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Browser: 'firefox' was not found on your system or is not supported by Cypress. #15258

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niru005 opened this issue Feb 27, 2021 · 15 comments
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Browser: 'firefox' was not found on your system or is not supported by Cypress. #15258

niru005 opened this issue Feb 27, 2021 · 15 comments
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niru005 commented Feb 27, 2021

I am trying to run the test on firefox in headless mode using below command, But cypress in not able to find firefox browser.

npx cypress run --browser firefox

Current behavior

Can't run because you've entered an invalid browser name.

Browser: 'firefox' was not found on your system or is not supported by Cypress.

Cypress supports the following browsers:

  • chrome
  • chromium
  • edge
  • electron
  • firefox

You can also use a custom browser: https://on.cypress.io/customize-browsers

Available browsers found on your system are:

  • chrome
  • electron

Desired behavior

Cypress should able to detect firefox browser & test should run on firefox.

Cypress version - npx cypress verify

✔ Verified Cypress! /var/lib/jenkins/.cache/Cypress/6.5.0/Cypress

Firefox version - firefox --version

Mozilla Firefox 84.0.2
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Please see our troubleshooting guide on Launching Browsers

Could you run Cypress in debug mode specifically logging cypress:launcher logs and run cypress info and print the entire set of logs here?

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niru005 commented Mar 1, 2021 •
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Log -> DEBUG=cypress:launcher npx cypress run --browser firefox

  cypress:launcher detecting if the following browsers are present [ { name: 'chrome', family: 'chromium', channel: 'stable', displayName: 'Chrome', versionRegex: /Google Chrome (\S+)/m, binary: [ 'google-chrome', 'chrome', 'google-chrome-stable' ] }, { name: 'chromium', family: 'chromium', channel: 'stable', displayName: 'Chromium', versionRegex: /Chromium (\S+)/m, binary: [ 'chromium-browser', 'chromium' ] }, { name: 'chrome', family: 'chromium', channel: 'canary', displayName: 'Canary', versionRegex: /Google Chrome Canary (\S+)/m, binary: 'google-chrome-canary' }, { name: 'firefox', family: 'firefox', channel: 'stable', displayName: 'Firefox', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox ([^\sab]+)$/m, binary: 'firefox' }, { name: 'firefox', family: 'firefox', channel: 'dev', displayName: 'Firefox Developer Edition', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox (\S+b\S*)$/m, binary: [ 'firefox-developer-edition', 'firefox' ] }, { name: 'firefox', family: 'firefox', channel: 'nightly', displayName: 'Firefox Nightly', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox (\S+a\S*)$/m, binary: [ 'firefox-nightly', 'firefox-trunk' ] }, { name: 'edge', family: 'chromium', channel: 'stable', displayName: 'Edge', versionRegex: /Microsoft Edge (\S+)/m, binary: [ 'edge', 'microsoft-edge' ] }, { name: 'edge', family: 'chromium', channel: 'canary', displayName: 'Edge Canary', versionRegex: /Microsoft Edge Canary (\S+)/m, binary: 'edge-canary' }, { name: 'edge', family: 'chromium', channel: 'beta', displayName: 'Edge Beta', versionRegex: /Microsoft Edge Beta (\S+)/m, binary: 'edge-beta' }, { name: 'edge', family: 'chromium', channel: 'dev', displayName: 'Edge Dev', versionRegex: /Microsoft Edge Dev (\S+)/m, binary: [ 'edge-dev', 'microsoft-edge-dev' ] } ] +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chrome +6ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chrome on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "google-chrome --version" +1ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chrome +11ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chrome on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "chrome --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chrome +9ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chrome on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "google-chrome-stable --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "chrome" with error: spawn chrome ENOENT +10ms
  cypress:launcher browser chrome not installed +1ms
  cypress:launcher stdout: "Google Chrome 88.0.4324.182" +17ms
  cypress:launcher setting major version for {"name":"chrome","family":"chromium","channel":"stable","displayName":"Chrome","version":"88.0.4324.182","path":"google-chrome"} +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser chrome version 88.0.4324.182 major version 88 +0ms
  cypress:launcher stdout: "Google Chrome 88.0.4324.182" +19ms
  cypress:launcher setting major version for {"name":"chrome","family":"chromium","channel":"stable","displayName":"Chrome","version":"88.0.4324.182","path":"google-chrome-stable"} +0ms
  cypress:launcher browser chrome version 88.0.4324.182 major version 88 +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chromium +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chromium on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "chromium-browser --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chromium +9ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chromium on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "chromium --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "chromium-browser" with error: spawn chromium-browser ENOENT +9ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "chromium" with error: spawn chromium ENOENT +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser chromium not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher browser chromium not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser chrome +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up chrome on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "google-chrome-canary --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "google-chrome-canary" with error: spawn google-chrome-canary ENOENT +9ms
  cypress:launcher browser chrome not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser firefox +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up firefox on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "firefox --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher stdout: "" +34ms
  cypress:launcher Could not extract version from stdout using regex: { stdout: '', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox ([^\sab]+)$/m } +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "firefox" with error: Browser not installed: firefox +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser firefox not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser firefox +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up firefox on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "firefox-developer-edition --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser firefox +9ms
  cypress:launcher looking up firefox on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "firefox --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "firefox-developer-edition" with error: spawn firefox-developer-edition ENOENT +9ms
  cypress:launcher browser firefox not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher stdout: "" +24ms
  cypress:launcher Could not extract version from stdout using regex: { stdout: '', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox (\S+b\S*)$/m } +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "firefox" with error: Browser not installed: firefox +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser firefox not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser firefox +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up firefox on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "firefox-nightly --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser firefox +9ms
  cypress:launcher looking up firefox on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "firefox-trunk --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "firefox-nightly" with error: spawn firefox-nightly ENOENT +9ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "firefox-trunk" with error: spawn firefox-trunk ENOENT +0ms
  cypress:launcher browser firefox not installed +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser firefox not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "edge --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +7ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "microsoft-edge --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "edge" with error: spawn edge ENOENT +7ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "microsoft-edge" with error: spawn microsoft-edge ENOENT +0ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "edge-canary --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "edge-canary" with error: spawn edge-canary ENOENT +7ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "edge-beta --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "edge-beta" with error: spawn edge-beta ENOENT +8ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +0ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "edge-dev --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher checking one browser edge +7ms
  cypress:launcher looking up edge on linux platform +0ms
  cypress:launcher finding version string using command "microsoft-edge-dev --version" +0ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "edge-dev" with error: spawn edge-dev ENOENT +7ms
  cypress:launcher Received error detecting browser binary: "microsoft-edge-dev" with error: spawn microsoft-edge-dev ENOENT +0ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +1ms
  cypress:launcher browser edge not installed +0ms
Can't run because you've entered an invalid browser name.

Browser: 'firefox' was not found on your system or is not supported by Cypress.

Cypress supports the following browsers:
- chrome
- chromium
- edge
- electron
- firefox

You can also use a custom browser: https://on.cypress.io/customize-browsers

Available browsers found on your system are:
- chrome
- electron

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niru005 commented Mar 1, 2021

Log for -> npx cypress info

Displaying Cypress info...

Detected 1 browser installed:

  1. Chrome
  • Name: chrome
  • Channel: stable
  • Version: 88.0.4324.182
  • Executable: google-chrome

Note: to run these browsers, pass : to the '--browser' field

Examples:

  • cypress run --browser chrome

Cypress Version: 6.5.0
System Platform: linux (Ubuntu - 16.04)

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niru005 commented Mar 1, 2021

It is not detecting firefox, where firefox is installed in my system

firefox --version
Mozilla Firefox 85.0.1

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@niru005 Do you know the location where Firefox is downloaded? Did you try to pass the path to the downloaded location as shown in https://on.cypress.io/troubleshooting#Launching-browsers?

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niru005 commented Mar 2, 2021

I have tried to pass the path of firefox as well but it is not working.

npx cypress run --browser /usr/bin/firefox
We could not identify a known browser at the path you provided: /usr/bin/firefox

The output from the command we ran was:

Unable to find browser with path /usr/bin/firefox

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Have you tried an absolute path ?

This

npx cypress run --browser "C:/dev/softs/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe"

worked for me.

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@niru005 Are you using Docker to run your tests? Possible duplicate of #8611

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I had the same problem with an Ubuntu 22.04-based docker image. Ubuntu 22.04 will install a snap version of firefox by default, which will not run in docker.

I had to install the "normal" non-snap version of firefox: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04

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@cypress-app-bot cypress-app-bot closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Jun 2, 2023
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hckhanh commented Jul 15, 2023

I get the same issue, for my case:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Electron
  • Webkit

Only Firefox is missing

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JanAbe commented Apr 4, 2024

I am not using docker and have the same problem.

When I run npx cypress run --browser firefox or npx cypress run --browser /usr/bin/firefox I get the notification that I have entered an invalid browser name and that cypress is unable to find a browser with path /usr/bin/firefox respectively.

(I am on ubuntu 22.04)

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We also ran into the same issue, and used the same workaround: use the --browser parameter pointing to the real binary, not the snap wrapper. Or alternatively, use the native installer isntead of snap.

npx cypress run --browser /snap/firefox/current/usr/lib/firefox/firefox

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yabab commented May 9, 2024 •
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We ended up building an image from cypress/base and adding Firefox manually, here's a Dockerfile for that:

FROM cypress/base:18.16.1  

ARG FIREFOX_VERSION=125.0.3

USER root:root
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y bzip2 ca-certificates
RUN wget -O firefox.tar.bz2 "https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/${FIREFOX_VERSION}/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-${FIREFOX_VERSION}.tar.bz2"  

RUN tar -xvf firefox.tar.bz2 -C /opt
RUN rm firefox.tar.bz2 
RUN ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

USER node:node

You could also use a cypress/browser image and simply force replace Firefox, like in this Dockerfile:

FROM cypress/browsers:node-18.16.1-chrome-114.0.5735.133-1-ff-114.0.2-edge-114.0.1823.51-1

ARG FIREFOX_VERSION=125.0.3

USER root:root
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y bzip2
RUN wget -O firefox.tar.bz2 "https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/${FIREFOX_VERSION}/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-${FIREFOX_VERSION}.tar.bz2"  

RUN tar -xvf firefox.tar.bz2 -C /opt
RUN rm firefox.tar.bz2 
RUN ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

USER node:node

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