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[GH-ISSUE #1810] Firefox and Chromiun not taking input and not appearning in `firejail --list` #1228

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opened 2026-05-05 07:41:25 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 6 comments

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2026-05-05 07:41:25 -06:00

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Originally created by @Zerokami on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1810

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 on Gnome

If non jailed instance of Firefox is open, then the new instance of firejailed Firefox opens just fine. However when I do a firejail --list it doesn't appear.
If all Firefox instances are closed and I run a firejailed Firefox, then the Firefox doesn't accept Keybaord input. I get IBUS errors and Firefox doesn't accept Keyboard input.
The same happens for Chromium

This is the output

$ firejail firefox
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/firefox.profile
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/firefox-common.profile
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-common.inc
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-devel.inc
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/whitelist-common.inc
Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/whitelist-var-common.inc
Parent pid 6628, child pid 6629
Blacklist violations are logged to syslog
Child process initialized in 62.92 ms

(firefox:7): IBUS-WARNING **: Unable to connect to ibus: Could not connect: Connection refused

Parent is shutting down, bye...

Originally created by @Zerokami on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1810 I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 on Gnome 1) If non jailed instance of Firefox is open, then the new instance of firejailed Firefox opens just fine. However when I do a `firejail --list` it doesn't appear. 2) If all Firefox instances are closed and I run a firejailed Firefox, then the Firefox doesn't accept Keybaord input. I get IBUS errors and Firefox doesn't accept Keyboard input. 3) The same happens for Chromium This is the output ``` $ firejail firefox Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/firefox.profile Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/firefox-common.profile Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-common.inc Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-devel.inc Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/whitelist-common.inc Reading profile /usr/local/etc/firejail/whitelist-var-common.inc Parent pid 6628, child pid 6629 Blacklist violations are logged to syslog Child process initialized in 62.92 ms (firefox:7): IBUS-WARNING **: Unable to connect to ibus: Could not connect: Connection refused Parent is shutting down, bye... ```

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2026-05-05 07:41:30 -06:00

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@SkewedZeppelin commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018):

See #1579, #1302, and #1204

I don't think we've found a fix yet.

https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1204#issuecomment-334753154 might help

@SkewedZeppelin commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018): See #1579, #1302, and #1204 I don't think we've found a fix yet. https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1204#issuecomment-334753154 might help

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:41:32 -06:00

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@smitsohu commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018):

Regarding your other issue:

If non jailed instance of Firefox is open, then the new instance of firejailed Firefox opens just fine. However when I do a firejail --list it doesn't appear.

If it is not in firejail --list, we must assume it is not sandboxed. Probably you will find the reason here: https://firejail.wordpress.com/support/frequently-asked-questions/#firefox

@smitsohu commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2018): Regarding your other issue: > If non jailed instance of Firefox is open, then the new instance of firejailed Firefox opens just fine. However when I do a firejail --list it doesn't appear. If it is not in `firejail --list`, we must assume it is not sandboxed. Probably you will find the reason here: https://firejail.wordpress.com/support/frequently-asked-questions/#firefox

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:41:34 -06:00

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@Fred-Barclay commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018):

@Logmytech Can you try GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firejail firefox?

@Fred-Barclay commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018): @Logmytech Can you try `GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firejail firefox`?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:41:36 -06:00

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@Zerokami commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018):

I'm using Manjaro now and Firefox is working.

Stale distribution might have been the problem.

On Thu 19 Apr, 2018, 7:38 AM Fred Barclay, notifications@github.com wrote:

@Logmytech https://github.com/Logmytech Can you try GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
firejail firefox?

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@Zerokami commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018): I'm using Manjaro now and Firefox is working. Stale distribution might have been the problem. On Thu 19 Apr, 2018, 7:38 AM Fred Barclay, <notifications@github.com> wrote: > @Logmytech <https://github.com/Logmytech> Can you try GTK_IM_MODULE=xim > firejail firefox? > > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1810#issuecomment-382586391>, > or mute the thread > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGEqmQZR7TFSiPNVnQXNPTQnuynuw9JJks5tp_GrgaJpZM4SmWf3> > . >

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:41:39 -06:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (May 11, 2018):

I have the same problem with a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 and the NVIDIA driver.
I have tried GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firejail firefox as suggested by @Fred-Barclay

Keyboard is working ok now. But another issue arises: no network connection in Firefox.

@ghost commented on GitHub (May 11, 2018): I have the same problem with a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 and the NVIDIA driver. I have tried GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firejail firefox as suggested by @Fred-Barclay Keyboard is working ok now. But another issue arises: no network connection in Firefox.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:41:40 -06:00

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@chiraag-nataraj commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2018):

Since the OP has fixed their problem and the last person to comment deleted their account (so we can't really get in touch with them), I'm going to go ahead and close this.

@chiraag-nataraj commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2018): Since the OP has fixed their problem and the last person to comment deleted their account (so we can't really get in touch with them), I'm going to go ahead and close this.

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[GH-ISSUE #1810] Firefox and Chromiun not taking input and not appearning in firejail --list #1228

[GH-ISSUE #1810] Firefox and Chromiun not taking input and not appearning in `firejail --list` #1228