when i start firefox, it opens up then closes

if you run firefox from terminal (gnome) or konsole (kde)

if it crashes there you will see output in the terminal/konsole

copy/paste the data here.

i don't know how to run firefox from terminal. i run gnome, what code would that be?
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if you run firefox from terminal (gnome) or konsole (kde)

if it crashes there you will see output in the terminal/konsole

copy/paste the data here.

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In terminal, just type "firefox"

That will open it up

** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
Segmentation fault

On Apr 25, 2009 6:40pm, Kyle <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #68707 on Ubuntu changed:

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> Kyle proposed the following answer:

> In terminal, just type "firefox"

> That will open it up

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OK then try this:

killall firefox; mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla_old; firefox &

This will give you a stock profile. It will have no bookmarks, no passwords, no plugins, default skin. If this works, you have 2 choices

1. Rebuild a new profile
2. Rename back and attempt to troubleshoot the old profile

ok so i got a new profile. any ideas on how i can troubleshoot my old
profile? there's a few bookmarks and such i'd like to restore.

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> Your question #68707 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/68707
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> OK then try this:
>
> killall firefox; mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla_old; firefox &
>
> This will give you a stock profile. It will have no bookmarks, no
> passwords, no plugins, default skin. If this works, you have 2 choices
>
> 1. Rebuild a new profile
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Ok thats cool,

Bookmarks are held in:

~/.mozilla/firefox/<some stuff>.default

so you will have 2 the (old and the new)

if you run:

cd ~/.mozilla_old/firefox; ls

you will see a folder with the word default in its name. Type:

cd <whatever the folder is called>

(E.g. cd 7jc6ywp1.default)

and you will then be in the OLD profile. ok now here's some fun, because we need the file

bookmarks.html

In your NEW profile. So you will need to use the TAB key to autocomplete stuff here (all will become clear).

In Linux we are VERY lazy and you can use TAB to autocomplete files and folder names as well as commands and some switches on those commands. So with this in mind when you see [TAB} in my command. Hit the tab key and some magic will happen. Read ALL of the next bit before continuing:

cp bookmarks.html ~/.mozilla/firefox/[TAB][TAB] (not done yet, read on)

You will again see some randomly generated folder with the word default in it (just like before). Type the first character of the folder and press [TAB] again and *POOF* it completes it for you.

Once that has appeared, press enter and the file will copy (So we keep the original intact and in the right place in the OLD profile) into the NEW profile in the right place.

if you then close ALL firefoxes and rerun them, you should see your bookmarks.

Let me know if you get any trouble and copy / paste the terminal output if you do have issues.