Delta Chat version
v2.49.0 linux deb
Screen snapshots
I am running mint 22.3 with delta chat v2.49.0. Why does the app window, (picture attached) claim to run with elevated privileges?
ian
May 13, 2026, 8:14am
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The explanation may be related to:
opened 09:50PM - 23 Jan 16 UTC
closed 01:33PM - 13 Feb 16 UTC
information_old
_Question asked by sullybear on Wordpress: I notice that the title bar in firefo… x shows “(as superuser)” is that normal? Or did I goof a setting?_
_Reply from netblue30: The sandbox process itself runs as root. The application inside the sandbox runs as a regular user. I don’t know why firefox shows as superuser, “ps aux | grep firefox” reports it as a regular user. I would say is a bug in firefox._
I want to add that I observe the same behavior for other applications as well, i.e. VLC, Audacious, Transmission. In all these cases, the title bar claims that the application is running as root. At the same time, the sandbox appears to work perfectly.
Firejail version 0.9.36
opened 01:41PM - 12 Dec 16 UTC
closed 02:33PM - 07 Nov 22 UTC
confirmed
Applications launched under Firejail and Flatpak include "(as superuser)" in the… ir window's title even though they're not actually being ran as root.
More information from Firejail's issues tracker: [(as superuser) in title bar](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/258).
Debian stretch, marco 1.16.0, firejail 0.9.44.2, flatpak 0.6.14.
Applications launched under Firejail and Flatpak include “(as superuser)” in their window’s title even though they’re not actually being ran as root. The sandbox process itself runs as root.
ian
May 30, 2026, 8:06pm
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Feel free to mark the topic as solved if your curiosity has been satisfied.
