https://github.com/turulomio/firefox_newuser

Script to execute a firefox instance with a recently created user. It deletes user after firefox execution
https://github.com/turulomio/firefox_newuser

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Script to execute a firefox instance with a recently created user. It deletes user after firefox execution

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/turulomio/firefox_newuser
• Owner: turulomio
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-01-09T07:50:33.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-10T16:37:34.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-01T20:41:52.650Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: clean, firefox, new
• Language: Python
• Size: 272 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Firefox NewUser

Script to run a Firefox instance with a dynamically created temporary user **exclusively in Wayland environments**. This project is specifically designed to work on **Gentoo Linux**; its functionality on other distributions is not guaranteed. The user and all their data are automatically deleted when the browser is closed, ensuring a clean and isolated session.

## Features

- **Total isolation:** Creates a dedicated system user (`firefox_newuser`) for the session.

- **Automatic cleanup:** Deletes the user, their group, and their `/home` directory after execution.

- **File synchronization:** Allows moving files downloaded or created during the session to a persistent directory before deletion.

- **Optimized for Wayland:** Uses native session management for modern environments.

- **Sound support:** Automatically bridges PipeWire/PulseAudio sockets and authentication cookies to ensure audio works out of the box.

## Requirements

- Python >= 3.10

- **root** privileges (the script will request them via `su` if run as a normal user).

- Firefox installed.

## Installation

If you use  **Gentoo Linux** you can find my ebuild en `https://github.com/turulomio/myportage/tree/master/www-client/firefox_newuser`.

You can install this package using pip or poetry