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Mike Miller
Mike Miller
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trying to resize my browser window and cant change width. ubuntu 24.4.2

trying to resize my browser window and cant change width. ubuntu 24.4.2

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Hi Mike Miller,

If you're unable to resize the browser window width on Ubuntu 24.04.2, here are a few things to check:

  • Is the window maximized? Try clicking the maximize/restore button or dragging the title bar to restore windowed mode.
  • Wayland vs X11: Firefox may behave differently under Wayland. Try launching Firefox with the MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=0 environment variable to force X11: MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=0 firefox
  • Snap version of Firefox: If you're using the Snap version, resizing issues have been reported in some cases. You might want to try installing the .deb version via Mozilla’s site or Flatpak as a test.

Let me know if the issue persists or if you're using a tiling window manager — happy to dig deeper!

— Nathan

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Nathan Giovannini
Nathan Giovannini
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Hi Mike Miller,

If you're unable to resize the browser window width on Ubuntu 24.04.2, here are a few things to check:

  • Is the window maximized? Try clicking the maximize/restore button or dragging the title bar to restore windowed mode.
  • Wayland vs X11: Firefox may behave differently under Wayland. Try launching Firefox with the MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=0 environment variable to force X11: MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=0 firefox
  • Snap version of Firefox: If you're using the Snap version, resizing issues have been reported in some cases. You might want to try installing the .deb version via Mozilla’s site or Flatpak as a test.

Let me know if the issue persists or if you're using a tiling window manager — happy to dig deeper!

— Nathan

Modified by Nathan Giovannini

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