Thread: Firefox...Broken?

Get Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome

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Originally Posted by Ynot

you've effectively deleted your preferences (renamed the .mozilla folder in your home folder)

This will reset all your preferences back to default
(when FF starts, and doesn't find a .mozilla config dir, it'll make a new, default one for you)

You can copy stuff over (bookmarks, etc.) from the renamed config folder to the new one
(use Ctrl+H to show hidden files/folders in nautilus)

Something in your preferences (what, I don't know) is mucking up FF
you could try to narrow it down, but to be honest it's easier to just let FF create a new default config dir

Okay, I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.

Originally Posted by O'nus

Get Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome

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I wish, Google hasn't released it for Linux yet.

I use Chrome. I converted from FF mainly because Chrome is faster and looks a little nicer, but I sort of regret it now. I wish Chrome had extensions.

Chrome is good, but I still prefer Firefox because of the environment it allows you to create; my Firefox is 100% different from my mother's (which I set up).

there's an alpha for Chromium on Linux

Here's an Ubuntu PPA
https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa
It's in heavy development (and 32bit only at the moment)

Why don't you try Opera? It's clearly superior to all the other browsers. It just takes some customization time, you have to go around in the configs. The mouse gestures are very nice, along with Speed Dial, which, unlike Chrome's new tab page, allows you to choose what you want on it.

My Fire Fox has a problem too. I can't seem to get it to play videos that run on windows media player. I've downloaded the addon a few times yet still have no success. The addon doesn't even show up.