eID add-on fails on Linux distributions
The Belgian eID add-on does not work on Linux: it fails to find the eID middleware or reports outdated software.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 28 October 2020 · last reported 2 July 2026
What's going wrong
People running Linux, including Ubuntu and Linux Mint, say the Belgian eID add-on for Firefox does not detect the eID middleware, even when the viewer works and the latest versions are installed.
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