Public bug reported: Firefox does not start up, instead a window opens that shows:
XML Parsing Error: undefined entity Location: chrome://browser/content/browser.xul Line Number 1165, Column 7: <menuitem class="pageActionContextMenuItem extensionUnpinned" ------^ Removing the ~./mozilla folder does not help. Version is 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 This report is filed using Waterfox instead. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: firefox 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-29.32-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-29-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: pia 3276 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: pia 3276 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20180122225545 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Jan 27 14:27:52 2018 Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (814 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) IpRoute: default via 10.75.15.254 dev eth0 proto static metric 100 10.75.0.0/20 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.75.0.58 metric 100 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so (browser-plugin-gnash) PrefSources: prefs.js Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=58.0/20180122225545 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: browser-plugin-gnash 0.8.11~git20160608-1.3 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-01-16 (11 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: W230SS dmi.board.vendor: Notebook dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd04/15/2014:svnNotebook:pnW230SS:pvrNotApplicable:rvnNotebook:rnW230SS:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A: dmi.product.family: Not Applicable dmi.product.name: W230SS dmi.product.version: Not Applicable dmi.sys.vendor: Notebook ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745737 Title: Firefox fails to start up and displays XML Parsing Error: undefined entity To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1745737/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs