Public bug reported:
In https://askubuntu.com/questions/775461/packages-to-run-firefox-
window-on-a-server the question author reports that it's impossible to
start Firefox through X forwarding without installing libcanberra-
gtk3-module manually (see the accepted answer
https://askubuntu.com/a/781210/175814). This package isn't typically
installed on systems without a desktop environment.
Here's what they did:
1. Open an SSH connection with X forwarding (-X or -Y).
2. Run "firefox -no-remote".
Expected behaviour:
A Firefox window is opened in the client session.
Actual behaviour:
No window is opened and the terminal shows the error:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
I see that libcanberra0 is among the Recommended section of the firefox
package but it seems to be of no use there if Firefox cannot run without
it and it's unclear whether that package alone is enough. Should we add
a mandatory dependency on libcanberra-gtk3-module?
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
In https://askubuntu.com/questions/775461/packages-to-run-firefox-
window-on-a-server the question author reports that it's impossible to
start Firefox through X forwarding without installing libcanberra-
gtk3-module manually (see the accepted answer
- https://askubuntu.com/a/781210/175814).
+ https://askubuntu.com/a/781210/175814). This package isn't typically
+ installed on systems without a desktop environment.
Here's what they did:
- 1. Open an SSH connection with X forwarding (-X or -Y).
+ 1. Open an SSH connection with X forwarding (-X or -Y).
- 2. Run "firefox -no-remote".
+ 2. Run "firefox -no-remote".
Expected behaviour:
A Firefox window is opened in the client session.
Actual behaviour:
No window is opened and the terminal shows the error:
- Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
+ Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
I see that libcanberra0 is among the Recommended section of the firefox
package but it seems to be of no use there if Firefox cannot run without
it and it's unclear whether that package alone is enough. Should we add
a mandatory dependency on libcanberra-gtk3-module?
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588810
Title:
Cannot run Firefox without libcanberra-gtk3-module
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
In https://askubuntu.com/questions/775461/packages-to-run-firefox-
window-on-a-server the question author reports that it's impossible to
start Firefox through X forwarding without installing libcanberra-
gtk3-module manually (see the accepted answer
https://askubuntu.com/a/781210/175814). This package isn't typically
installed on systems without a desktop environment.
Here's what they did:
1. Open an SSH connection with X forwarding (-X or -Y).
2. Run "firefox -no-remote".
Expected behaviour:
A Firefox window is opened in the client session.
Actual behaviour:
No window is opened and the terminal shows the error:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
I see that libcanberra0 is among the Recommended section of the
firefox package but it seems to be of no use there if Firefox cannot
run without it and it's unclear whether that package alone is enough.
Should we add a mandatory dependency on libcanberra-gtk3-module?
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