Just in case others are searching for the symptoms I'm seeing in Xubuntu 14.04:
* Following links in XChat opens a new empty Firefox window * ubuntu-bug opens a new empty Firefox window -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425972 Title: Firefox no longer supports -remote parameter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/exo/+bug/1425972/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs