Public bug reported: This problem is the same as the one reported for Firefox 22 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1194841). The workaround mentioned there still works. While this problem is resolved for the previous versions, current version of Firefox is plagued by this bug.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04.3 Package: firefox 24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Uname: 3.8.0-30-generic AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4 Architecture: amd64 ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bug firefox proxy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1229059 Title: Firefox 24 uses stale manual proxy settings when configured to use system proxy settings, and system proxy settings are set to "None" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1229059/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs