Firefox Won't Open from Gnome Launcher
Mid day yesterday Firefox stopped working when trying to launch if from inside the Gnome 3 desktop.
Clicking the launcher icon in the dash or clicking links inside other applications like slack or discord fail to open firefox and do nothing.
Thunderbird also fails to launch the same way. This seems to only affect the Mozilla apps I have installed as all other programs are launching normally.
I tested a new user account and confirmed firefox would launch when logged in with it. I'm still able to run firefox from the terminal.
From journalctl -xe
Jan 23 14:30:25 senjougahara org.gnome.Shell.desktop[11404]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
Jan 23 14:31:11 senjougahara thunderbird.desktop[22406]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
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asked Jan 23 at 18:34
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Mid day yesterday Firefox stopped working when trying to launch if from inside the Gnome 3 desktop.
Clicking the launcher icon in the dash or clicking links inside other applications like slack or discord fail to open firefox and do nothing.
Thunderbird also fails to launch the same way. This seems to only affect the Mozilla apps I have installed as all other programs are launching normally.
I tested a new user account and confirmed firefox would launch when logged in with it. I'm still able to run firefox from the terminal.
From journalctl -xe
Jan 23 14:30:25 senjougahara org.gnome.Shell.desktop[11404]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
Jan 23 14:31:11 senjougahara thunderbird.desktop[22406]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
18.04 firefox gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could trymv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bakto see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36
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Mid day yesterday Firefox stopped working when trying to launch if from inside the Gnome 3 desktop.
Clicking the launcher icon in the dash or clicking links inside other applications like slack or discord fail to open firefox and do nothing.
Thunderbird also fails to launch the same way. This seems to only affect the Mozilla apps I have installed as all other programs are launching normally.
I tested a new user account and confirmed firefox would launch when logged in with it. I'm still able to run firefox from the terminal.
From journalctl -xe
Jan 23 14:30:25 senjougahara org.gnome.Shell.desktop[11404]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
Jan 23 14:31:11 senjougahara thunderbird.desktop[22406]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
18.04 firefox gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
Mid day yesterday Firefox stopped working when trying to launch if from inside the Gnome 3 desktop.
Clicking the launcher icon in the dash or clicking links inside other applications like slack or discord fail to open firefox and do nothing.
Thunderbird also fails to launch the same way. This seems to only affect the Mozilla apps I have installed as all other programs are launching normally.
I tested a new user account and confirmed firefox would launch when logged in with it. I'm still able to run firefox from the terminal.
From journalctl -xe
Jan 23 14:30:25 senjougahara org.gnome.Shell.desktop[11404]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
Jan 23 14:31:11 senjougahara thunderbird.desktop[22406]: /usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory
18.04 firefox gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
18.04 firefox gnome-shell ubuntu-dock
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
edited Jan 23 at 20:37
0x0byte
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
asked Jan 23 at 18:34
0x0byte0x0byte
51119
51119
Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could trymv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bakto see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36
add a comment |
Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could trymv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bakto see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36
Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could try
mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bak to see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could try
mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bak to see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36
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Can you run Firefox from a terminal?
– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:41
@CharlesGreen yes, I stated above I was able to run firefox in the terminal. I also just tested it with a new user and was able to run it from the launcher.
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 18:48
There are some comments I have seen that indicate that it might be a recently added extension, or a problematic profile. You could try
mv ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.bakto see if creating a new profile for yourself helps.– Charles Green
Jan 23 at 18:57
@CharlesGreen already tried that
– 0x0byte
Jan 23 at 19:36