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Hello everyone, i have Linux/Ubuntu software with Firefox browser and for 5 months it has not asked me to update, with it's pop up message. Now it is urgently asking me to update, i have followed the directions given in order to download the latest Firefox version as instructed but with no success. I am downloading it, but it doesn't have an instruction to "run" it. As a consequence, my system is getting slower and slower and i am afraid it will crush! Any ideas? Sooooos!!!

Running Firefox 133.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 desktop

Periodically, Firefox will freeze and send the message "Firefox must be restarted to continue". After restarting, Firefox takes a long time to recover. This morning, it took nearly 5 minutes to recover.

After updating FF to v. 136.0 in Linux Mint 22.04, I noticed a problem with video playback in Facebook in some posts. A black screen appears with the message "Sorry, there were problems playing this video". The problem also occurs after disabling all plugins and deleting the user.js file from the profile. The problem does not occur after starting firefox in troubleshoot mode, but then hardware acceleration using the GPU does not work (Compositing: WebRender (Software)). I noticed that in version 136 there were some significant changes in the topic of video decoding. https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/software/desktop-linux/1524008-firefox-136-beta-finally-enables-hardware-video-decoding-for-amd-gpus-on-linux-by-default I have an NVIDIA GT1030 GPU with 2 MB VRAM.

Christopher

I try to install Firefox directly from the Mozilla repository.

For that, I read the article "Install Firefox on Linux" and followed the install instructions in first chapter "Debian-based distributions" step-by-step. (article https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux)

Unfortunately, with every attempt to install Firefox, the Firefox LinuxMint (Ubundu) package will be still installed. The command to priorise the Mozilla Repository seems to have no influenace.

How can I prevent/avoid to use the LinuxMint/Ubundu repository? I wan't to install and update Firefox direct from Mozilla source.

I'm using Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base (Ubuntu 24.04 noble)

I am running Firefox 132.0.2 on Pop_OS, using Gnome. I have a dual monitor setup, with my leftmost monitor being a 1080p set as portrait, and my main being a 4K set as landscape.

Every time I open Firefox, the window is exactly 1080 pixels large, no matter what I do. I can of course resize it, but it's frustrating having to do that every time.

If I tell Gnome that my secondary monitor is on the RIGHT side of my primary, everything works perfectly: Firefox stays the size it is when I close it.

It seems that Firefox uses my leftmost monitor's size to determine the maximum windows width, and even overwrites my xulsettings.json every time I close it.

I tried different builds, and even different forks suck as librewolf: no difference. I can´t of course change the position of how my monitors are placed on my desk.

Any ideas?

I recently updated my browser, and I've noticed that while listening to music on YouTube, for some reason, the volume slider within the player also controls the stream volume within KDE Plasma's volume mixer, making for a much more frustrating experience. Now the volume resets to what was set on YOUTUBE rather than sticking to what was set in the VOLUME MIXER every time a new video plays or any time the page refreshes. This means that the volume gets reset every. single. time. The issue with this is not only that YouTube's volume slider isn't as accurate as KDE Plasma's, but also that a media player in a browser shouldn't be controlling its own system volume within the mixer because it causes issues and frustrations like these.

How do I separate player and stream volume?

Here's my inxi so you can see what I'm using/what I'm on: ```text System:

 Kernel: 6.12.9-arch1-1-znver4 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1 clocksource: tsc
   avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-znver4
   root=UUID=22984bc3-83f6-4891-a0a2-238f768ee899 rw rootflags=subvol=@
   resume=UUID=499703b6-f007-4f7c-8275-23c80bee1446 loglevel=3 ibt=off
 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.10.0 wm: kwin_wayland tools:
   avail: lxlock vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux

Machine:

 Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MPG B650 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D74) v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.E0
   date: 07/25/2024

CPU:

 Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4 level: v4 note: check
   built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2
   microcode: 0xA601209
 Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
   L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB desc: 8x1024 KiB L3: 96 MiB desc: 1x96 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 4546 min/max: 545/5050 boost: enabled scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
   governor: performance cores: 1: 4546 2: 4546 3: 4546 4: 4546 5: 4546 6: 4546 7: 4546 8: 4546
   9: 4546 10: 4546 11: 4546 12: 4546 13: 4546 14: 4546 15: 4546 16: 4546 bogomips: 134463
 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
 Vulnerabilities: <filter>

Graphics:

 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX/7900 GRE/7900M]
   vendor: Sapphire NITRO+ driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3 code: Navi-3x
   process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
   active: DP-1,DP-2 empty: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:744c
   class-ID: 0300
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raphael vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu
   v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
   speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, HDMI-A-3, Writeback-2
   bus-ID: 14:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e class-ID: 0300 temp: 43.0 C
 Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4 compositor: kwin_wayland
   driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
   gpu: amdgpu d-rect: 5120x2880 display-ID: 0
 Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: bottom-l model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAGEAR serial: <filter> built: 2023 res:
   mode: 2560x1440 hz: 144 scale: 120% (1.2) to: 2133x1200 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
   size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
 Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: top-right model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAGEAR serial: <filter> built: 2023 res:
   mode: 2560x1440 hz: 144 scale: 213% (2.13) to: 1200x2133 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
   size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi device: 1
   drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland:
   drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.3.3-arch1.2 glx-v: 1.4
   direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (radeonsi navi31 LLVM 19.1.6 DRM 3.59
   6.12.9-arch1-1-znver4) device-ID: 1002:744c memory: 23.44 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
 API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 15 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
   (RADV NAVI31) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:744c surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1
   type: integrated-gpu name: AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: N/A
   device-ID: 1002:164e surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
   19.1.6 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
 Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor
   gpu: corectrl wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

Aud io:

 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
   pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
   bus-ID: 14:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
 Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
   driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 14:00.6
   chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
 Device-4: JMTek LLC. USB PnP Audio Device driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
   rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5.1:4 chip-ID: 0c76:161e class-ID: 0300
 Device-5: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0
   speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0db0:70d3 class-ID: 0300
 API: ALSA v: k6.12.9-arch1-1-znver4 status: kernel-api with: aoss type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
 Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
 Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
   2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
   tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl

Network:

 Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
   speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: c000 bus-ID: 0f:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
 IF: enp15s0 state: down mac: <filter>
 Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e
   v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
 IF: wlp16s0 state: up mac: <filter>
 Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant

Bluetooth:

 Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
   lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:8 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
 Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11 status:
   discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104

Drives:

 Local Storage: total: 2.73 TiB used: 493.01 GiB (17.6%)
 SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Western Digital model: WD BLACK SN770 1TB
   size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD
   serial: <filter> fw-rev: 731120WD temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT
 ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Smart Modular Tech. model: SHPP41-2000GM
   size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD
   serial: <filter> fw-rev: 51060A20 temp: 57.9 C scheme: GPT

Partition:

 ID-1: / raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%) used: 493.01 GiB (27.0%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
 ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 588 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
 ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%) used: 493.01 GiB (27.0%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
 ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%) used: 493.01 GiB (27.0%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
 ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%) used: 493.01 GiB (27.0%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2

Swap:

 Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
 ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.45 GiB used: 1.81 GiB (6.0%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
   avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 16 dev: /dev/zram0
 ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 33.5 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3
   maj-min: 259:3

Sensors:

 System Temperatures: cpu: 74.1 C mobo: 54.0 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
 GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 43.0 C device: amdgpu temp: 72.0 C mem: 78.0 C fan: 568
watts: 165.00

Info:

 Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.45 GiB used: 16.65 GiB (54.7%)
 Processes: 567 Power: uptime: 6h 30m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
   wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.17 GiB
   services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257
   default: graphical tool: systemctl
 Packages: 2003 pm: pacman pkgs: 1982 libs: 581 tools: octopi,pamac,paru pm: appimage pkgs: 0
   pm: flatpak pkgs: 21 Compilers: clang: 19.1.6 gcc: 14.2.1 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release
   inxi: 3.3.37

Garuda (2.6.26-1.1):

 System install date:     2024-12-16
 Last full system update: 2025-01-16 ↻
 Is partially upgraded:   No
 Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
 Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
 Failed units:            

```

Hello everyone,

I recently reinstalled my Linux system, Parrot OS, which comes with Mozilla Firefox. Unfortunately, I forgot my Firefox password, which forced me to reset it to log in.

Since this reset, Firefox no longer loads my bookmarks, extensions, or saved accounts.

Does anyone have suggestions for recovering this data? Is there a way to find my old profiles or backup files?

Thank you in advance for your help!

A problem with an x.0 version? I've been using FF from "source code" for years on Debian Linux, but this is the first time such an update is failing after the most recent update to v133.0, as illustrated in attached image. How can I now update to the fix for this problem, please?

I was informed that I need to update Firefox. (Currently running Version 120.0.1 (64-bit) Linux (Fedora). I downloaded firefox-136.0.tar.xz but it is not auto installing. I checked the Settings -> General -> Firefox Updates section, but it is grayed out. I do not have the ability to Check for Updates, or change the auto update options.

How do I install the update?

I'm putting off upgrading Linux as I have many hundreds of undocumented addons which will be lost and would take forever to attempt to remember how to re-install.

(in fact I might just switch to macos and try using homebrew).

It seems very harsh that upgrading Firefox has been prevented by linux mint for years now.

Yes Homebrew is perhaps the way forward! Life would be easier with just one O/S as I need Macos anyway for adobe lightroom.

Hello,

I'm trying to update to firefox version 133.0. My O.S. is Ubuntu 20.04. I've untarred the tarball to ~/firefox/firefox-133.0/.

If I startup the new firefox, I receive the following error message: "libxul.so, undefined symbol: gdk_window_show_menu".

I also tried firefox version 120.0, except the result was the same.

How can I fix this?

thanks.

Hi! I'm running Linux Mint right now, but this also happened on Windows, I copied the profile from Windows so I suspect that is likely why.

When I go to about:logins, I see none of the accounts listed. Even when I input a search in the search box, nothing. I don't know what could be causing this. See attached screenshots. Don't worry, there's no concern of leaking account details, because they aren't showing up.

Firefox does not seem to be properly configured for Wayland on KDE Plasma 6.x systems. The generic "Wayland" logo appears in task switcher instead of the Firefox logo. Firefox is the only program I have with this issue. Setting desktop name (org.mozilla.firefox) as a property in the Window and Application Manager settings does not resolve the issue.

When enabling advanced user mode in uBlock Origin, a matrix of elements is presented when opening the dashboard. The matrix allows selecting either a gray noop or red block configuration. But prior to selecting noop or block, there is a black background. If neither noop nor block is selected, what is the black background doing?

i was using firefox with multiple tabs for most of today, had to shut pc down to run errands. When i restarted pc, firefox would not start, i have it pinned on my task bar/start menu/whatever. I opened my system moniter to see what was going on when i tried to start firefox and the processes do not show up in the process list. I tried a reinstall with the ubuntu software store and no noticeable change in behavior. Not sure how to get into the profile section, the option for it with a right click on the firefox icon does nothing seemingly. Under normal operations i have seen two firefox processes listed.

I keep seeing a warning that I'd better update firefox by March 14th. But when I try, there seems to be no easy way to do it. I can download the archives, either .bz2 or .xz, for several different versions (ESR or not), for Linux-64. But upon opening these archives, I don't see any obvious "INSTALL" script, nor a "README" or anything else to get me started. How deep do I have to dig into this, to get this simple task done? Why can't it be "one click"? I don't want to go through the hassle of setting up the Debian apt archive to point at Mozilla, since it doesn't seem to be in the defaults -- and why should I have to?

I try to follow the directions in Support, which direct me to the "three lines" menu -> Settings -> General -> Firefox Updates. But it doesn't "automatically download" the new update, in fact it doesn't even seem to try to check for updates, nor is there any link to click to make it update manually. What I see in that panel does not match the screenshot in the Support (see attached image).

I click on "download installer", but it just takes me to the same page where I can specify my language, etc., and then download the archive of the browser itself. No sign of any installer, as mentioned above.

Why is this so hard??? Has my browser been hacked to prevent updates? Please help!

--Benjamin Ketcham-McGrath

using 64 bit Linux here.

I download an update, but it doesn't do anything. It constantly tells me I need to download an update. Currently using 133.0.3

I managed to get an update through Linux, but now I'm having trouble with Linux. I suspect I need to remove Firefox and reload it. I tried to do that one time but it didn't fix the problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jim

I'm attempting to sync my account between a Windows host and a Linux host. Logging into my account on Linux brings up a "Authorize this sign-in" window that demands entry of a 7-char "Authorization Code" (not the same as a six-digit authentication code) which is emailed to me. After entering the authorization code, a window appears stating "Bad request - Something went wrong. Please close this tab and try again." This happens consistently, and only on the Linux host. Firefox 134.0.2 mint-001 1.0. Linux Mint 22.1. Any ideas about what went wrong?

installed mint 22 and my sound does not work, in you tube see videos good but no sound i think its a driver issue, but i am new to linux trying to fix. any help is good.

It's not showing recent activity - only blank grey boxes. And its not showing my things saved in pocket at all even though I've selected in settings to show it.

Im using version - 135.0 (aarch64) - it says its up to date.