[LinuxUsers] firefox problem

[Paul Saenz]

> From: <Chris.cantormath at gmail.com>wrote:

 
> How did you install firefox and what version?


I installed 3.0.1 as per instructions:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion



Under the: Manual Install instructions.

The only thing I didn't do is

Line 3: rm firefox-3.0.tar.bz2   (see webpage above)



which, I supposed, was just to delete the tar package after the files were decompressed into the opt directory.



also, instead of using the command: sudo tar -jxvf firefox-3.0.tar.bz2 -C /opt

I used:                                                 sudo tar -jxvf firefox-3.0.1.tar.bz2 -C /opt



I did the install on 7/17/08, and the bookmarks transferred to 3.0.1
with no problem. I was able to save new bookmarks with no problem for
about 10 days, but some time last week it stopped saving bookmarks.


> Roger E. Rustad, Jr<roger.rustad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Could you send us the current path of the bookmarks (use the 'pwd'
> > command)?  Then perhaps one of us might be able to tell you some
> > commands that might help you put them in the right place.

The only place I have knowingly saved bookmarks is in my home folder, and on the desktop. I did so by clicking on bookmarks then clicking on organize bookmarks, then clicking on import and backup, then clicking on Export HTML. So that really should not cause a problem.

I don't know where firefox puts bookmarks. That is the problem. On the other hand, when I looked over the commands that I used in the above ubuntu installation instructions, I realized that there are clues as to its whereabouts. Am I correct in assuming that it is somwhere in the /opt/firefox.

on the other hand, it seems that bookmarks are in a file called .mozilla in my home folder ....?    homefolder~/.mozilla
when I do :~$ ls -asl in my home folder, there is a .mozilla folder
there is also a .mozilla.backup   in the same folder, which I created at the time of 3.0.1 installation. (as per instructions in above ubunto community webpage.)

> > BTW, have you heard of Del.icio.us?  That might solve the problem of
> > having to email yourself bookmarks from different computers.
> > del.icio.us is integrated with the latest Firefox version.
I am familiar with delicious bookmarks. I used them before on my
windows computer, but I lost the password, which doesn't matter....I
can always start a new delicious account.
Nevertheless, I would still like to have my bookmarks work on my web browser.

The files I send to myself from only one computer....my roaming computer, which is linux, as opposed to my windows computer which I havn't touched in 3 or 4 months. I will use that one, though, when install more ram so I can use it for VMware, so I can work with other distributions, and even the BSD.

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