firefox problems

unisol · 06-18-2006, 09:32 AM

when i try to start firefox it acts like its going to start but then stops loading i reinstalled it did not work maybe uninstall and reinstall

brianthegreat · 06-18-2006, 09:43 AM

I have had some wierd problems with firefox and ubuntu. Such as, aftrer installing an extension firefox will not start unless a logout occurs. Maybe try to logout and log back in.

How are you installing firefox? Apt-get or a .tar? Apt-get should install everything in the proper manner.

unisol · 06-18-2006, 09:49 AM

im using synaptic

brianthegreat · 06-18-2006, 09:51 AM

Well, that is apt-get with a gui. Everything should work fine. Can you launch the application from a terminal? MAybe your launcher button is just broken.

unisol · 06-18-2006, 09:54 AM

thanx ill give it a try

brianthegreat · 06-18-2006, 04:10 PM

Could you launch the program via a terminal? If so then you will need to delete your old launcher button and create a new one. Basically, all you need to do is create a new button.

vinbob · 06-18-2006, 04:46 PM

Try renaming your .mozilla directory in your home folder.

Code:

mv ~/.mozilla ~/oldmozilla

If that works, close Firefox and copy your bookmarks/history/settings back,

Code:

cp -Rf ~/oldmozilla/firefox/* ~/.mozilla/firefox

unisol · 06-19-2006, 06:27 AM

thanks it works now however i dont think the system is very stable but ill find out over the next few days again thanx