* Helge Hafting ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Package: mozilla-firefox > Version: 1.0.7-1 > Severity: important > > > I tried to start firefox twice. The first start apparently crashed somehow, > the second one wnated me to "choose profile" because the default user > was in use already. > > I can't get out of this. "ps aux" confirms no firefoxes running. > Logging out of X and in again did not help either. > Removing .moxilla/ .mozilla-firefox/ and .firefox/ didn't help either. > I couldn't see anything obvious in /tmp either, so I have no idea > what keeps firefox thinking there is a running instance.
It's strange that this wouldn't solve the problem. All the profile data is in .mozilla. Can you try purging the package and reinstalling? > I can't use firefox anymore, unless I create more profiles. I don't want that > though - that'd only be a stupid workaround. Somehow, mozilla has decided > that the "default" user is permanently "in use" and I have no idea how to > get out of that. The bug is that it is possible to get into such a situation, > firefox should really check to see if there is another process. > Or even better - an extra button for forcibly using the "busy" user. > The option to force a program to go against its own mistakes jsut feels good. > :-) > > Also, I cannot see why firefox should bother implementing its own "multiuser" > system. The operating system does that already, that part could perhaps be > made optional, to be compiled only on single-user platforms. That'd make > for a leaner firefox. Or if could be removed > outright - it doesn't seem useful. (I can see how it might have been > useful in the old days, when mozilla web & mail was the same app. > But now it is just web, and the "multiuser" thing could be left to > mail apps that may have to access several accounts.) I do tend to agree with this sentiment. I don't think there's a way to disable it however (and even if I did, I'm sure others would complain they like it). > Finally, I don't get it - what's the point of stopping me from running several > firefox processes? It is actually convenient, if one browser crashes on some > difficult site (or bad plugins) the other ones remains running. I can of > course > achieve this by running several instances of "dillo" and one firefox, but > dillo is limited compared to firefox. Sure, several processes will > eat more memory - but I have enough I think. Well it would be difficult to synchronize bookmarks, history, etc between the processes. > Don't misunderstand me, I like firefox and appreciate the effort that goes > into > making it. But this was a nasty surprise. The punishment for using > "testing" :-) -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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