In the mean time, I have upgraded my machine from firefox 2.0.0.1+0dfsg-0ubuntu2 to 2.0.0.1+1-0ubuntu1
Using this new version, the problem is solved. Thanks for Your assistance. -- Omitting protocol ('file://') from URL causes firefox-bin to crash https://launchpad.net/bugs/85296 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs