[GH-ISSUE #83] Best Way to Launch External Files from Firefox? (SPICE, javaws) #47

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opened 2026-05-05 04:53:42 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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Originally created by @ilikenwf on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/83

Currently opening any downloaded file, including those for SPICE/KVM or javaws doesn't work when running firefox under firejail.

Do I need to whitelist the javaws and spice paths, or is this just the need to whitelist /usr/bin?

Originally created by @ilikenwf on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/83 Currently opening any downloaded file, including those for SPICE/KVM or javaws doesn't work when running firefox under firejail. Do I need to whitelist the javaws and spice paths, or is this just the need to whitelist /usr/bin?

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2026-05-05 04:53:46 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015):

Try it first starting firefox with the default browser config ("firejail firefox").

--whitelist commands only work on /home/user directory, /usr/bin is untouched. If SPICE/KVM directories are in /home/user, you will need to whitelist them also.

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015): Try it first starting firefox with the default browser config ("firejail firefox"). --whitelist commands only work on /home/user directory, /usr/bin is untouched. If SPICE/KVM directories are in /home/user, you will need to whitelist them also.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 04:53:51 -06:00

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@ilikenwf commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015):

Spice is just a binary, I think it is known as virt-viewer as well on
Windows... As I'm not at that machine right now, I can't investigate
further.

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 6:54 AM, netblue30 notifications@github.com wrote:

Try it first starting firefox with the default browser config ("firejail
firefox").

--whitelist commands only work on /home/user directory, /usr/bin is
untouched. If SPICE/KVM directories are in /home/user, you will need to
whitelist them also.

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/83#issuecomment-148696880.

@ilikenwf commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2015): Spice is just a binary, I think it is known as virt-viewer as well on Windows... As I'm not at that machine right now, I can't investigate further. On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 6:54 AM, netblue30 notifications@github.com wrote: > Try it first starting firefox with the default browser config ("firejail > firefox"). > > --whitelist commands only work on /home/user directory, /usr/bin is > untouched. If SPICE/KVM directories are in /home/user, you will need to > whitelist them also. > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub > https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/83#issuecomment-148696880.

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