Firefox is broken

[steve7233]

Firefox won't come up. It says my profile can't be read. I deleted the folder when I reinstalled Kubuntu. I tried using the profile manager to create a new profile but it still won't work. I tried un installing Firefox and reinstalling. It still can't find my profile.

[steve7233]

I tried creating a new profile in ProfileManager but it seems that the Kubuntu package is broken please remove the current package from the repository and put back the previous one until the newer Kubuntu package gets fixed.

[chimak111]

AFAIK, there's no distinct Kubuntu package. The same package is available to all Ubuntu flavors. And, at least on ubuntuforums.org and askubuntu.com, I'm not seeing reports of problems with Firefox.

[whatthefunk]

The package is fine, you just have a corrupt profile. First, purge Firefox:

sudo apt purge firefox

Then delete the .mozilla file in your home folder. (To see hidden files and folders in the file manager, press Alt + .). Reinstall firefox and you should be good to go.

[steve7233]

I already uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox using discovery.

[claydoh]

I already uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox using discovery.

Uninstalling does not remove your local config files, even with a purge. You still need to rename or delete your .mozilla folder as whatthefunk suggests.

[steve7233]

The package is fine, you just have a corrupt profile. First, purge Firefox:

sudo apt purge firefox

Then delete the .mozilla file in your home folder. (To see hidden files and folders in the file manager, press Alt + .). Reinstall firefox and you should be good to go.

I tried it your way but there was no difference! Either the terminal or dolphin it is still broken. Either there is something wrong with the Ubuntu package, with this version of Firefox or 1 or more missing dependences.

[steve7233]

Uninstalling does not remove your local config files, even with a purge. You still need to rename or delete your .mozilla folder as whatthefunk suggests.

I did that both times.

[wizard10000]

Thinking out loud, perhaps there are issues with permissions in your home directory?

[steve7233]

Thinking out loud, perhaps there are issues with permissions in your home directory?

How do I check that. That sounds like a great idea to check.

[chimak111]

ls -al

should help.

[steve7233]

I just ran dolphin as sudo and changed the permissions of ./mozzila so that everyone can read and write. It still won't read my profile.

[wizard10000]

I just ran dolphin as sudo and changed the permissions of ./mozzila so that everyone can read and write. It still won't read my profile.

Check the permissions of your home directory itself (/home/username). Your home directory should be owned by you and the group should also be you. Permissions should be read/write for the owner and read for group and others and the execute box should be ticked.

[steve7233]

Check the permissions of your home directory itself (/home/username). Your home directory should be owned by you and the group should also be you. Permissions should be read/write for the owner and read for group and others and the execute box should be ticked.

I already checked that.

[wizard10000]

I already checked that.

.mozilla directory should have the same permissions.