Public bug reported:
After upgrading to Firefox 21 (beta) global preferences dir does not work now,
package no more contain dir /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences and link
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/syspref.js -> /etc/firefox/syspref.js
I trying to use next dirs:
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences - works on Firefox 20
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/pref - does not work
/etc/firefox - does not work
/etc/firefox/pref - does not work
works only syspref config file /etc/firefox/syspref.js
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: firefox 21.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1~mfn1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
BuildID: 20130411110355
Date: Mon Apr 15 22:48:00 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-12 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=uk_UA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.firefox.syspref.js:
// This file can be used to configure global preferences for Firefox
// Example: Homepage
//pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/";);
mtime.conffile..etc.firefox.syspref.js: 2013-04-13T17:57:35.144598
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1169320
Title:
Firefox 21 no more apply global default preferences from dir
Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
After upgrading to Firefox 21 (beta) global preferences dir does not work now,
package no more contain dir /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences and link
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/syspref.js -> /etc/firefox/syspref.js
I trying to use next dirs:
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences - works on Firefox 20
/usr/lib/firefox/defaults/pref - does not work
/etc/firefox - does not work
/etc/firefox/pref - does not work
works only syspref config file /etc/firefox/syspref.js
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: firefox 21.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1~mfn1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
BuildID: 20130411110355
Date: Mon Apr 15 22:48:00 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-12 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=uk_UA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.firefox.syspref.js:
// This file can be used to configure global preferences for Firefox
// Example: Homepage
//pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/";);
mtime.conffile..etc.firefox.syspref.js: 2013-04-13T17:57:35.144598
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