Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox
Once firefox crashed for one reason or another one can't start new instance anymore because there is still a firefox-bin process running, which causes firefox to suggest "close all instances or restart the system". I can "killall firefox-bin" and open firefox after, but this is not the same as "close all instances", and suggesting to "restart the system" seems too disruptive to the user workflow, especially considering that it isn't necessary. to help users who don't know about "killall", or try to avoid using command line and to save keystrokes for those who can use it alright but get annoyed by the error message, firefox could do something along the lines: if it detected that other instance is running but isn't responding - kill that other instance and continue starting up. it shouldn't be just "killall" because it could be running on a multiuser setup, it should only kill firefox processes by the same user. ** Affects: mozilla-firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- firefox should kill non-responding instance and start up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs