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Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - Zosj - 12-26-2016
I recently installed Linux Lite 3.2 on an old HP Pavilion A110.be Desktop. I increased the RAM to 1GB.
The problem is that both Firefox and Thunderbird crash when started up. I reinstalled firefox several times, also older versions, but the problem stays. When I boot the computer from the USB-stick with Linux on it, firefox and thunderbird run smooth. I also tried to install other browsers, such as Opera and Midori, but when I try to run them, they just disappear. To make a long story short, I cannot access the internet when I start up the computer normally from it's hard drive.
Can anyone help me?
Thx,
Zosj
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - ralphy - 12-27-2016
Did you previously run Windows in that machine by any chance?
This is me shooting in the dark here but from what you've said it sounds as if you had a rootkit installed in the hard drive boot sector (unless something went really wrong with the installation which is unlikely because that's not a common behavior)
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - Zosj - 12-27-2016
Yes, I overwrote windows XP. I don't know exactly what a rootkit is, but I'll look it up and check it.
Thx for your reply!!
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - Zosj - 12-30-2016
I continued this topic on a Dutch forum:
http://www.mozbrowser.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23891&p=144115#p144115
If this problem is solved, I will post the solution here.
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - Zosj - 12-30-2016
In order to get rid of the Firefox & Thunderbird crashes, I've installed Xubuntu 16.04 on my oldie.
The installation was succesfull, but the crashes continued.
The solution was to delete the flash player with Synaptic, and both Firefox and Thunderbird opened!!!!!
It's a miracle!!!!!
Happy Newyear to everybody!!!
Zosj
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - CarlosV - 02-08-2018
Hello I have the same problem with Linux lite 3.8, would you be so kind to tell me how to remove flash via the terminal...
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - drrdf - 02-11-2018
I have the same problem with Linux lite 3.8. Immediately after installation of 3.8 on a 32 bit PC both Firefox and Thunderbird crash when I attempt to open them, and they open the Mozilla crash report window. This is very strange because if you install the latest 32 bit version of Ubuntu Mate both Firefox and Thunderbird run properly. So since Linux lite is supposed to be derived from Ubuntu what have the Linux lite developers done to muck this up?
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - justme2 - 02-11-2018
[member=7088]drrdf[/member] ,
Just for the record, I run LL3.8 32bit and have no problem with firefox or thunderbird. Did you do a CRC check on your download? Other than that I have no ideas. Oh, maybe uninstall/reinstall FF & thunderbird via synaptic.
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - drrdf - 02-11-2018
Hi Justme2: Yes the CRC was correct. This problem may be something which occurs only on certain PCs or hardware configurations. These two PCs of mine affected have AMD processors and everything else runs fine. This problem is not confined to Linux lite; if you look there are a number of users reporting the same problem with other OSs; but as I mentioned it is surprising that the latest Ubuntu 32 bit Mate runs perfectly on these two PCs and neither Firefox nor Thunderbird crash. So as Linux lite is derived from Ubuntu this is very strange. I am going to try deleting Flash since that is given as possible solution relative to other OSs affected and on Mozzila's own site.
Re: Firefox and Thunderbird crash on Linux Lite 3.2 - trinidad - 02-11-2018
After a new LL install you should run updates even if you installed via the upgrade path. If they fail run sudo apt-get update first. This is NOT an LL issue. I have Ubuntu 16.04 on the 4.4.x kernel on an AMD CPU box and have had continuing problems with firefox for the last two weeks and yet.,.. when I run LL 3.8 virtually in qemu on the same box and base system LLs firefox has no problems at all. Most of the Ubuntu problems have to do with residual firefox addons that no longer run but have left file scraps and broken bin dependencies on the system. This is a firefox cleanup issue and it continues on Ubuntu 16.04 on the 4.4.x kernel series. I have not had a crash on any Intel boxes which makes me suspect it's linked to firefox arch specific Spectre mitigations.
TC