"firedragon.overrides.cfg" doesn't work anymore

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Hi everyone,
I’m trying the new Garuda version.
I have a dragonfire.overrides file to block cookies the way I want using the following rules (thanks @stefanwimmer128 !) :

> pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "custom");
> pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
> pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true);
> pref("privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.enabled", true);
> pref("privacy.trackingprotection.socialtracking.enabled", true);

But it doesn’t work anymore with the last version included in the newest Garuda distro. Any idea to solve that ?

Thanks !

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╭─elphaco@elphaco in ~
╰─λ garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.13.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=7cc12944-a533-42b4-81fe-f0a384b1dd1f rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.10.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG Z590 TORPEDO (MS-7D08) v: 2.0
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
Megatrends LLC. v: A.10 date: 04/12/2021
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-10700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake
gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xFC
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 8 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB
desc: 8x256 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4800 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800 13: 800 14: 800 15: 800 16: 800
bogomips: 92796
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: none empty: DP-3, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4, HDMI-A-5
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc5 class-ID: 0380
Device-2: NVIDIA GA104 [GeForce RTX 3060] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
v: 570.86.16 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+
status: current (as of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: none
off: DP-1,DP-2 empty: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2487
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris
gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch d-rect: 3840x1080 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary,left model: 24M1900EXTGM built: 2021 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 165 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
size: 609x348mm (23.98x13.7") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: right model: 24M1900EXTGM built: 2021 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 165 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
size: 609x348mm (23.98x13.7") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: nvidia
wayland: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 570.86.16
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 11.72 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:2487
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel UHD
Graphics 630 (CML GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:9bc5
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_avs bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:f0c8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GA104 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228b
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Mark of the Unicorn 624 driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 07fd:0005
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Device-4: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-5:4
chip-ID: 0db0:4240 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.13.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: e1000e
v: kernel port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:0d4f class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: igc
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:15f3 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.29 TiB used: 383.65 GiB (16.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 840 PRO Series
size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 6B0Q scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD5000AVDS-63U7B0 size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0A01
scheme: MBR
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD5003ABYX-01WERA1 size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1S02 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 60.68 GiB (6.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 60.68 GiB (6.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 60.68 GiB (6.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 60.68 GiB (6.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.2 GiB used: 51.5 MiB (0.2%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 16
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 32.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.2 GiB used: 5.93 GiB (19.0%)
Processes: 446 Power: uptime: 1h 55m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.41 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1617 libs: 458 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.6.26-1.1):
System install date:     2025-02-07
Last full system update: 2025-02-08 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:
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Just for confirmation:

~/.firedragon/firedragon.overrides.cfg

Ok?

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Not sure if that’s what you want to know, but the file’s entire name is firedragon.overrides.cfg, and it’s located in the /home/elphaco/.firedragon directory.

Everything was running fine using the previous Garuda240428 system.

5

Just to avoid misunderstandings, you mean firedragon.overrides.cfg and not dragonfire.overrides?

firedragon.overrides.cfg should be under ~/.config/firedragon/ according to wiki:

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Yeah, sorry for the typo, it’s firedragon of course, not dragonfire :joy:

I have no ~/.config/firedragon directory, never had one. But I’ve read the wiki before posting and tried to create one to put the file in, but with no success, hence my thread.

7

Can you be more specific about what is not working?

Check in about:config to see what these variables are being set to.

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The file gave me the ability to block cookies from the parameters panel. Simpler for me to show you the thread I’ve created and where @stefanwimmer128 gave me the overrides file solution : Cookie Management on FireDragon - #4 by ElPhaco

I’ve checked in about:config, and it’s set according to the file. So I guess something changed in firedragon since the previous version.

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I would say Floorp or some Firefox security patches.
Firedragon specific elements have not changed at all.

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I installed Floorp and Firefox just now to test, and they both have this UI menu enabled by default.

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This menu is disabled, since FireDragon forces Strict-Mode by default, which makes this setting reset with each browser restart. So there is no point in showing it.

But that is why I gave @ElPhaco the snippet for firedragon.overrides.cfg to override the strict mode with custom settings.

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Yes, I think that is what they are trying to solve.

I saw that, but it seems to be no longer working.

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Could you please describe better what changed. Preferably with screenshots. (Use downgrade or AppImage got get previous version).

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That snippet never made the menu reappear, it only applied custom settings.

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Sorry, can’t use downgrade, I’ve erased my old system to make a fresh install of the latest Garuda.

But it doesn’t seem to work anymore : for example, it has stored a reddit cookie even if the page itself was blocked and didn’t load.

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But the settings are set correctly in about:config?

And you could try the AppImage?

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Have I to suppress the original firedragon before installing the appimage ?

18

You can just download & execute the AppImage it does not need installation or anything.

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Same. I suppose the AppImage uses the same config files as the original ones ? Couldn’t find another directory for Firedragon.

Tested again with a reddit page, it’s strange : it says the page doesn’t load because of cookie blocking, but a cookie is actually stored by the browser.

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Yes, they will use the same config.

So the settings do apply?

Have you tried if after deleting the cookie or deleting all site data (for reddit), it gets set again?

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