On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:27:38 -0500, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apologies for asking here, as it's probably not specific to Debian, > but I am a Debian user (testing system) and this is a very > knowledgable group (about lots of things :). > > I use the gmail notifier extension, which lets me know whether I have > new email. But I cannot update from 0.3.3 to 0.4 - it appears to > install, but when I restart Firefox, the earlier version is still > there. I have even uninstalled 0.3.3 and installed 0.4, but 0.3.3 > comes back! No doubt it's a permissions problem - so much with Linux > is - but I can't figure out where Firefox keeps anything so that I > could correct it. (An aside: why does Firefox use all these random > strings for profiles and extensions, etc.? Security through > obscurity? It makes for a very unpleasant enduser experience, at > least for someone used to getting under the hood and editing config > files.) > > I've Googled, searched Firefox help, and looked everywhere I can think > of - I can't believe I'm experiencing a unique problem, but I can't > find anything useful. You're my last resort! >
You talk about permission problems, have you installed the extension with root? You need to look in your ~/.mozilla/firefox dir, deleting the extension itself and modifying the prefs.js... Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
