** Summary changed: - Firefox fails to launch + Firefox opens only if new profile is created on launch
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: firefox - Firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu6, Ubuntu Lucid, all updates installed - 1. Launch Firefox. + 1. From a shell, enter "firefox". + 2. From a shell, enter "firefox -P". In the profile manager, create a new profile named "test" and choose "Start Firefox". (Exit when done.) + 3. From a shell, enter "firefox -P test", to launch with the profile you just created. - What happens: Nothing. - What should happen: A Web browser. + What happens: + 1. Firefox exits immediately. + 2. A browser window opens. + 3. Firefox exits immediately. - There isn't any error output when Firefox is launched from the Terminal, it just exits immediately. - ------------ - 15:07:5...@~> time firefox + What should happen: + 1. A browser window opens. + 2. A browser window opens. + 3. A browser window opens. - real 0m0.850s - user 0m0.132s - sys 0m0.060s - 15:07:5...@~> - ------------ - - strace output attached. + There isn't any error output when Firefox exits immediately. strace + output attached. -- Firefox opens only if new profile is created on launch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552525 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
