Ubuntu Version:
Xubuntu 24.04.1
Desktop Environment:
XFCE
Problem Description:
Am attempting to move from 22.4 to 24.4.
Clean (X)Ubuntu Minimal install into a qemu vm.
The vm has a system/home ‘virtual disk’ + a data ‘virtual disk’
I installed Firefox 135.0.1 from the .deb
using the instructions at
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux
(snap removed from the system).
I need to move the firefox profiles and the download directory out of /home
onto the separate data virtual disk.
Easy in Xubuntu 22.04 with firefox 135.0.1, easy in google-chrome, and Brave.
Also no problem for Thunderbird.
But can’t move either in the 24.4 install of firefox 135.0.1.
(happy to explain why I need to do this if anyone is moved to question my sanity,
or explain why snaps dont work for me if my judgement needs to be questioned).)
Moving the download directory anywhere but in /home causes the download to fail.
Moving the profile out of /home
(either by creating an entry in .profile or creating a symlink)
and attempting to start firefox results in
Firefox is already running but is not responding…
At first I thought it was apparmor.
But, there is an apparmor profile /etc/apparmor/firefox
which starts with
This profile allows everything and only exists to give the
application a name instead of having the label “unconfined”
so I assume this means it is not apparmor preventing the access.
So what other else could be stopping firefox?
Or have I misunderstand “This profile allows everything”?
Or does this apparmor profile only apply to the (never installed) snap version of firefox
but not to firefox installed from .deb.
Relevant System Information:
Clean minimal install of Xubuntu 22.04.1, snapd uninstalled
Screenshots or Error Messages:
“Download Failed” - if change download directory
“Firefox is already running but is not responding…” - if move profile
What I’ve Tried:
symlinks to the firefox profile on the other disk
updating the .profile to point to the firefox profile on the other disk - works in 22.04, works for g-chrome, thunderbird.