** Description changed: + ========================================== + ===== + UPDATE: + ===== + + Fixed problem by resetting ownership of '.mozilla' hidden directory and + all files within using the following command (remove angle brackets and + insert your login name): + + $ sudo chown <your username>:<your username> -R .mozilla + + All data restored including previous session tabs and bookmarks. + + Cheers, + -Phflupp + ========================================= + Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 After a recent Ubuntu update Firefox 3 crashed, lost all bookmarks, ignores default page as set up in preferences, greyed out BACK and FORWARD page arrows (they no longer work), cannot import bookmarks backup. System REINSTALL of Firefox fails to fix any of these items. Add-Ons: AdBlock Plus, Foxmarks (no longer works), and Ubuntu Firefox modifications. Ubuntu 8.04 ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 3 00:10:46 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64
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