Linux client not working (ghosts v 8.0)

[riouta]

Hello,
I have been trying to make Linux client work, but it wasn't successful ..
I have an Ubuntu v22.04 VM as the client. I changed the ApiUrl in the client to point to the server(http://10.67....../5000), i installed dotnet v8.
I was able to ping the server, I successfully checked that the port 5000 is open with the command telnet.
But when i run dotnet ghosts.client.linux.dll , it keeps saying that it's listening on the loopback address but no activities are nor nothing. Is this normal? am I missing something ?

[sei-dupdyke]

I don't see anything alarming here. I assume you are using the default timeline and expect some web browsing activity. Can you run Firefox directly as the user that ghosts is running under?

Geckodriver/Selenium runs a webserver in the background, those 127 log lines are normal.

[sei-dupdyke]

Also, that ID line means it did get a reply back from the API - so you are good on that front as well.

[dh4340]

Based on what you've said, it sounds like you're using the built-in Firefox that comes with Ubuntu 22.04 or later. If browsing itself is the issue, it's worth noting that Ubuntu 20.04 shipped with a Deb-based Firefox, but from Ubuntu 22.04 onwards, Firefox is installed as a Snap package by default. This can cause issues with geckodriver due to filesystem isolation. See the official documentation here:

Running Firefox in a container-based package

Possible fixes:

Switch to the non-Snap version of Firefox – Download it from here and install a matching geckodriver from here.

Use the correct geckodriver – If you're sticking with the Snap version of Firefox, use /snap/bin/geckodriver so it's in the same environment.

Manually set a profile directory – Run geckodriver with --profile-root and point it to a folder both Firefox and geckodriver can access (e.g., a normal folder in $HOME instead of a hidden one).

Let me know if this helps! 🚀