[Samba] 22.04 Firefox Snap Crashes

[Sami Hulkko]

Hi,

22.04 is not yet even in Beta (*Ubuntu 22.04* *Beta:* March 31, 2022) so 
best thing is really report a bug into Ubuntu bug tracking system.

SH

ref. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-22-04-release-features

On 24/03/2022 2.29, ssnover wrote:
> 22.04 Firefox Snap Crashes
> Since Ubuntu has forcibly pushed Firefox from apt to snap, I'm not 
> unable to run firefox. I ran into this when I first updated to Ubuntu 
> 22.04, but was able to remove the snap and install the apt package to 
> circumvent. That's no longer an option.
>
> When I run firefox from bash, I get this output:
> Code:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> |(firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 18:13:54.162: invalid (NULL) 
> pointer instance
>
>
> (firefox:4508): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:13:54.162: 
> g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
> [GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
> [GFX1-]: glxtest: process failed (received signal 11)
>
>
> (firefox:4508): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:13:54.165: cannot open display: :0
> ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 4538
> ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
> ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...|
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I've seen it suggested that running with the environment variable 
> DISABLE_WAYLAND=1 can help, this is the output under those circumstances:
> Code:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> |Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Error: cannot open display: :0|
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Not sure how to debug snap packages at all. The sandboxing seems to 
> have added considerable issues in debugging issues. Happy to run any 
> commands that can glean more information.
>
> Also, if anyone from Canonical reads these: being forced off of a 
> working apt package to a non-working snap package is annoying by 
> itself, but when you then remove the way back its enough to make me 
> consider moving to a new distro rather than debug whatever you broke.

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