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LithoUser

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Registered: 2016-11-17

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[SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

Hello !

I'm trying to follow the wiki page to place Firefox's profile to RAM. The "script" part works fine, but I'm not sure about the "automation" part.

I'm trying to create the systemd service as indicated in the wiki, but there's something I don't understand: when exactly will this service be run by systemd? On startup? On login? Each time I open or close Firefox? I think the wiki page lacks information about that... well, I should be able to tell by reading the script, but my skills aren't good enough.

Thanx in advance for any help!

Last edited by LithoUser (2022-02-11 06:40:52)

cameo

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Registered: 2012-08-18

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

If you enabled the service, it starts at every boot, and syncs with the firefox profile on the disc on poweroff.

LithoUser

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

Thanks for your answer! Could you tell me which line causes this behavior? Is it the

WantedBy=default.target

instruction?

Last question: would there be a way to sync each time Firefox opens and close?

Last edited by LithoUser (2022-02-10 18:30:00)

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

The wiki lacks explicit information on this because this is standard service behaviour knowledge: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd#Targets https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System … unit_files

LithoUser

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

Ah! Great! I wanted to learn more, but didn't know which page of the wiki I should read... Thanx a lot for those links!

So, would there be a way to launch the script each time Firefox opens or closes?

LithoUser

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

Thinking a little bit more about it, syncing the profile each time Firefox opens or closes isn't necessary. It would be much more useful to launch the script when a user logs in or out. Now, reading the wiki, I understand it might be the default, so I'm confused: is a standard systemd service launched at boot and poweroff (like cameo said), or when a user logs in and out? Thanx for any help!

Last edited by LithoUser (2022-02-10 20:27:38)

Slithery

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

You have created a user service, not a system service...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd/User

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LithoUser

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox profile on RAM

That's right. Thank you!