Post #2087728

2026-05-05 16:33 UTC

@iris@neuromatch.social @tito_swineflu@sfba.social I'll have to check if my Vivaldi is affected. If I had this issue, I'd try creating an empty weights.bin file and then locking down the permissions.

Replies (2)

@ferricoxide@blahaj.zone 2026-05-06 12:01

@corbden@defcon.social @iris@neuromatch.social @tito_swineflu@sfba.social For UNIX/Linux environments, something like: 1. Stop Chrome 2. Execute: sudo -i SUDO_HOME="$( eval echo "~${SUDO_USER}" )" for TARG in $( find ${SUDO_HOME} -name weights.bin 2> /dev/null ); do rm "${TARG}" install -bDm 0600 -o root -g root /dev/null "${TARG}" done Ought to work? Notes: * If you use multiple profiles and suspect you might have more than one such file, that should take care of them all * Depending on your sudo version, explicitly setting SUDO_HOME might be unnecessary

Open ##2087725
@odjbo@mastodon.online 2026-05-05 17:06

@corbden @iris @tito_swineflu FWIW, my instance of Vivaldi (7.9.3970.60 (Official Build) (64-bit)) on AVLinux (AVL_MXe-25_x64 Ease November 27 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)) does not include that enormous file (yet?). There's something similar in the config as shown. I don't know what it is, but it's much smaller and differently named.

Open ##2089410