2034072 - [Esr140 snap] [Ubuntu 26] Cannot properly configure KeePassXC-Browser

Status: NEW

(Core :: Widget: Gtk, defect)

Description

[Ciprian Georgiu, Desktop QA]

Found in

• Firefox Esr 140.10.0 snap

Affected versions

• Firefox Esr 140.10.0 snap

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Unaffected platforms: Ubuntu 24.0 LTS

Preconditions

• Have the KeePassXC application installed via snap from: https://app.nuclino.com/Desktop-QA/Documentation/KeePassXC-install-via-snap-d3833ce3-bcb5-4e0f-9433-8e77bb27f7bf
• Then run the commands from the "Creating the native host manifest" section from the same document.

Steps to reproduce

1. Browse to https://addons.mozilla.org and look for KeePassXC- Browser add-on and install it.
2. Open the extensions overflow menu and click on the KeePassXC icon to open the extension's interface.

Expected result

• Extension's interface is opened and shows the following message:
  KeePassXC-Browser has not been configured. Press the connect button to pair with KeePassXC

Actual result

• "KeePassXC-Browser has encountered an error:
  Cannot connect to KeePassXC. Check that browser integration is enabled in KeePassXC settings.

Regression range

• N/A.

Additional notes

• This issue seems to be specific to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, as I cannot reproduce it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
• Note that I cannot reproduce the issue with tar.xz builds.
• Please contact me for access to the installation info on app.nuclino.com.

Comment 1

[Haik Aftandilian [:haik]]

Thinker, do we know of any snap changes in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS that might be causing this. If so, it may affect all native messaging extensions.

Comment 2

[Thinker Li [:sinker]]

Could you explain how the extension connects to KeePassXC?
Go through a websocket, http connects, or something else?

Comment 3

[Ciprian Georgiu, Desktop QA]

(In reply to Thinker Li [:sinker] from comment #2)

Could you explain how the extension connects to KeePassXC?
Go through a websocket, http connects, or something else?

I sent an invite to your gmail account to the documentation from comment 0, you can see there how I installed and configured the app. Let me know if you need anything else!

Comment 4

[Thinker Li [:sinker]]

Just found the mail. I will check it.