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KeePassXC w/ FF browser add-on on Zorin OS 17.1? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago by LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi all,

I was wondering whether anyone uses KeePassXC with the Firefox browser add-on on Zorin OS. I can't get the browser add-on to recognize the app. I spent a better part of yesterday trying to figure out a solution but just can't seem to get it to work. Any help?

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[–] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

probably because keepass is installed via flatpak (default way of installing things, also they're sandboxed)

https://discourse.flathub.org/t/how-to-run-firefox-and-keepassxc-in-a-flatpak-and-get-the-keepassxc-browser-add-on-to-work/437

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The issue is not KeePassXC flatpak, but both Firefox and KeepassXC flatpak.

I use KeepassXC flatpak and native Firefox and works flawlessly.

[–] thayer@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

In my opinion, the web browser is the single most important application that should be sandboxed on a system. We use them to access nearly everything on the Internet, including resources that are routinely laden with obfuscated JavaScript.

Every attempt should be made to separate the browser from the host system, and circumventing that safeguard in order to facilitate direct access to your password database is risky at best.

Edit: I don't mean to suggest that I have the perfect solution either, but I keep everything sandboxed and just opt for KeePassXC's native global hotkey for auto-filling credentials.

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I never tested, but I think you can do either way: Firefox native and KeePassXC flatpak; or Firefox flatpak and KeePassXC native

What cannot happen is both flatpak, cause they won't work together...

Well, if you test the other way around, tell us, cause I can only tell with KeePassXC flatpak and Firefox native

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Ended up trying that, but it didn't work. "Key exchange unsuccessful", it said. Ended up installing both FF and KPXC over apt and it's working like a charm.

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! I INSTALLED FIREFOX FROM SOURCE (TAR.BZ2) AND RUN KPXC FROM THE APPIMAGE!!! LET'S GOOO!

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As long as you don't run Gentoo or any other distro that require you to compile your own packages, you can install the Firefox from repos and you'll have the same result.

I really suggest you to use yours distro package manager to install Firefox and use KeePassXC as flatpak, cause this way you'll have your apps updated.

Your solution, despite works, you'll have to update the packages by hand

However be aware that Ubuntu force you to install Firefox Snap even if you run apt install firefox, so you'll face the same issue. For this reason I suggest you to move away from Ubuntu

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by installing FF using my distro's package manager? Zorin doesn't have their own.

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 7 months ago

Zorin is Ubuntu based. It's apt, tho

But you probably have to install the ppa first.

Just follow the Mozilla steps:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is the solution that I followed mostly, but I didn't manage to make it work. I think the XDG-something is different for me. I'm new to Linux so I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong following this solution :/ Might have to read up on sockets and the terminology used a bit more...

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This solution is outdated and complex.

I suggest you to have your Firefox as a native installation and you can keep KeepassXC as flatpak.

It may work out of the box

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does "native installation" mean installed from source or as it came with the OS?

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 7 months ago

Do you think it would help if I installed KPXC another way so it's not "sandboxed"?