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multiple profile on firefox 37.0.2 (ubuntu 64 bit)

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ms_amini2003
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hello i upgrade my firefox to end version (from 36 to 37.0.2) in previous version i can run 2 profiles at the same time but after upgrade to 37.0.2 i can't run both profiles at the same time. when i execute "firefox -P -no-remote &" at the first time 2 profile in dialbox are shown but when i run one profile if i execute the command again (the other profile is running) the dialbox is empty!!! i use firefox on ubuntu 64-bit os.

hello i upgrade my firefox to end version (from 36 to 37.0.2) in previous version i can run 2 profiles at the same time but after upgrade to 37.0.2 i can't run both profiles at the same time. when i execute "firefox -P -no-remote &" at the first time 2 profile in dialbox are shown but when i run one profile if i execute the command again (the other profile is running) the dialbox is empty!!! i use firefox on ubuntu 64-bit os.

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What about firefox -P "profile name" (where profile name is the name of the profile)?

I'm not able to reduplicate this issue. But another possible solution is a profile switching add-on like the profilist extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/profilist/?src=api

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Mark Schmidt
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What about firefox -P "profile name" (where profile name is the name of the profile)?

I'm not able to reduplicate this issue. But another possible solution is a profile switching add-on like the profilist extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/profilist/?src=api

cor-el
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Try the version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution. You can find the full version of the current current Firefox release (37.0.2) in all languages and all operating systems here:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window