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Sebastian Redl wrote: |
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> Mark Haney wrote: |
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>> Is it possible to run Firefox and Firefox-bin on the same box without |
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>> problems? I keep finding myself needing to use Flash and am tired of |
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>> waiting to boot to Windows or use another desktop. |
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> Absolutely. Aside from the compiled Fox not working at all on my |
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> system right now, and the binary one having problems with my (perhaps |
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> outdated) Flash plug-in, I had, for the longest time, firefox, |
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> firefox-bin, mozilla and mozilla-bin running alongside without any |
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> problems. |
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> Note that it is not possible to run them at the same time, though: you |
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> must completely exit one to be able to launch the other, because |
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> otherwise the window detection will grab existing windows. In |
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> addition, they share profiles, so you'd get a profile reuse warning if |
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> you managed to start them both. |
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> Sebastian Redl |
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Cool, thanks for the heads up. |
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Mark Haney |
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Sr. Systems Administrator |
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ERC Broadband |
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