Linux, Firefox start problems
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If firefox reports
you can try to
- close existing firefox windows, if visible
- kill your own firefox processes using: pkill firefox
or ksysguard from a shell or KSysGuard from the System Tools menu.
If this does not help, remove the files
.mozilla/firefox/*/lock
.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
where /*/ refers to the profile names, usually only just one, eg
.mozilla/firefox/cqjv8dku.default/lock
.mozilla/firefox/cqjv8dku.default/.parentlock
See alse the concerning mozillaZine page