Bookmarks Icon closes Firefox Browser in 1.0.4 Sarge???

**phreakshew** · 08-23-2005

Hello all- I am still very new with Linux, but am familiar with Firefox. I updated my browser via system / synaptic package manager and it looked like everything went fine, but now when I click on either the BOOKMARKS or HISTORY tabs at the top of the screen, my browser instantly closes. I tried reinstalling it the same way, and it still happens. What gives? WOuld it be better to install the update "manually"? If so, how do I do that? I have been working with Linux all of about 5 days now.

Thanx!

**Vergil83** · 08-23-2005

try starting firefox from the command line to see if any errors occur.

**phreakshew** · 08-24-2005

so.... do I ctrl-alt-t to open up x terminal and then???

what do I type to run firefox from command line? I am a super NOOB -

**Vergil83** · 08-24-2005

just open open a terminal (or konsole, xterm) and type

Code:

mozilla-firefox

**d38dm8nw81k1ng** · 08-24-2005

Code:

firefox

will do if the above code doesn't work.

**phreakshew** · 08-24-2005

Thanx! - I opened firefox from the terminal and when I either click the bookmarks or history icons the browser closes and I get a "Segmentation fault" message. phooey. How do I fix that?

**Vergil83** · 08-24-2005

What I would do is open up a terminal and move your firefox profile.

Code:

mv ./.mozilla /home/user_name/Desktop

You can move it to where ever you want (just not /home/user_name). I just picked Desktop, because it exists by default
Now try to run firefox. If it works, then there is something wrong in your profile folder. You can keep your bookmarks by copying the bookmarks html from your ./.mozilla folder now on the desktop.

If moving the profile doesn't work, then completey remove firefox with

Code:

apt-get --purge remove mozilla-firefox

now try to reinstall it and see if it works. If it does, you should be able to move your profile back.

**phreakshew** · 08-25-2005

well I opened up a terminal and typed what u said and I moved the profile to my Desktop and now when I click the bookmarks and history icons they work like they're supposed to! YAY!

So, this means that there is/was something wrong with my profile folder? What do I need to do next- and where did I move my profile FROM?

thanx again!

**phreakshew** · 08-26-2005

Thanx foe the info- I posted me results on the linux applications forum under segmentation fault - its here if yer curious: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-53135.html

**Vergil83** · 08-26-2005

yes, so there is something wrong in your profile. You can just copy your bookmarks, history, password info from it. They should be at

Code:

/home/username/Desktop/.mozilla/firefox/xxxx123.default/

(the xxx123 will be some combination of letters and numbers)
they will be called

Code:

bookmarks.html history.dat formhistory.dat signons.txt

Now you can cp these to your new firefox install
cp bookmarks.html history.dat formhistory.dat signons.txt

Code:

/home/user_name/.mozilla/firefox/xxxx123.default/

Oh, and good job helping someone else :rock:

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