Firefox version 57 cannot start on Raspberry pi 3 with Ubuntu-Mate 16.04.2

[rusli]

Hi All,

Still having the same problem with Firefox 57 update. With Raspberry Pi 3 on Ubuntu-Mate 16.04.2!

The firefox browser cannot start. With errors!

This problem existed in Firefox version 55, version 56 and version 57.

Could you guys please fix the problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: firefox 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
Uname: Linux 4.9.61-v7+ armv7l
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
Architecture: armhf
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: kerbau 1175 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20171115095450
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Mon Nov 20 15:57:46 2017
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static metric 600
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.248 metric 600
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
MostRecentCrashID: bp-73201bdf-ceb7-4f56-881e-14d031171120
PciNetwork:

PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=57.0/20171115095450
PulseList:
 Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
 No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Julio Ángel Infante Sedano (juaninse)]

I am having the same problem.

[Chituc Georgian (dianaxxyyzz)]

I read on chromium forum that they had exaclty this problem too , with the crash on skia and this problem do not appear if they crosscompiled chromium , so maybe the solution is to cross compile firefox too .

[Richard West (garlicbread)]

Just to mention this bug is still present with firefox 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on the rpi3