apache / apache/netbeans

Browser refuses HTML debug run

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 14

### What happened

I have an HTML/JS app I'd like to debug. I am on NB 14 and Linux. The Chrome extension is installed.

When I attempt to run "index.html". the browser comes up correctly. However, I get a message:

Browser refused to debug this tab.
Close Chrome Developer Tools (or any other browser debugger) and try again.

I completely rebooted my machine, logged in, and ran NetBeans. I didn't start anything else. I'm still getting that error.

### How to reproduce

_No response_

### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

### Operating System

Fedora Linux

### JDK

8

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans provided installer

### Anything else

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

### Code of Conduct

Yes

Contributor guide

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Research direction

The report only identifies index.html, NetBeans 14, Fedora Linux, JDK 8, and the Chrome extension; start by reproducing the failed debug launch with that setup. Done means the HTML/JS tab can be debugged without the “Browser refused to debug this tab” message, with the responsible entry point or diagnostic identified.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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