Ubuntu
firefox package

update-manager breaks running firefox

Bug #560003 reported by Ruud Koot
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Mozilla Firefox
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firefox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

When update-manager updates firefox any running instances of firefox will usually be left in an unusable state:

* no new windows or tabs van be opened,
* parts of the user interface will stop responding,
* when quitting firefox it will quit instantly quit instead of asking whether any open tabs should be saved.

I find the third point very annoying, especially that it is the only course of action one can takes given the first two. Perhaps update-manager could just kill firefox before updating, so any open tabs can be recovered when it is restarted after the update.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report. affecting to firefox.

affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) → firefox (Ubuntu)
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has already been reported, but please feel free to report any other bugs you find.

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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