Firedragon won't launch after Garuda KDE Dragonized install

After installing Garuda KDE I tried to launch Firedragon from the latte dock. It bounced a few times and then nothing happened. I then installed Firefox and tried to launch it. It bounced a few times but, again, nothing happened. I had installed Garuda on my old desktop (Dell Optiplex 745) to explore it before installing on my main PC. I went back to it and tried both Firedragon and Firefox but the same thing happened on it. I came back to my main PC and installed Vivaldi and ungoogled chromium. They both work. What's wierd is that I had previously installed Feren OS on my main PC and tried to install Firefox on it and I had the same problem (Vivaldi was preinstalled and worked fine). An engineer at Feren OS had me try a couple of things and it finally would launch and worked fine for a few days but then wouldn't launch again. I retried the line in Konsole that worked before and it started launching again (but install was by a flatpak so I don't think that line will work in Garuda). Has anyone had this problem and does anyone know what I can do (or try) to get Firedragon to launch. (It may actually be running just not giving me a window; not sure how to check that since I'm new to Linux).

Thanks.

System:
Kernel: 6.1.11-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=43bffb85-ff35-4aac-a112-4c77368aa23a rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
resume=UUID=2fc97e32-25d3-456c-b850-5b6dcd082f0d loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 info: latte-dock
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1.4
date: 07/27/2016
CPU:
Info: model: AMD A10-7870K Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G bits: 64
type: MT MCP arch: Steamroller level: v2 built: 2014 process: GF 28nm
family: 0x15 (21) model-id: 0x38 (56) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x6003106
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
desc: d-4x16 KiB; i-2x96 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 2x2 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3220 high: 3900 min/max: 1700/3900 boost: enabled
scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 2993 2: 2994
3: 2994 4: 3900 bogomips: 31142
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-2 code: Sea Islands
process: GF/TSMC 16-28nm built: 2013-17 ports: active: VGA-1
empty: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:130f class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.8
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: radeon unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-0 model: Sony TV serial: <filter> built: 2011
res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 30 gamma: 1.2 size: 1600x900mm (62.99x35.43")
diag: 1836mm (72.3") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.4 renderer: KAVERI ( LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 2.50
6.1.11-zen1-1-zen) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:01.1 chip-ID: 1002:1308
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1022:780d class-ID: 0403
Sound API: ALSA v: k6.1.11-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.73 TiB used: 397.79 GiB (14.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 20WD
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10EZEX-22MFCA0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: A750 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 922.42 GiB size: 922.42 GiB (100.00%)
used: 397.79 GiB (43.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 608 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 922.42 GiB size: 922.42 GiB (100.00%)
used: 397.79 GiB (43.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 922.42 GiB size: 922.42 GiB (100.00%)
used: 397.79 GiB (43.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 922.42 GiB size: 922.42 GiB (100.00%)
used: 397.79 GiB (43.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 6.73 GiB used: 370.8 MiB (5.4%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 21.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 22.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 227 Uptime: 2h 36m wakeups: 0 Memory: 6.73 GiB
used: 3.26 GiB (48.4%) Init: systemd v: 252 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
pkgs: 1372 libs: 357 tools: octopi,paru Shell: fish v: 3.6.0 default: Bash
v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.25
Garuda (2.6.14-1):
System install date:     2023-02-15
Last full system update: 2023-02-15 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:

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Can you plz open up a terminal window (konsole) and try to launch firedragon from there? Just type

firedragon

followed by your ENTER key.

Then copy-paste back the output that you see (no picture plz).

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╰─λ firedragon
Gtk-Message: 17:10:44.340: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript warning: resource://services-settings/Utils.jsm, line 65: unreachable code after return statement
console.error: (new UnknownError("IndexedDB: main/url-classifier-skip-urls getLastModified() IndexedDB:   The operation failed for reasons unrelated to the database itself and not covered by any other error code.", "resource://services-settings/IDBHelpers.jsm", 18))

I also got an error message saying that Firefox was already running but not responding, and that I needed to close it before trying to run it again.

In that same terminal window, type

kill -9 firedragon

This will, in theory, close all your firedragon processes.
Plz post the output of that command.

Then type

firedragon -P

This should, in theory, open up a small prompt window that asks you which Firedragon profile you want to use.
Plz tell us which profiles listed there you see.

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[隣] × firedragon -P
Gtk-Message: 17:56:15.949: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
JavaScript warning: resource://services-settings/Utils.jsm, line 65: unreachable code after return statement
console.error: (new UnknownError("IndexedDB: main/url-classifier-skip-urls getLastModified() IndexedDB: The
operation failed for reasons unrelated to the database itself and not covered by any other error code.", "reso
urce://services-settings/IDBHelpers.jsm", 18))
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/AsyncShutdown.jsm, line 718: Error: Phase "xpcom-will-shutdown" is fi
nished, it is too late to register completion condition "UserInteractionTimer 1 for document 7f8e5f523200"
Gtk-Message: 17:56:35.184: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
JavaScript warning: resource://services-settings/Utils.jsm, line 65: unreachable code after return statement
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
console.warn: SearchSettings: "get: No settings file exists, new profile?" (new NotFoundError("Could not open
the file at /home/gary/.firedragon/5rgsgg13.default-release/search.json.mozlz4", (void 0), 226))
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 58: Error: Can't find profile directory.
[Parent 11910, Main Thread] WARNING: dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_shortcut: assertion 'gtk_accelerator_valid
(key, modifier)' failed: 'glib warning', file /home/main-builder/pkgwork/src/firefox-109.0.1/toolkit/xre/nsSig
Handlers.cpp:167

(firedragon:11910): LIBDBUSMENU-GTK-CRITICAL **: 00:56:37.735: dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_shortcut: assert
ion 'gtk_accelerator_valid(key, modifier)' failed
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/PromiseWorker.jsm, line 106: Error: Could not get children of file(/h
ome/gary/.firedragon/5rgsgg13.default-release/thumbnails) because it does not exist

The only 2 profiles listed in the little window were:
default-release
default

It showed a button to start firedragon (using the default-release profile) so I clicked it and firedragon launched.

I can also close it and launch it again from latte dock. ???

Firedragon launched and you can close and relaunch it from the dock, at will?
So all is running good?

Yes. That seems to be the case. Hopefully it will keep working. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

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