Linux Mozilla VPN keeps crashing
Not sure what happened, it was working fine last week. Turned on the system today and it just crashes, window pops open for a second and closes. I read up on this error but it seems to indicate it's trying to access something outside of it's permission range:
- ~$ mozillavpn
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
So I ran it elevated (sudo), just to test, it works but it's not supposed to run this way.
I uninstalled, reinstalled, same results. I uninstalled, renamed the ./mozilla/firefox folder to wipe settings, reinstalled same effect.
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For some reason I think the vpn app cannot detect firefox as my browser in order to associate it with my account? Using Pop_OS! (ubuntu flavor)
Also, when I install the app using the below command, I lose all networking until I uninstall it. Can you provide any linux based 100% purge instructions so I can start from scratch? The normal uninstall process isn't cutting it.
sudo apt-get install mozillavpn
I am also on Linux (Ubuntu 20.10) and experiencing MozillaVPN UI crashes. For me it doesn't happen immediately, it typically takes a few hours. But then I get an error like this:
(mozillavpn:7058): GLib-ERROR **: 09:50:58.146: Creating pipes for GWakeup: Too many open files [1] - 7058 trace trap (core dumped) mozillavpn
The VPN connection itself seems to remain active, but the UI window and menubar icon disappear, so I can't tell whether the VPN is active or not for sure. I'm running v2.3.0 of the VPN software.
Zane Selvans said
I am also on Linux (Ubuntu 20.10) and experiencing MozillaVPN UI crashes. For me it doesn't happen immediately, it typically takes a few hours. But then I get an error like this: (mozillavpn:7058): GLib-ERROR **: 09:50:58.146: Creating pipes for GWakeup: Too many open files [1] - 7058 trace trap (core dumped) mozillavpn The VPN connection itself seems to remain active, but the UI window and menubar icon disappear, so I can't tell whether the VPN is active or not for sure. I'm running v2.3.0 of the VPN software.
I have this too. I think they will fix it for the upcoming version, according to Mozilla's github. https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/1150
But I am not sure when the next version will be released, I couldn't find any information on this.
Mozilla-VPN also has an CLI. You can type "mozillavpn status" to see, if you are connected. Try "mozillavpn --help" to see all the options you have.
Modified by alexandrosk
I have the same issue - seems to be a UI problem as I can connect via the terminal using mozillavpn activate. This is on Linux Mint 20 Ulyana
Modified by Dan K
The latest .deb package has fixed the UI crashing for me
I installed the new 2.3.1 release yesterday on Ubuntu 20.10, restarted the VPN and verified in the UI that 2.3.1 was the running version. It took a few hours but overnight the UI crashed again, giving only the following message:
trace trap (core dumped)