[GH-ISSUE #1974] Xed as default editor using FileZilla doesn't work i.c.m firejail #1328

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opened 2026-05-05 07:52:15 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @French77 on GitHub (May 31, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1974

When i want to view/edit an file using FileZilla,the chosen file does not want to open with xed,this problem occurs with firejail installed
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Originally created by @French77 on GitHub (May 31, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1974 When i want to view/edit an file using FileZilla,the chosen file does not want to open with xed,this problem occurs with firejail installed ![xed filezilla firejail](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3099270/40802486-052b3508-6516-11e8-87fe-0e18945c0ce1.png)
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@chiraag-nataraj commented on GitHub (May 31, 2018):

This is because of the private-bin line in /etc/firejail/filezilla.profile. You'll probably want to add to this line so that /usr/bin/xed exists within the sandbox.

<!-- gh-comment-id:393709104 --> @chiraag-nataraj commented on GitHub (May 31, 2018): This is because of the `private-bin` line in `/etc/firejail/filezilla.profile`. You'll probably want to add to this line so that `/usr/bin/xed` exists within the sandbox.
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@French77 commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2018):

Thanks @chiraag-nataraj adding xed in private-bin filezilla.profile is the solution for me
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<!-- gh-comment-id:393995016 --> @French77 commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2018): Thanks @chiraag-nataraj adding xed in `private-bin` `filezilla.profile` is the solution for me ![filezilla profile](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3099270/40860861-28e83fd2-65e7-11e8-8640-515937765af3.png)
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