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[GH-ISSUE #4145] firejail doesn't work automatically with gnome-books #2550

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opened 2026-05-05 09:13:33 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 4 comments

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2026-05-05 09:13:33 -06:00

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Originally created by @Tus1688 on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4145

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
I am sorry if you found this question funny. I have been using firejail for a month, and I have never found any issue with app from apt repository. Today, I install gnome-books then do sudo firecfg to reconfigure, then relog.

I open gnome-books, I did firejail --list and gnome-books didn't show up. but when I do firejail gnome-books it's work like usual. Before I open an issue here, I have read firejail wiki. Unfortunately, I don't understand what is symlink is. Thanks in advance for your kindly help

Originally created by @Tus1688 on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4145 OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS I am sorry if you found this question funny. I have been using firejail for a month, and I have never found any issue with app from apt repository. Today, I install gnome-books then do sudo firecfg to reconfigure, then relog. I open gnome-books, I did `firejail --list` and gnome-books didn't show up. but when I do `firejail gnome-books` it's work like usual. Before I open an issue here, I have read firejail wiki. Unfortunately, I don't understand what is symlink is. Thanks in advance for your kindly help

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2026-05-05 09:13:34 -06:00

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2026-05-05 09:13:36 -06:00

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021):

If the symlink is properly configured, you should get something like

$ ls -l "$(command -v gnome-books)"
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root … /usr/local/bin/gnome-books -> /usr/bin/firejail

then it's likely duplicated of #2624.

EDIT: workaround like in bd97615082

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021): If the symlink is properly configured, you should get something like ``` $ ls -l "$(command -v gnome-books)" lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root … /usr/local/bin/gnome-books -> /usr/bin/firejail ``` then it's likely duplicated of #2624. EDIT: workaround like in https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/bd976150825d98f2cd1f2a96cd0f6677cac4b671

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:13:37 -06:00

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@Tus1688 commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021):

Thank you for your reply. I tried it, it show same as your previous reply.

@Tus1688 commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021): Thank you for your reply. I tried it, it show same as your previous reply.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:13:38 -06:00

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021):

Then try to create /etc/firejail/Books.profile:

# Firejail profile for gnome-books
# This file is overwritten after every install/update


# Temporary fix for https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2624
# Redirect
include gnome-books.profile

and add Books to firecfg.config (find it with shopt -s globstar && ls /usr/lib*/**/firecfg.config).

After running sudo firecfg again, it hopefully works (and we can add it).

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021): Then try to create `/etc/firejail/Books.profile`: ``` # Firejail profile for gnome-books # This file is overwritten after every install/update # Temporary fix for https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2624 # Redirect include gnome-books.profile ``` and add `Books` to `firecfg.config` (find it with `shopt -s globstar && ls /usr/lib*/**/firecfg.config`). After running `sudo firecfg` again, it hopefully works (and we can add it).

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:13:39 -06:00

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@Tus1688 commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2021):

it is working, thank you very much!

@Tus1688 commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2021): it is working, thank you very much!

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