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Firefox can't open local files

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Local files on computer won't open(just load forever). Tried pdf and html files. No problem with remote(online) files. Chromium works as supposed to.

Firefox 79.0 (64-bit). OS: Manjaro Linux KDE5.

Local files on computer won't open(just load forever). Tried pdf and html files. No problem with remote(online) files. Chromium works as supposed to. Firefox 79.0 (64-bit). OS: Manjaro Linux KDE5.

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The problem disappeared when I upgraded kernel to a next major version, for now.

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The problem disappeared when I upgraded kernel to a next major version, for now.