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How to open local files in Firefox 100 snap?

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simon.eu
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I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 which is using the snap package of Firefox.

It seems that I cannot open local files in the /tmp directory. When I place a test.html file there and run `firefox /tmp/test.html`, it returns a file not found error. Why?

I don't have the problem with files in my home directory.

I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 which is using the snap package of Firefox. It seems that I cannot open local files in the /tmp directory. When I place a test.html file there and run `firefox /tmp/test.html`, it returns a file not found error. Why? I don't have the problem with files in my home directory.

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Just for kicks... Try downloading another copy of Firefox, run it from the folder and see if you have the same issue. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

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jonzn4SUSE
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It worked for me. see screenshot

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20220521 KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.17.9-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz Memory: 31.0 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4600

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jonzn4SUSE
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Just for kicks... Try downloading another copy of Firefox, run it from the folder and see if you have the same issue. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

cor-el
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There might be sandbox restraints with the snap version, so you can try Firefox from the Mozilla server like posted above to see if that works better.

simon.eu
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jonzn4SUSE schrieb
Just for kicks... Try downloading another copy of Firefox, run it from the folder and see if you have the same issue. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

Thanks. All problems gone, I can load local files again, the open file dialog does not crash Firefox anymore, downloads go where they should, startup is again at 1 seconds instead of around 15 s … feels like Firefox again and not like crap. Thanks!

treznor1337
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For those who arrived and want to know why, see the following:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1972762

Zeppe
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treznor1337 said
For those who arrived and want to know why, see the following: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1972762

and a shortcut to the current best available solution: remove the snap and install the mozilla debs:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04