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Firefox Add-on can't find the app when install on Arch Linux.

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#674 opened on Apr 15, 2022

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Description

🐞 bug report

✍️ Description

When using the Firefox Add-on on Arch Linux, the Add-on can not find the desktop application, whether the desktop application is running or not.

🕵🏼‍♂️ Is this a regression?

Unknown

🔬 Minimal Reproduction

  1. Have Arch Linux & Firefox installed and fully updated.

  2. Install Responsively using the AUR package found here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/responsively

  3. Install the Responsively Firefox Add-on found here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/responsively-helper/

  4. Click the Responsively Add-on button on your Firefox toolbar.

🌍 Your Environment

                   -`                    user@machine
                  .o+`                   ------------- 
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
                `+oooo:                  Host: X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI 
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 5.17.3-arch1-1 
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 6 days, 6 hours, 6 mins 
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 1690 (pacman) 
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: zsh 5.8.1 
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 1080x1920 
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           DE: Plasma 5.24.4 
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          WM: KWin 
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         WM Theme: Materia-Dark 
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Theme: Breeze Light [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3] 
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       Icons: [Plasma], Papirus-Dark [GTK2/3] 
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       Terminal: kitty 
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 3. 
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    GPU: AMD ATI 09:00.0 Cezanne 
 `++:.                           `-/+/   Memory: 10981MiB / 31529MiB 
 .`                                 `/

🔥 Exception or Error or Screenshot

Here is a screenshot: image

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
developer experiencedesktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Firefox add on developmentLinux file system knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate how the Responsively Firefox add on locates the desktop app (likely via a native messaging host or a file path). Check the add on source code (e.g., in the repository's `apps/firefox addon` directory) for detection logic. Compare the expected installation path with the one used by the AUR package. The issue may be resolved by updating the add on to search in standard Linux locations or by modifying the AUR package to create a symlink.