Comments on: Linux Firefox Tips http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:26:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nka http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/#comment-680645 nka Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:10:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10557#comment-680645 They rm lock tip was a wonderful find. Whenever ff crashes and since I'm using an older machine, unfortunately this happens quite often, it is annoying getting that stupid error. With the lock file removed, no more. Thanks. They rm lock tip was a wonderful find. Whenever ff crashes and since I’m using an older machine, unfortunately this happens quite often, it is annoying getting that stupid error. With the lock file removed, no more. Thanks.

]]> By: Gerhard http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/#comment-660632 Gerhard Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:56:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10557#comment-660632 Ubuntu Intrepid: I had the "Firefox is already running..." error today and the only lock file I had was .parentlock (or something), deleted with no success. I'm sharing a profile with Windows on Ubuntu. I forgot to mount my XP partition (I prefer it manually). Only realized my problem when I managed to run "firefox -profilemanager" successfully. So make sure Firefox have access to selected profile. Ubuntu Intrepid: I had the “Firefox is already running…” error today and the only lock file I had was .parentlock (or something), deleted with no success. I’m sharing a profile with Windows on Ubuntu. I forgot to mount my XP partition (I prefer it manually). Only realized my problem when I managed to run “firefox -profilemanager” successfully.

So make sure Firefox have access to selected profile.

]]> By: fire » Blog Archive » Linux Firefox Tips http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/#comment-643856 fire » Blog Archive » Linux Firefox Tips Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:34:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10557#comment-643856 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> By: shippou http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/#comment-643773 shippou Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:17:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10557#comment-643773 I have no gripes with the command line, but then there is an easier way to install flash: via Synaptic. This is just a suggestion. This is what I like in Linux: there are many ways to do the same thing. :) I have no gripes with the command line, but then there is an easier way to install flash: via Synaptic.

This is just a suggestion.

This is what I like in Linux: there are many ways to do the same thing. :)

]]> By: What is Firefox? http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/14/linux-firefox-tips/#comment-643544 What is Firefox? Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:39:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10557#comment-643544 Wow, scary Linux! Seriously, in Ubuntu to install Flash 10 you just go to the Adobe site (Firefox takes you there if you don't already have Flash installed but visit a page with Flash) and click Ubuntu Version. Then click Install, enter your system password, and you are done. As for the lock file, I've never had it bother me in Ubuntu. I have had a Windows computer refuse to start Firefox because it thought that Firefox was already running, but it's never happened to me in Ubuntu. Wow, scary Linux!

Seriously, in Ubuntu to install Flash 10 you just go to the Adobe site (Firefox takes you there if you don’t already have Flash installed but visit a page with Flash) and click Ubuntu Version. Then click Install, enter your system password, and you are done.

As for the lock file, I’ve never had it bother me in Ubuntu. I have had a Windows computer refuse to start Firefox because it thought that Firefox was already running, but it’s never happened to me in Ubuntu.

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