Mullvad Browser defaults to using X11/Xwayland, which is inherently insecure. As it’s based on Firefox it can be used on Wayland without any compatibility issues with the following command
MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 ./start-mullvad-browser --detach
But can anyone tell me how exactly I make this flag permanent? I tried adding the flag to the .desktop file but with no success.
Also a note: Should applications and especially browsers perhaps have an explanation on how to run them on Wayland?
The line starting with “Exec” should be as follows:
Exec=env MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 ./start-mullvad-browser --detach
You pointed me in the right direction, but in this case the Exec line needs to stay the same, while the X-MullvadBrowser-ExecShell needs to be modified. Thanks.
Hi, please elaborate. What did you edit? Thanks!
Here’s the fix for the Flatpak version:
sudo flatpak override --socket=wayland --env=MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 net.mullvad.MullvadBrowser
This will force Mullvad Browser to use Wayland and stop it from logging out automatically while using wayland.
Cheers!