Re: mozilla and new XFree86

From: hugo vanwoerkom (hvw59601_at_care2.com)
Date: 03/31/04

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:57:56 -0600

    Rick Pasotto wrote:
    > On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 08:11:41PM -0500, H. S. wrote:
    >
    >>Apparently, _Rick Pasotto_, on 03/29/04 17:58,typed:
    >>
    >>>XFree86 got updated to 4.3 in testing today and now mozilla won't run.
    >>>Firefox does run. Has anyone else had this problem or do I have
    >>>something wrong on my system?
    >>>
    >>
    >>Just to let you know that my Mozilla is running okay:
    >>$> dpkg -l xfree86-common mozilla
    >>Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
    >>| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
    >>|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
    >>uppercase=bad)
    >>||/ Name Version Description
    >>+++-==============-==============-============================================
    >>ii xfree86-common 4.3.0-7 X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure
    >>ii mozilla 1.5-3 Mozilla Web Browser - dummy package
    >
    >
    > OK, here's the current situation.
    >
    > First, I'm running Mozilla 1.7b untarred in my home directory from the
    > tarball. (BTW, 1.7 really *is* noticeably faster.)
    >
    > Second, I've discovered that it does run fine IFF I start it from a
    > shell command line. However, when I use the Run menu or a launcher the
    > program starts, opens a window, and then immediately exits. This now
    > looks to me like an environment problem. Is there a log file somewhere
    > that might clue me in as to the problem?
    >

    And the windowmanager/sessionmanager is? Appears to be its problem, not
    Moz.'s.

    Hugo. 

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