texmf` #2190

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opened 2026-05-05 08:52:11 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @setpill on GitHub (Jun 28, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3481

$ pandoc test.md -f markdown -t pdf -o test.pdf
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c.

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: Permission denied
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c.

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: Permission denied
Error producing PDF.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.21 (TeX Live 2020/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!

Fix: add texmf to the private-etc line. My ~/.config/firejail/pandoc.local:

private-etc alternatives,texlive,texmf

Originally created by @setpill on GitHub (Jun 28, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3481 ``` $ pandoc test.md -f markdown -t pdf -o test.pdf warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt mktexfmt: Permission denied warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt mktexfmt: Permission denied Error producing PDF. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.21 (TeX Live 2020/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=pdflatex) I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'! ``` Fix: add `texmf` to the `private-etc` line. My `~/.config/firejail/pandoc.local`: ``` private-etc alternatives,texlive,texmf ```

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@Fred-Barclay commented on GitHub (Jun 28, 2020):

@setpill thanks for the report! This should be fixed now.

Cheers!
Fred

@Fred-Barclay commented on GitHub (Jun 28, 2020): @setpill thanks for the report! This should be fixed now. Cheers! Fred

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2026-05-05 10:15:53 -06:00

[PR #2190] [CLOSED] Revert "Fix issue #2148: Make sure firejail can find helper programs in sandbox regardless of options." #4215

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2026-05-05 10:15:58 -06:00

[PR #2192] [MERGED] The path in ld.so.preload should point to RUN_FIREJAIL_LIB_DIR, as LIBDIR may not exist. #4219