In an Ubuntu 10.10 32bit VM with firefox 10.0 (binary extracted to /opt/firefox) I get 'failed to create drawable' when I successfully launch firefox via CLI
Hi,
I have a 32bit Ubuntu 10.10 (maverick) and as I want this version to stay the same I've edited /etc/sources.list as follows:
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# Required deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted universe multiverse deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security main restricted universe multiverse # Optional deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick universe
All fine untill here... I also needed my firefox to be in the 10.0 version and to do so, I've fetched manually the tar.bz2 package from firefox' page dedicated to old releases; uninstalled the old one using 'Software Manager' and installed this new package by giving the following commands to the CLI:
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root@server: tar -xjvf firefox-10.0.tar.bz2 -C /opt root@server: ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
I can launch firefox from the CLI and it opens, I can browse the web, etc...
My problem is that an apparent error/warning message is sent to the stdout saying «failed to create drawable»
Do you know what it is and how to correct it?
Furthermore, I would like to add this app to the graphical menu in «Applications > Internet» section/menu.
Thank you very much for the help
Yours sincerely, sebastiaopburnay
Modified by John99
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I am rather a newbie with respect to Ubuntu.
You may get an answer here, but Ubuntu forums may be a better place regarding the error message.
Normally it is a bad idea to use outdated Firefox, but on a Ubuntu VM at least you should have isolation, and presumably easy recovery procedures.
I see you have already posted http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2125872
Note Chrome folders are correct within Firefox see for instance *https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Chrome
it is not from Google Chrome. The name is coincidental.
If by the may you are using an ESR version currently it should be fx17.x not fx10.x
Modified by John99
@sebastiaopburnay: It also seemed strange to me that there was a chrome inside the /opt/firefox folder, but the app is really firefox (it was downloaded from Mozilla).
@nibal: Smt is very wrong. This is chrome, not firefox.
@nibal: You are right. I guess there is a lot of cooperation between Mozilla and Google.
nibal certainly jumps to conclusion that it is related to Google Chrome and not see that it is a coincidence in name as the browser we know as Firefox existed for pretty much six years (as Phoenix 0.1) before the browser Chrome did.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XUL/Tutorial/The_Chrome_URL
Modified by James