Comment 6 for bug 501822

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Patrick Horgan (phorgan1) wrote : Re: [Bug 501822] Re: firefox 3.x won't load with libraries in /usr/local/lib

Jamie Strandboge wrote:
> The firefox AppArmor profile is supposed to be opt-in and disabled by
> default. Users are supposed to explicitly enable the profile for it to
> be used, as mentioned in
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview#New%20profiles.
> There was a bug in the packaging during the development cycle for 9.10
> for people using daily builds or using firefox-3.5 on 9.04 and upgrading
> to 9.10.
That was me.
> One of the reasons the profile is disabled by default is because of the
> issues discussed here, and also because the profile is still in
> development (though still quite useful for many users).
For me as well.
> ... elsion... IMO, too
> much autoconfiguration of the profile (ie, via ld.so.conf or other
> methods) makes it difficult to understand the profile and why it is
> working (or not working) the way it does, though we could probably just
> add /usr/local/lib to the profile.
>
I certainly hope you do.