[GH-ISSUE #3680] firefox: does not start due to dpkg error (Linux Mint) #2316

Closed
opened 2026-05-05 09:00:16 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 11 comments
Owner

Originally created by @Wolf-Italy on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3680

Sender: Gianpietro.

I would like to report this problem.

After updating to Firefox 82.0, this afternoon firejail 0.9.62.4-1
does not start Firefox 82.0, in Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia.

This morning with Firefox 81.0.2 everything worked correctly.

See screenshots attached:

https://imgur.com/heTUXzK

https://imgur.com/OldLzLA

Originally created by @Wolf-Italy on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3680 Sender: Gianpietro. --- I would like to report this problem. --- After updating to Firefox 82.0, this afternoon firejail 0.9.62.4-1 does not start Firefox 82.0, in Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia. This morning with Firefox 81.0.2 everything worked correctly. See screenshots attached: https://imgur.com/heTUXzK https://imgur.com/OldLzLA
gitea-mirror 2026-05-05 09:00:16 -06:00
  • closed this issue
  • added the
    notourbug
    label
Author
Owner

@SkewedZeppelin commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

I've had FF82 in firejail for 3 days now, no issue.

Does
firejail /usr/bin/firefox
make any difference?

Do you have AMD graphics?

<!-- gh-comment-id:712845264 --> @SkewedZeppelin commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): I've had FF82 in firejail for 3 days now, no issue. Does firejail /usr/bin/firefox make any difference? Do you have AMD graphics?
Author
Owner

@Wolf-Italy commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Good morning SkewedZeppelin.

I am not an experienced user.

With the command firejail /usr/bin/firefox
this result screenshot:

https://imgur.com/1gPP7Ln

Yes I have a video card integrated in the Processor

Intel Core i7 8700T CPU 2.40 GHz CPU x 6

<!-- gh-comment-id:712861185 --> @Wolf-Italy commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Good morning SkewedZeppelin. --- I am not an experienced user. --- With the command firejail /usr/bin/firefox this result screenshot: https://imgur.com/1gPP7Ln --- Yes I have a video card integrated in the Processor Intel Core i7 8700T CPU 2.40 GHz CPU x 6
Author
Owner

@reinerh commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Sounds like /usr/bin/firefox is just a wrapper script in Linux Mint, and it tries to invoke dpkg (as it tries to access /var/lib/dpkg/status).
Is anyone else using Mint to confirm that?

<!-- gh-comment-id:712980729 --> @reinerh commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Sounds like /usr/bin/firefox is just a wrapper script in Linux Mint, and it tries to invoke dpkg (as it tries to access `/var/lib/dpkg/status`). Is anyone else using Mint to confirm that?
Author
Owner

@clefebvre commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Hi @reinerh,

Absolutely. This is a mistake on our side. We're sending an update to correct this ASAP.

<!-- gh-comment-id:712990208 --> @clefebvre commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Hi @reinerh, Absolutely. This is a mistake on our side. We're sending an update to correct this ASAP.
Author
Owner

@kinglike1337 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Yes, I can confirm that Linux Mint is using a wrapper script and calling dpkg-query.
This new behaviour was introduced after upgrading Firefox 81.0.2 to Firefox 82.0.
They changed the wrapper script to use some kind of version check using dpkg-query and appending "--purgecaches" to the firefox command line.

<!-- gh-comment-id:712990550 --> @kinglike1337 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Yes, I can confirm that Linux Mint is using a wrapper script and calling dpkg-query. This new behaviour was introduced after upgrading Firefox 81.0.2 to Firefox 82.0. They changed the wrapper script to use some kind of version check using dpkg-query and appending "--purgecaches" to the firefox command line.
Author
Owner

@bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

I can confirm this problem on Linux Mint 19.3. Attached is what I get when I type firejail firefox on the command line.
Firfox 82 issue.txt
Also when I download and install the latest firejail firejail_0.9.64rc1_1_amd64.deb I still see 0.9.59 when I type firejail --version.

<!-- gh-comment-id:713067304 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): I can confirm this problem on Linux Mint 19.3. Attached is what I get when I type firejail firefox on the command line. [Firfox 82 issue.txt](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/files/5410894/Firfox.82.issue.txt) Also when I download and install the latest firejail firejail_0.9.64rc1_1_amd64.deb I still see 0.9.59 when I type firejail --version.
Author
Owner

@kinglike1337 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

They released a new update and Firefox can now be started using firejail again.
The script is still calling dpkg-query, but the error is now ignored and the version is defaulting to 0.

<!-- gh-comment-id:713129729 --> @kinglike1337 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): They released a new update and Firefox can now be started using firejail again. The script is still calling dpkg-query, but the error is now ignored and the version is defaulting to 0.
Author
Owner

@bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Update of firejail or firefox?

<!-- gh-comment-id:713137376 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Update of firejail or firefox?
Author
Owner

@reinerh commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

@bertradio Please update Firefox.
Closing this issue, as it has been fixed in Mint.

<!-- gh-comment-id:713145396 --> @reinerh commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): @bertradio Please update Firefox. Closing this issue, as it has been fixed in Mint.
Author
Owner

@bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020):

Got it. Thanks.

<!-- gh-comment-id:713146118 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2020): Got it. Thanks.
Author
Owner

@Wolf-Italy commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2020):

Sender: Gianpietro.

The problem has been solved.

I thank all the Users who contributed.

<!-- gh-comment-id:713348792 --> @Wolf-Italy commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2020): Sender: Gianpietro. --- The problem has been solved. --- I thank all the Users who contributed.
Sign in to join this conversation.
No milestone
No project
No assignees
1 participant
Notifications
Due date
The due date is invalid or out of range. Please use the format "yyyy-mm-dd".

No due date set.

Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: github-starred/firejail#2316
No description provided.