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running two copies of Firefox

Asked by ealthuis

In Natty I was able to run Firefox in two separate windows, Oneiric does not allow that --as yet--, any resolution to this minor problem

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

if you press ALT+F2 and run:

firefox

does another run?

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ealthuis (ealthuis) said : 		#2

Yes

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#3

Ctrl+N while in Firefox (or File > New Window) will also do it. If that doesn't work, please let us know, as that would almost certainly be a bug.

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ealthuis (ealthuis) said : 		#4

Both methods work, my intent was to have Firefox in two separate work spaces, as I had been doing before. I have Firefox running in one work space, switching to a blank work space, then entering Ctrl+N starts a new version of Firefox, the one I am using now. I am satisfied that I will be able to continue this practice.

Using File > New Window, also starts Firefox, but in the same workspace, in that case one has to click on the Firefox icon to switch.
I find the Ctrl + N more convenient.

Thanks all for the suggestions

EA