Instability between upgrade and restart (e.g. Assertion failed)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox
When firefox is upgraded with apt-get, a firefox restart is required. But between the upgrade and the (firefox) restart, firefox behaves abnormally. It is not always practical to restart firefox immediately, e.g. the user might be writing an email or filling in a form. Errors include: assertion failed when a URL is entered in the URL bar, right click not giving context-sensitive menus (e.g. save image when over an image). Expected behaviour: Firefox should continue to work normally.
To reproduce:
- start firefox
- upgrade firefox (apt) without stopping firefox
- input a URL on the address bar
This happened again today on the release of 3.09
$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
Installed: 3.0.9+nobinonly
Candidate: 3.0.9+nobinonly
Version table:
*** 3.0.9+nobinonly
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2
Release: 8.04
Attached a screenshot of failed assertion which occurs when inputting an address in the URL bar.
We dontr support firefox-2.0 any longer. the package "firefox" is 2.0 the package "firefox-3.0" is the dorrect one. Anyway i marked as a duplicate