that some packages required for the preview browser are missing. Install the packages that show up as not found.
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