[KDE/Wayland] Firefox doesn't start?

General system Applications
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That’s amazing!

You’ll need to check those files individually to see if they are causing issues. Look for lines related to what’s been mentioned so far: “locale”, “firefox”, “gdk”, etc.

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great, thanks! sorry, i’m old. XD

ok, so, it does work for a brand new user, but not for me. even if i copy over their .mozilla folder and correct all the perms.

i wonder if i have some environment parameter messing up wayland for firefox.

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You definitely do. Finding out what exactly can be difficult. So, to avoid nitpicking at every setting, you could instead replace the old user like this:

  1. Copy/Backup your older user account to a folder (preferably on an external device).
  2. Delete your old user account.
  3. Recreate your old user account with the same exact username.
  4. Copy only the most essential settings from your backed up folder.
  5. Carry on like nothing happened.

To do this efficiently/effectively, it would be a good idea to temporarily install another file manager for Step 3 and onward. Uninstall it once finished.

Lastly, but importantly, before doing this, figure out what settings are important to keep, and check your user permissions so you can add them to the recreated account.

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You should rename your ~/.mozilla folder and then check if firefox is starting ok.

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Was about to say I already suggested this, then I realised I typed “.firefox” instead of “.mozilla” by mistake. :smiling_face_with_tear:

Updated the original, as that’s the folder I meant. :person_facepalming: