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Installing Marketplace apps in Linux doesn't work

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Ed
Ed
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I am using Firefox 21 on Ubuntu 13.04. When I go to the firefox marketplace and click to install an app I get the notification in the top left asking me to confirm that I want to install, I confirm but then nothing happens. I don't see the notification that the app has been installed and I can't find the app anywhere.

Should the marketplace apps work on Linux?

Any help would be great.

I am using Firefox 21 on Ubuntu 13.04. When I go to the firefox marketplace and click to install an app I get the notification in the top left asking me to confirm that I want to install, I confirm but then nothing happens. I don't see the notification that the app has been installed and I can't find the app anywhere. Should the marketplace apps work on Linux? Any help would be great.

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iamjayakumars
iamjayakumars
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Search in Ubuntu unity.

Goto Market Place > open the installed Apps

  • Under the screenshot of the App, you can see the Installed place.

see my attached image

Ed
Ed Umnikazi wombuzo
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Hi, thanks for the reply. I've attached my screenshot.

I don't see the 'Installed!' message from your image. My shot was taken immediately after clicking the 'Install' button on the web page and then confirming with the 'Install' button on the confirmation popup.

iamjayakumars
iamjayakumars
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It happen to all the apps or only for twitter?

Ed
Ed Umnikazi wombuzo
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It is the same for all. I've tested:

  • Twitter
  • Soundcloud
  • MTV App

I have also tried with FF in safe mode and get the same result.

Okulungisiwe ngu Ed

snark.real
snark.real
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I have the same problem in FF21. Screenshot taken after clicking "Free", then "Install" in popup. Also, note the error in developer console. This happens to every app in marketplace. Some apps from https://apps.mozillalabs.com/appdir/ are installing correctly, thought.

Strangely, but I have had this app installed before, in FF19. It's desktop file was in ~/.local/share/applications and resources were somewhere in ~/.http;**** Sadly, clicking "Install" (in hope for updates) had removed this app.

Ed
Ed Umnikazi wombuzo
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Thanks for the confirmation snark.real.

Since we are now seeing '5 have this problem' I've logged a bug. Here:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=879176

If you get time it might be useful to add your developer console error screenshot to the bug.

Okulungisiwe ngu Ed