Can you launch firefox from the console?
I know that when I installed firefox 3.5 it was a little screwy for me
because instead of it being /usr/bin/firefox the new install binary was
actually /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 so all my icons broke. This could be what
is happening to you.
I would try just creating a new shortcut and point it to <path>/firefox
then make sure you have a firefox binary. In my case i created a sym
link /usr/bin/firefox that points to /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 for my own
piece of mind. Of course don't forget the %u in the shortcut command so
it will create a user profile.
Hope this helps,
Seth
On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 08:59 -0500, Pete Theisen wrote:
> Setheck wrote:
>
> Hi Setheck,
>
> Don't know, the icon and the menu choice have both disappeared.
>
> > What is the path the current icon is trying to use?
> > Can't you just change the command to be /pete/firefox/firefox %u
> > I would think that should work...
> > Otherwise try deleting the sym link and remaking it.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Dec 27, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > Pete Theisen wrote:
> > Hi Everybody,
> > After much nagging with pointed messages from firefox - as in it would
> > shut down randomly and when restarted all but demand a 3.5 install, I
> > installed 3.5. When I finished it was still running 3.0 something or other.
> > OK, I uninstalled 3.0. Now firefox won't run at all, even after I
> > reinstall 3.5. Is mozilla turning into M$?
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Reinstalled again: got this error:
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Could not create per-user Gnome application-registry directory: /home/pete/.gnome/application-info
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Deprecated function. User modifications to the MIME database are no longer supported.
> >
> > (firefox-bin:4350): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Cannot open '/home/pete/.gnome/application-info/user.applications' for writing
> >
> > It doesn't show on the menu and the icon is not in the tray. However, if I navigate to it's directory /pete/firefox/ and click on the firefox simlink it starts and runs fine.
> >
> > How can I get it back in the menu and get the icon onto the tray?
>
>
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