firefox defuncts if started from the xfce internet menu, works in shell
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
in xfce (did not check other desktops) clicking internet menu item for firefox produces defunct firefox. starting it from terminal works normally, apart from the messages:
** (firefox:4814): WARNING **: Failed to open webapp application path dir /usr/share/
** (firefox:4814): WARNING **: Failed to open webapp application path dir /usr/local/
workaround: kill the process /usr/lib/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: firefox 17.0+build2-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
AddonCompatChec
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20121120063459
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
Date: Mon Dec 3 14:50:58 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-22 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
IpRoute:
default via 193.2.120.254 dev eth0
169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
193.2.120.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 193.2.120.35
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
MarkForUpload: True
MostRecentCrashID: bp-453331f2-
Plugins:
Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/
Gnome Shell Integration - /usr/lib/
iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/
DjView-4.9 - /usr/lib/
PrefSources:
prefs.js
[Profile]
[Profile]/<email address hidden>
[Profile]
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=
RelatedPackageV
gnome-shell 3.6.1-0ubuntu1.1
rhythmbox-mozilla 2.97-1ubuntu5
djview-plugin 4.9-2ubuntu1
RfKill:
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: firefox
SubmittedCrashIDs: bp-453331f2-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 06/01/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.20
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: G41C-GS
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
modifying the firefox launcher button so that it "runs in terminal" also makes it work.