Firefox in Ubuntu

Hardass · 05-28-12, 01:59 PM

Where are the firefox files in Ubuntu? I want to move my Bookmarks and setting from Windows to firefox. I did it before but cannot remember how.

thideras · 05-28-12, 02:01 PM

They are found in your home folder (~), specifically:

~/.mozilla
/home/username/.mozilla

Those are the same path if you are logged in as that user. You can copy from Windows to Linux, if you didn't know. If you can't see the folders, check the menus for an option to show hidden files.

Hardass · 05-28-12, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

They are found in your home folder (~), specifically:

~/.mozilla
/home/username/.mozilla

Those are the same path if you are logged in as that user. You can copy from Windows to Linux, if you didn't know. If you can't see the folders, check the menus for an option to show hidden files.

No mozilla folders. Do not know what the other stuff you posted means.

thideras · 05-28-12, 02:24 PM

Does this link help? It shows how to enable hidden folders/files for Ubuntu. I'd try enabling this first and then opening your home folder. As long as you've run Firefox once, that folder should exist.

The paths I was posting is if you were doing it from the command line. For example, if you opened a terminal and typed:

ls -a ~/.m*

You should get something like this:

Code:

[thideras@pascal ~]$ ls -a ~/.m*
.macromedia:
.  ..  Flash_Player

.mozilla:
.  ..  extensions  firefox
[thideras@pascal ~]$

Which you can see the mozilla folder listed. Sorry if that is confusing, I'm not sure how familiar you are with Linux. The tilde is just a shortcut for your home folder (/home/username). The period before "mozilla" means that it is a hidden folder.

Hardass · 05-28-12, 02:48 PM

On the link it states:
Places >> Home folder >> and then display hidden files/folders through the File Management Preferences: >>

On my home folder I do not see a Management Pref or edit options.

thideras · 05-28-12, 02:57 PM

Hmm, there used to be an "Edit" menu you would click to go to preferences. Trying pressing the "alt" key once to see if it shows. If that doesn't work, open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and type the following:

Code:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-hidden-files true

Hardass · 05-28-12, 03:17 PM

I got the hidden open, moved some bookmarks. Now it says Firefox is running and I cannot get it to open. I do not see it in processes.

And I tried a restart.

thideras · 05-28-12, 03:21 PM

From a terminal, type:

Code:

killall firefox

If that still gives you trouble, do:

Code:

sudo killall firefox

Hardass · 05-28-12, 03:22 PM

Tried both still no go.

thideras · 05-28-12, 03:28 PM

Did you copy the folder while firefox was running? Go into your ".mozilla" folder, into the "firefox" folder and into the random looking named folder (mine was "ty7av3w2.default"). If there is a file in here called "lock", delete it and try again.

Hardass · 05-28-12, 03:31 PM

I removed Firefox and reinstalled. How do I get the icon back in sidebar?
Never mind it did not work.

thideras · 05-28-12, 03:48 PM

Did deleting the lock file help?

Hardass · 05-28-12, 03:58 PM

Nope. Putting windows back on. Thanks for trying.

thideras · 05-28-12, 03:59 PM

No problem, sorry I couldn't fully help.

Hardass · 05-28-12, 04:07 PM

The funny part is the last time I installed Ubuntu it was simple to just move my bookmarks folder from a flash drive to the firefox folder. This time I delelted the file in mozilla folder and put my folder in it's place closed and reopened and the old folder was still there.

Stratus_ss · 05-28-12, 04:20 PM

Interesting, I dont usually have a problem just dropping my .mozilla back in place... in fact that is what I did this time when I upgraded to Mint 13

Hardass · 05-28-12, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratus_ss

Interesting, I dont usually have a problem just dropping my .mozilla back in place... in fact that is what I did this time when I upgraded to Mint 13

Maybe I should try just replacing the the whole Mozilla file in Ubuntu with the one in windows? Is it possible?

thideras · 05-28-12, 04:44 PM

Yes, that would be best and actually what I thought you were doing.

Hardass · 05-28-12, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

Yes, that would be best and actually what I thought you were doing.

You should know better then to think I am doing something the way I should.

When I get ready to try again how should I do it? I will have Mozilla from windows on a thumbdrive.

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05-28-12, 02:01 PM	#2
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	They are found in your home folder (~), specifically: ~/.mozilla /home/username/.mozilla Those are the same path if you are logged in as that user. You can copy from Windows to Linux, if you didn't know. If you can't see the folders, check the menus for an option to show hidden files. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 02:24 PM	#4
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Does this link help? It shows how to enable hidden folders/files for Ubuntu. I'd try enabling this first and then opening your home folder. As long as you've run Firefox once, that folder should exist. The paths I was posting is if you were doing it from the command line. For example, if you opened a terminal and typed: ls -a ~/.m* You should get something like this: Code: [thideras@pascal ~]$ ls -a ~/.m* .macromedia: . .. Flash_Player .mozilla: . .. extensions firefox [thideras@pascal ~]$ Which you can see the mozilla folder listed. Sorry if that is confusing, I'm not sure how familiar you are with Linux. The tilde is just a shortcut for your home folder (/home/username). The period before "mozilla" means that it is a hidden folder. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 02:48 PM	Thread Starter #5
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	On the link it states: Places >> Home folder >> and then display hidden files/folders through the File Management Preferences: >> On my home folder I do not see a Management Pref or edit options. Attached Images __________________
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05-28-12, 02:57 PM	#6
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Hmm, there used to be an "Edit" menu you would click to go to preferences. Trying pressing the "alt" key once to see if it shows. If that doesn't work, open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and type the following: Code: gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-hidden-files true __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 03:17 PM	Thread Starter #7
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	I got the hidden open, moved some bookmarks. Now it says Firefox is running and I cannot get it to open. I do not see it in processes. And I tried a restart. __________________
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05-28-12, 03:21 PM	#8
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	From a terminal, type: Code: killall firefox If that still gives you trouble, do: Code: sudo killall firefox __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 03:22 PM	Thread Starter #9
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	Tried both still no go. __________________
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05-28-12, 03:28 PM	#10
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Did you copy the folder while firefox was running? Go into your ".mozilla" folder, into the "firefox" folder and into the random looking named folder (mine was "ty7av3w2.default"). If there is a file in here called "lock", delete it and try again. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 03:31 PM	Thread Starter #11
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	I removed Firefox and reinstalled. How do I get the icon back in sidebar? Never mind it did not work. __________________
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05-28-12, 03:48 PM	#12
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Did deleting the lock file help? __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 03:58 PM	Thread Starter #13
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	Nope. Putting windows back on. Thanks for trying. __________________
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05-28-12, 03:59 PM	#14
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	No problem, sorry I couldn't fully help. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-28-12, 04:07 PM	Thread Starter #15
Hardass Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S.W. Florida.	The funny part is the last time I installed Ubuntu it was simple to just move my bookmarks folder from a flash drive to the firefox folder. This time I delelted the file in mozilla folder and put my folder in it's place closed and reopened and the old folder was still there. __________________
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Stratus_ss Overclockix Snake Charming Senior Overclockers AltOS Content Editor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario Canada	Interesting, I dont usually have a problem just dropping my .mozilla back in place... in fact that is what I did this time when I upgraded to Mint 13 __________________ HEAT *Those wishing to contribute to the AltOS section front page please PM me.* Leviathan41: "Playing with a controller because the mouse and keyboard is too easy is like racing with a bicycle because a car is too fast." Certifications Red Hat Certified Engineer LPIC -1 Novell Certified Linux Administrator/Datacentre Specialist Ubuntu Certified Professional Linux +
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05-28-12, 04:44 PM	#18
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Yes, that would be best and actually what I thought you were doing. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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