Linux IntelliJ Chrome WebDriverManager "chrome (or any other browser) failed to start"

Question

I have a problem with WebDriverManager.

If I specify path to the downloaded chromedriver I get this link

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally
  (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)
  (The process started from chrome location /home/ja/.m2/repository/webdriver/chromedriver/linux64/73.0.3683.20/chromedriver is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)

Edit 1. If I have installed chrome it works.

Edit 2. Problem occurs only when browser I want to test on isn't installed.

Edit 3. (browser)Driver downloaded by WebDriverManageris working if I run it through terminal (Linux terminal and IntelliJ terminal).

Edit 4. Turns out I'm just stupid. I thought WebDriverManager let you run tests on browsers you dont have installed. That would be pretty awesome though...

@Boni García please help : – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 18 '19 at 23:00 — Stanisław Borkowski, Feb 18 '19 at 23:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '19 at 15:56

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It seems you are using an old version of WebDriverManager. Try with the latest, since as of WebDriverManager 3.x the downloaded version of chromedriver is not the latest by default, but the proper version for your Chrome browser.

answered Feb 21 '19 at 15:56

Boni García

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I am using 3.3.0 version – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 21 '19 at 16:14
Pom file: https://pastebin.com/t3EFBkxi Test: https://pastebin.com/0a44G9sZ – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 21 '19 at 16:17
Which is your Chrome version? – Boni García Feb 21 '19 at 16:17
Or just whole project (8kb zip): https://www57.zippyshare.com/v/luiY9MWR/file.html – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 21 '19 at 16:18
ok, maybe i'm just confused, is your plugin supposed to download needed binaries for a test when you dont have a browser installed, so when you run test on 5 browsers you dont need to download and install all of them? – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 21 '19 at 16:19
Chrome must be installed beforehand if you plan to control it with WebDriver. WebDriverManager downloads chromedriver, which is required to control Chrome from WebDriver. – Boni García Feb 21 '19 at 16:20
o oooo, my friend had mislead me, im so sorry – Stanisław Borkowski Feb 21 '19 at 16:22

Linux IntelliJ Chrome WebDriverManager "chrome (or any other browser) failed to start"

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