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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source Gecko-based web browser. It is the current default for the Ubuntu desktop.

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youtube freezing videos in fresh 22.04 installation

I recently installed ubuntu 22.04 fresh installations on intel NUC 's intel-i5 D5420WYK with no sound, no video on youtube (freezing). Tried ubuntu extras and login sesion as xorg config :( Tried in ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Fresh installation Firefox will no load

After a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, Firefox (99) does not load after clicking on the icon on the left menu bar. Cursor changes to the rotating circle then disappears after a few ...
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How do I permanently set Firefox snap as default browser?

I've recently upgraded to Kubuntu 22.04. I've attempted several times to set Firefox as the default browser in about:preferences without success. I select 'Make default', then 'yes' to 'Allow ...
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Did snap just killed my Firefox?

I had some tabs open in Firefox, when I decided to use Chrome to watch a video on YT*. Suddenly, the quality of the video tanks, and of course it's becuse snap is updating, and I have to find ...
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Frequent firefox crashes after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 due to out of memory error

Frequent firefox crashes after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04. It looks that there is a memory leak. This is what I find in syslog: May 5 14:08:18 xxx systemd-oomd[685]: Killed /user.slice/user-1000.slice/...
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Firefox creating problem in update

I see below error when I upgraded from ubuntu 21.10 to ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I see a constant icon on notification area reminging me of something went wrong while update. When I try to update (as it ask) ...
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GNOME Shell extensions not working in Ubuntu 22.04

I followed the instructions on https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-gnome-shell-extensions-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish-linux-desktop to install GNOME Shell extensions, but I still get the error: ...
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How do I fix snap browsers in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

How do I fix snap browers in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS? Firefox will not launch. I tried removing and reinstalling. Also, I installed Chromium and it would not launch. I have a new install of 22.04 in a ...
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Why doesn't Ubuntu provide Firefox ESR in its repositories?

There is no "firefox-esr" package when I try to search for it using apt-cache search firefox-esr. This is surprising because Debian stable has a firefox-esr package. Is there a reason why ...
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How to "install" web apps in ubuntu 22.04

I'd like to be able to launch some web apps from the launcher, and wish that they'd run in their own independent windows. Ideally, they'd be using firefox to do so. How can I do this?
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Weird font rendering in Firefox on Ubuntu

I have been experiencing strange font rendering in Firefox on Ubuntu for the last couple of months. The letters in certain texts have very wide spacing (see the screenshot). It started on 21.10 a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Firefox does not download file to Desktop

I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 an noticed that Firefox does not allow me download a file to the Desktop. How do I fix this?
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Firefox gestures in 22.04 don't work

How can I get firefox to use pinch to zoom in/out on my laptop using wayland and ubuntu 22.04?
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Installed fonts not detected on firefox 99 snap on Ubuntu 22.04

I am trying to use my installed fonts on the Firefox snap but I can't get it working. I'm trying to force a custom font on all pages using the Stylish. Here's my script: html > body {font-family: &...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Prevent Firefox from .deb file Installation version to Automatic updating Snap file installation!

for integration with the GNOME Shell center I need Firefox to be installed in the operating system with the .deb extension instead of the automatic via SNAP Firefox file. The problem of Firefox under ...
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How do I start Firefox without restoring tabs?

I usually close Firefox with the command: killall firefox Many websites and tabs accumulate over time. At the end of the day, many remain unprocessed and should not be processed the next day either. ...
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Unable to run firefox for different user in Ubuntu 22.04: cgroup error

Just installed Ubuntu 22.04 here, and I get this error while trying to run a firefox instance for an user which is not the one who logged into X. Here's the full command trace to reproduce the error, ...
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Firefox installed from snap cannot save files to disk

after updating Kubuntu from 20 to 22, Firefox has been forcefully installed from snap. After that, I cannot download and save any file at any place, not only in home directory. I've given all explicit ...
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All snap applications including software centre are not opening

After a system update yesterday, none of my snap applications are opening. I tried to run the application via the terminal but I'm getting this error /snap/firefox/1232/snap/command-chain/desktop-...
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Firefox Not Updating Because snapd not present

System Information: Ubuntu 22.04 I just upgraded my Ubuntu to 22.04 a few days ago. A few months back I had uninstalled all snap related packages, including snapd because I had read on some online ...
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No file preview while opening an image in 22.04

In 21.10, when I try open a file, I could see a thumbnail preview on the right. This was true with Firefox, GIMP and Inkscape. Sadly, after upgrading to 22.04, all I got are file names and an image ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes when I run Firefox

I am facing Ubuntu 20.04 long freeze issue when I am trying to use Firefox. Firefox opens fine the first time, but it could freeze if I try to open a new window or may be try to check on about firefox ...
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How would i enable the Firefox apparmor profile in 22.04

Ok so I found this on the "How can I enable AppArmor for Firefox?" line on the Ubuntu wiki which is out of date because Firefox is now a snap. I think the profile is enabled but first where ...
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is Firefox .deb package in ubuntu 22.04 in beta?

i have replaced firefox snap package by .deb one in ubuntu 22.04. i am using this repository for firefox .deb package: ppa:mozillateam/ppa two days ago it gets update to version 100. but in windows 11,...
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Firefox closes by itself in ubuntu 22.04

I've observed that my Firefox frequently closes by itself, and I'm not sure what's causing this; does anyone know what's going on? I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 right now.
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no file save dialog for snap applications

using a fresh ubuntu 22.04 install i can no longer save or download any files in firefox. it did work when i first installed firefox, now it no longer does. File -> Save page as does not even open ...
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Ibus anthy and ibus mozc don't seem to work on either firefox and chrome in 22.04

I'm on a clean installation of ubuntu 22.04. I've successively tried mozc and anthy, and they both worked in every application I've tested except for firefox. I then tested on chrome, and they don't ...
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Dark Reader extension in firefox does not 'darken' local HTML file

I have installed this extension called Dark Reader in firefox. It works flawlessly while browsing online. But, it does not darken the local html web pages which I have saved in my computer (which have ...
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22.04 Installation Hung at Firefox snap

Upgrading 20.04 to 22.04 on an ASUS laptop, installation has been hung at "installing Firefox snap" for 24 hours. System is still responsive, did not lock (unlike other questions), but the ...
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Unable to open Sagemath Jupyter in Firefox (after upgrade to 22.04)

I am trying to open Sagemath through Jupyter. I am getting the following message in Firefox: Access to the file was denied The file at /home/tw/.local/share/jupyter/runtime/nbserver-61611-open.html ...
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Ubuntu "Open with" dialog option empty?

Since my update to Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) the Firefox "Opening " dialog that appears, when downloading/opening a file only shows a blank entry for the "Open with" option: Which ...
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Firefox is not shown as opened in the dock on 22.04

This is a screenshot of my dock bar on the left in Ubuntu 22.04: There is a small green arrow on the left of the "Files" application because a nautilus window is actually opened. But no ...
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Preventing firefox from getting downgraded in Ubuntu 22.04

I was mind blown when after fresh installing 22.04 I saw firefox taking 10 seconds to cold start on my state of the art rig - Intel Core i9 12900K / G.Skill 64 GB DDR5 5600 Mhz / Samsung 980 PRO M.2 ...
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Kinetic scrolling gone in Firefox after update to 22.04

After updating from 21.10 to 22.04 I no longer get the kinetic scrolling effect in Firefox that was working fine before. apz.gtk.kinetic_scroll.enabled is still true. How do I get it back?
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"Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native host connector is not detected" error in 22.04

I upgraded my system from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS and I'm now facing this error on the GNOME Shell extensions webpage: This was solved in previous versions, and I have tried these solutions: ...
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Web browsers not displaying html entities

I have just installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and everything has worked without problem apart from this. Chrome and Firefox are not displaying some html entities, this one for example: ⮝. It just ...
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How to TOTALLY disable snap sandboxing, including /tmp?

I want to run a snap application without ANY sandboxing, which means it can directly access ALL files in the filesystem (if the user has the right to access them), including the user's home directory, ...
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Firefox and Chromium Won't Start in Ubuntu 22.04 with Nouveau Driver

I just did a clean install of Ubuntu 22.04 on two machines with Nvidia video cards. With the default nouveau video driver, neither Firefox or Chromium (both snaps) will start. Firefox gives the ...
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Firefox does not use default window bar appearance when running as Snap

Today I upgraded my Ubuntu from 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS. As announced, Firefox is now running as a Snap package by default. While the application is running fine, I noticed some weird behavior in the ...
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Adjust mousepointer in Firefox Flatpak

How do I get the same mousepointer in Firefox (Flatpak) as in my Kubuntu 20.04.2 OS. The one in Firefox (Flatpak) is a little black pointer, while in Firefox (Canonical) it is the same as in my OS. (...
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mailto links not opening after upgrade to Kubuntu 21.10

Ever since upgrading from Kubuntu 21.04 to 21.10, mailto links in both Firefox and Chromium don't work anymore. No error message when I click them, just nothing happens. Thunderbird is set as the ...
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Firefox stopped working with a BadAlloc X Window System Error on Ubuntu 21.10

My Firefox has stopped working out of the blue. I am on Ubuntu 21.10. Not sure if it was after a recent update. I have to assume it was. When I checked gnome menu editor, I see that the command in the ...
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AMDGPU VA-API fails on firefox due to libLLVM-13.so

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS x11, the kernel version is 5.13.0-39-generic #44~20.04.1-Ubuntu. I installed firefox and turned VA-API on, but I notice error outputs like libva info: VA-API version 1.8.0 ...
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How to fix the ugly font rendering of "Tex Gyre Pagella" in Firefox?

I believe this to be a duplicate of this question, but the accepted answer is 8+ years old and didn't work for me. Here is a website, which wants to use the Palatino font. On my system, this falls ...
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Permission issues running Firefox via xvfb - seems to be referencing root

I'm trying to run Firefox via xvfb on a remote VPS. However I'm running into some permission issues, and it sounds like when using xvfb it's running as root (as it's referencing user with id 0). How ...
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Sound on all apps is slow when played through a USB soundcard

I have been using an external DAC (USB) to play music through my amp. For over a year it has worked brilliantly, then a week ago it has started playing everything slowly (about 10% slow) it even plays ...
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Firefox doesn't open properly (black frame)

Almost every time (9/10) I open Firefox, I get this window: Firefox is only a transparent window with a black border.. I have that problem since I forced to reboot my laptop (by pressing the shutdown ...
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disable "open file" and "save file as" functionality in firefox

We use firefox in our company and we want to prevent firefox to open a download dialog during saving files. we want to prevent users change the name of files or rewriting an existing file during ...
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Firefox startup glitch

When I boot into ubuntu 20.04 with laptop and secondary monitor as primary, I open Firefox and it's minimized.. I go to maximize it and it's not happening..I can maximize it if I move my mouse to the ...
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Certain apps start up slowly, some start fine and some do not start at all after login in Ubuntu 20.04

when I turn on my computer and login, my desktop is fully loaded but when I open certain apps (Brave) it shows Brave starting at the top but everything just stays that way for a few seconds and then ...
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