Public bug reported: I just did an OEM install of the Ubuntu 22.04.1 Desktop candidate.
I used the instructions at http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/437/builds/254993/testcases/1305/results I was unable to start Firefox. Here is the command line output. $ firefox sed: can't read /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.dirs: Permission denied /snap/firefox/1635/snap/command-chain/desktop-launch: line 261: /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.dirs: Permission denied cp: cannot open '/home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.locale' for reading: Permission denied /snap/firefox/1635/snap/command-chain/desktop-launch: line 266: /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.locale: Permission denied Error: cannot open display: :0 This is strange because I was able to launch Firefox after completing a non-OEM install. /etc/passwd shows jeremy:x:1000:1000:Jeremy Bicha,,,:/home/jeremy:/bin/bash And my user-dirs.dirs looks normal -rw------- 1 jeremy jeremy 633 Aug 3 20:09 user-dirs.dirs ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: kinetic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1983528 Title: firefox fails to launch after OEM install Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I just did an OEM install of the Ubuntu 22.04.1 Desktop candidate. I used the instructions at http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/437/builds/254993/testcases/1305/results I was unable to start Firefox. Here is the command line output. $ firefox sed: can't read /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.dirs: Permission denied /snap/firefox/1635/snap/command-chain/desktop-launch: line 261: /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.dirs: Permission denied cp: cannot open '/home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.locale' for reading: Permission denied /snap/firefox/1635/snap/command-chain/desktop-launch: line 266: /home/jeremy/.config/user-dirs.locale: Permission denied Error: cannot open display: :0 This is strange because I was able to launch Firefox after completing a non-OEM install. /etc/passwd shows jeremy:x:1000:1000:Jeremy Bicha,,,:/home/jeremy:/bin/bash And my user-dirs.dirs looks normal -rw------- 1 jeremy jeremy 633 Aug 3 20:09 user-dirs.dirs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1983528/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
