[GH-ISSUE #6860] startx: GUI does not respond to keyboard input #3397

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/6860

startx is a command in Xorg to start the window manager or desktop, when using firejail to run startx, the started GUI can't accept any inputs, e.g, mouse movements, keyboard, touchpad, Ctrl+Alt+F2 doesn't work. I tried to send Ctrl+Alt+F2 to forcibly switch to the terminal to kill Xorg, but that compound key doesn't work.

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/6860 startx is a command in Xorg to start the window manager or desktop, when using firejail to run startx, the started GUI can't accept any inputs, e.g, mouse movements, keyboard, touchpad, Ctrl+Alt+F2 doesn't work. I tried to send Ctrl+Alt+F2 to forcibly switch to the terminal to kill Xorg, but that compound key doesn't work.
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@kmk3 commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2025):

window manager or desktop

Which one?

Basic debugging information is missing; please follow the bug report template:

<!-- gh-comment-id:3191096291 --> @kmk3 commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2025): > window manager or desktop Which one? Basic debugging information is missing; please follow the bug report template: * <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/new?template=bug_report.md>
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2025):

Firejail 0.9.74, started LXQT by startx in sandbox, and it can't receive mouse and keyboard signals.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3213675438 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2025): Firejail 0.9.74, started LXQT by startx in sandbox, and it can't receive mouse and keyboard signals.
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