Desk-firefox Role¶

Description: Policy-managed web browser for Arch Linux desktops with auto-installed enterprise extensions

Variables¶

author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
description: Policy-managed web browser for Arch Linux desktops with auto-installed enterprise extensions
license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)
company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world
galaxy_tags: [‘firefox’, ‘enterprise-policy’, ‘browser’]
issue_tracker_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/issues
min_ansible_version: 2.9
platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]

README¶

Firefox¶

Description¶

This Ansible role installs and configures Firefox on Arch Linux systems, enforcing Enterprise Policies to automatically install key browser extensions. It ensures that Firefox is installed and set up with policies that force-install uBlock Origin and the KeePassXC Browser extension, delivering a secure and consistent browsing experience.

Overview¶

Tailored for Arch Linux, this role handles the installation of Firefox using the system’s package manager (pacman). It deploys a policies.json file to Firefox’s distribution directory, ensuring that critical extensions are automatically installed via Firefox Enterprise Policies.

Cosmos¶

The diagram places Firefox in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [desk-firefox 💻]
        svc_firefox["firefox"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Purpose¶

The role automates the provisioning of a secure Firefox environment, reducing manual configuration and ensuring consistency across deployments. It is ideal for environments where a standardized and secure browsing setup is required.

Features¶

Installs Firefox: Uses pacman to install the Firefox package.
Enforces Enterprise Policies: Deploys a policies.json file that forces the installation of uBlock Origin and the KeePassXC Browser extension.
Streamlined Configuration: Automatically creates necessary directories and applies correct file permissions.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with other automation roles for a complete system setup.

Quick Setup¶

Development¶

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Firefox onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=desk-firefox full_cycle=false

Production¶

Install Firefox directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh

APP=desk-firefox
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
  --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --host localhost \
  --include "$APP" \
  --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
  --diff -vv

Addons¶

Role-level extensions are declared in `meta/addons/ <./meta/addons/>`__ (unified addon contract, requirement 026):

Addon	Mechanism	Default state	Bridges
`ublock -origin`	`extension`	always installed (`required: true`)	none
`k eepassxc- browser`	`extension`	always installed (`required: true`)	none

Both extensions are force-installed through Firefox Enterprise Policies; each addon’s config.xpi_url is read by `templates/policies.json.j2 <./templates/policies.json.j2>`__ into policies.Extensions.Install[]. They carry no cross-role dependency, so no bridges: key is present.

Playwright exemption: these are desktop browser extensions with no in-app web surface to drive, so they are exempt from the per-addon Playwright spec (requirement 026, Decision 11).

Credits¶

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).