Upstream bug report:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1570700
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840597
Title:
Web Extension API, `browser.search.get` throws error `An unexpected
error occurred`
Status in Mozilla Firefox:
Unknown
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
Web Extension API, `browser.search.get` throws error `An unexpected error
occurred` on ubuntu's version of firefox 68
Steps to reproduce
1. Extract attached ff-extensions.zip
2. In the extracted folder, run `web-ext run`
3. In address bar type about:debugging. Temporary extensions 'Test Extension'
will be loaded.
4. Click 'Debug'
It gives an error in console tab, Error: "An unexpected error
occurred"
This issue is reproducible only with the Firefox installations from
'Ubuntu Software', not with the Firefox downloads from Mozilla's page.
This is the possible root cause for "Tridactyl is broken on ubuntu's
version of firefox 68", see
https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl/issues/1670
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: firefox 68.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-55.60~16.04.2-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-55-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: anoop 2183 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20190718135155
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Aug 19 01:09:47 2019
DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant
compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @
/usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:1141
DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js
DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-08 (587 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20170801)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp2s0 proto static metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev docker0 scope link metric 1000 linkdown
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0 proto kernel scope link src 172.17.0.1 linkdown
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.100
metric 600
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_IN
SHELL=/bin/bash
Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant
compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @
/usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:1141
Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profiles:
Profile1 - LastVersion=69.0/20190807220259 (Out of date)
Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=68.0.1/20190718135155 (In use)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-09-10 (342 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/07/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.5.3
dmi.board.name: 0G0G6Y
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.5.3:bd08/07/2017:svnDellInc.:pnPrecision3520:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G0G6Y:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: Precision
dmi.product.name: Precision 3520
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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