Firefox Quantum : HTML files from internal storage (/usr) do not open
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I use Firefox Quantum 65.0 in Ubuntu 18.10.
I recently installed TeXmaker. When I tried to open help files, I got following error from Firefox.
File path is:
I am able to open the same html file with text editor.
By the way, Firefox could open html files from /home folder. However it could not access html files of /usr...
Please suggest about how I can open html files from /usr folder in Firefox.
firefox html quantum
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
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I use Firefox Quantum 65.0 in Ubuntu 18.10.
I recently installed TeXmaker. When I tried to open help files, I got following error from Firefox.
File path is:
I am able to open the same html file with text editor.
By the way, Firefox could open html files from /home folder. However it could not access html files of /usr...
Please suggest about how I can open html files from /usr folder in Firefox.
firefox html quantum
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
1
How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs ofsnap list | grep -i firefox,apt-cache policy firefox,which firefox,firefox --versionto the question.
– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26
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I use Firefox Quantum 65.0 in Ubuntu 18.10.
I recently installed TeXmaker. When I tried to open help files, I got following error from Firefox.
File path is:
I am able to open the same html file with text editor.
By the way, Firefox could open html files from /home folder. However it could not access html files of /usr...
Please suggest about how I can open html files from /usr folder in Firefox.
firefox html quantum
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
I use Firefox Quantum 65.0 in Ubuntu 18.10.
I recently installed TeXmaker. When I tried to open help files, I got following error from Firefox.
File path is:
I am able to open the same html file with text editor.
By the way, Firefox could open html files from /home folder. However it could not access html files of /usr...
Please suggest about how I can open html files from /usr folder in Firefox.
firefox html quantum
firefox html quantum
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
asked Feb 2 at 6:11
Felix SolomonFelix Solomon
14318
14318
1
How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs ofsnap list | grep -i firefox,apt-cache policy firefox,which firefox,firefox --versionto the question.
– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26
add a comment |
1
How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs ofsnap list | grep -i firefox,apt-cache policy firefox,which firefox,firefox --versionto the question.
– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26
1
1
How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs of
snap list | grep -i firefox, apt-cache policy firefox, which firefox, firefox --version to the question.– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26
How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs of
snap list | grep -i firefox, apt-cache policy firefox, which firefox, firefox --version to the question.– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26
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It seems that you have installed Firefox as a Snap. It is normal that it can't access the folders inside root-filesystem:
$ snap interfaces | grep firefox
:avahi-observe firefox
:browser-support firefox:browser-sandbox
:camera firefox
:cups-control firefox
:desktop firefox
:desktop-legacy firefox
:gsettings firefox
:home firefox
:network firefox,pulsemixer
:opengl firefox
:pulseaudio firefox,pulsemixer
:screen-inhibit-control firefox
:unity7 firefox
:upower-observe firefox
:x11 firefox,pulsemixer
- firefox:network-observe
- firefox:removable-media
Consider to remove Snap with
sudo snap remove firefox
and install APT version
sudo apt install firefox
and visit local help page.
answered Feb 2 at 9:56
N0rbertN0rbert
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You seem to have an extra forward-slash in your file path.
Use file:///usr/share/texmaker/usermanual_en.html, it should work fine.
Edit- Just in case, here's the online help repo of TexMaker http://mcs.une.edu.au/doc/texmaker/usermanual_en.html
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search barfile:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, assudo firefox. Then it should work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
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It seems that you have installed Firefox as a Snap. It is normal that it can't access the folders inside root-filesystem:
$ snap interfaces | grep firefox
:avahi-observe firefox
:browser-support firefox:browser-sandbox
:camera firefox
:cups-control firefox
:desktop firefox
:desktop-legacy firefox
:gsettings firefox
:home firefox
:network firefox,pulsemixer
:opengl firefox
:pulseaudio firefox,pulsemixer
:screen-inhibit-control firefox
:unity7 firefox
:upower-observe firefox
:x11 firefox,pulsemixer
- firefox:network-observe
- firefox:removable-media
Consider to remove Snap with
sudo snap remove firefox
and install APT version
sudo apt install firefox
and visit local help page.
answered Feb 2 at 9:56
N0rbertN0rbert
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It seems that you have installed Firefox as a Snap. It is normal that it can't access the folders inside root-filesystem:
$ snap interfaces | grep firefox
:avahi-observe firefox
:browser-support firefox:browser-sandbox
:camera firefox
:cups-control firefox
:desktop firefox
:desktop-legacy firefox
:gsettings firefox
:home firefox
:network firefox,pulsemixer
:opengl firefox
:pulseaudio firefox,pulsemixer
:screen-inhibit-control firefox
:unity7 firefox
:upower-observe firefox
:x11 firefox,pulsemixer
- firefox:network-observe
- firefox:removable-media
Consider to remove Snap with
sudo snap remove firefox
and install APT version
sudo apt install firefox
and visit local help page.
answered Feb 2 at 9:56
N0rbertN0rbert
23.4k649111
add a comment |
It seems that you have installed Firefox as a Snap. It is normal that it can't access the folders inside root-filesystem:
$ snap interfaces | grep firefox
:avahi-observe firefox
:browser-support firefox:browser-sandbox
:camera firefox
:cups-control firefox
:desktop firefox
:desktop-legacy firefox
:gsettings firefox
:home firefox
:network firefox,pulsemixer
:opengl firefox
:pulseaudio firefox,pulsemixer
:screen-inhibit-control firefox
:unity7 firefox
:upower-observe firefox
:x11 firefox,pulsemixer
- firefox:network-observe
- firefox:removable-media
Consider to remove Snap with
sudo snap remove firefox
and install APT version
sudo apt install firefox
and visit local help page.
answered Feb 2 at 9:56
N0rbertN0rbert
23.4k649111
It seems that you have installed Firefox as a Snap. It is normal that it can't access the folders inside root-filesystem:
$ snap interfaces | grep firefox
:avahi-observe firefox
:browser-support firefox:browser-sandbox
:camera firefox
:cups-control firefox
:desktop firefox
:desktop-legacy firefox
:gsettings firefox
:home firefox
:network firefox,pulsemixer
:opengl firefox
:pulseaudio firefox,pulsemixer
:screen-inhibit-control firefox
:unity7 firefox
:upower-observe firefox
:x11 firefox,pulsemixer
- firefox:network-observe
- firefox:removable-media
Consider to remove Snap with
sudo snap remove firefox
and install APT version
sudo apt install firefox
and visit local help page.
answered Feb 2 at 9:56
N0rbertN0rbert
23.4k649111
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answered Feb 2 at 9:56
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You seem to have an extra forward-slash in your file path.
Use file:///usr/share/texmaker/usermanual_en.html, it should work fine.
Edit- Just in case, here's the online help repo of TexMaker http://mcs.une.edu.au/doc/texmaker/usermanual_en.html
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search barfile:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, assudo firefox. Then it should work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
|
show 5 more comments
You seem to have an extra forward-slash in your file path.
Use file:///usr/share/texmaker/usermanual_en.html, it should work fine.
Edit- Just in case, here's the online help repo of TexMaker http://mcs.une.edu.au/doc/texmaker/usermanual_en.html
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search barfile:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, assudo firefox. Then it should work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
|
show 5 more comments
You seem to have an extra forward-slash in your file path.
Use file:///usr/share/texmaker/usermanual_en.html, it should work fine.
Edit- Just in case, here's the online help repo of TexMaker http://mcs.une.edu.au/doc/texmaker/usermanual_en.html
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
You seem to have an extra forward-slash in your file path.
Use file:///usr/share/texmaker/usermanual_en.html, it should work fine.
Edit- Just in case, here's the online help repo of TexMaker http://mcs.une.edu.au/doc/texmaker/usermanual_en.html
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
edited Feb 2 at 11:27
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
answered Feb 2 at 6:45
thephoenix01thephoenix01
496616
496616
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search barfile:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, assudo firefox. Then it should work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
|
show 5 more comments
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search barfile:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, assudo firefox. Then it should work.
– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
I tried your hint. It did not work.
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:00
1
1
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search bar
file:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
Ok try this. Paste this to your firefox search bar
file:///usr/share/. It should show you the directory tree. If it exists, then go to texmaker directory from there and open usermanual_en.html. Let me know if these dont work.– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:06
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
When I entered "file:///usr/share/", I got error "Access to the file was denied".
– Felix Solomon
Feb 2 at 7:11
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, as
sudo firefox. Then it should work.– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
Go to terminal and open firefox with sudo, as
sudo firefox. Then it should work.– thephoenix01
Feb 2 at 7:13
6
6
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
Running a web browser as root user or sudo is not a good idea. If that's considered a "solution", then something else is probably wrong (there was).
– userSeventeen
Feb 2 at 14:06
|
show 5 more comments
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How did you installed Firefox? Is it a Snap application? Please add outputs of
snap list | grep -i firefox,apt-cache policy firefox,which firefox,firefox --versionto the question.– N0rbert
Feb 2 at 9:26