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[Micah Gersten <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 807733 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807733

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** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 807733
   Firefox doesn't restart after upgrades where the version changes

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839180

Title:
  after updating (e.g. via synaptic), firefox does not restart

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  From time to time Synaptic comes up with an update for Firefox. In
  this situation Firefox is running even before Synaptic comes up. After
  the update has been completed, a small yellow message appears beneath
  address and bookmarks bar noting "Your browser has been updated and
  has to be restarted." alongside a "Restart now" button. So far
  everything is correct.

  == Expected behaviour ==

  After clicking the restart button, the Firefox (old) window
  disappears, Firefox (old) shuts down, Firefox (new) starts, the small
  Firefox (new) window checking for the compatibility of extensions
  appears, closes shortly thereafter, the Firefox (new) window appears,
  reloads my session, I can continue using Firefox.

  == Experienced behaviour ==

  After clicking the restart button, the Firefox (old) window
  disappears, Firefox (old) shuts down. [first part of the expected
  chain]

  Nothing beyond happens. There is no Firefox process afterwards ("ps
  aux|grep fire" only shows the grep). Starting Firefox manually works
  and fires up the 2nd part of the expected chain:

  Firefox (new) starts, the small Firefox (new) window checking for the
  compatibility of extensions appears, closes shortly thereafter, the
  Firefox (new) window appears, reloads my session, I can continue using
  Firefox.

  So close and start both work perfectly, but restart unfortunatly does
  not restart the browser but instead just closes it.

  == Severity ==

  Severity is low, because even novel users waiting for the restart will
  manually try to start Firefox after a short period of waiting.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: firefox 6.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep  2 01:39:01 2011
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 6.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
   flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.7ubuntu0.11.04.1
   adobe-flashplugin N/A
   icedtea-plugin N/A
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=sv_SE:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-28 (126 days ago)

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