Ubuntu
update-manager package

Firefox crashes during an update

Bug #98496 reported by Romain Thouvenin
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
firefox (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Mozilla Bugs
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

It's a known fact that Firefox doesn't like being updated while running.
When the update manager updates Firefox, it shows a tip saying that Firefox should be restarted AFTER the update : too late. Firefox had already crashed when it happened today.

I would say that the tip should ask for closing Firefox before the update.

See original description
Tags: mt-eval
Romain Thouvenin (romain-thouvenin)
description: updated
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in update-manager:
importance: Undecided → Medium
John Vivirito (gnomefreak)
Changed in firefox:
assignee: nobody → mozilla-bugs
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

yes this needs some thinking.

Changed in firefox:
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in update-manager:
importance: Medium → Wishlist
Evgeny Kapun (abacabadabacaba)
Changed in update-manager:
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

I'm thinking we should really get with MVO on this however firefox doesnt need to be closed for update, it only needs a restart after update is done. Since we dont have any info regaurding this bug i think we should start with the error. we also would need crash report. Is this still an issue with latest firefox-3.0.6? Other than that this bug should be closed since we dont have any info on it.
I'm going to close this bug. If it crashes please use apport to file a bug.

Changed in firefox:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in update-manager:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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