element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Clicking a link results in a "Firefox is already running" window
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A-Electron
A-Error-Message
T-Defect
Z-Linux
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
1. Click a link sent to me in a chat (or even the one to open a Github issue in the settings) while Firefox is already running (on Linux)
### Outcome
#### What did you expect?
A new tab should open in the running Firefox
#### What happened instead?
A window pops up telling me that Firefox is already running and should be closed first
### Operating system
Linux
### Application version
Element 1.9.9
### How did you install the app?
Debian package
### Homeserver
Not relevant here
### Will you send logs?
No
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