[Bug 328192] [NEW] firefox becomes orphaned during system updates on KDE3.x, AMD64

[robotblackdebbie]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: adept-updater

When the system update tool (Adept, on KDE3.x, Ubuntu 8.04.2) runs with an updated version of firefox, it clobbers the existing installation without warning the user.  The result is that the currently running firefox process becomes unusable and unstable.  It becomes necessary to issue a SIGKILL to purge the running firefox process and restart.
The calling card of this condition is a dialog box that comes up when attempting to open a new tab or perform some other operations; I have attached a screenshot for reference.

It would seem to me that the fix would be to scan for running instances
of firefox during the update, and prompt the user to manually close
firefox before the update continues (or offer an option to forcibly kill
firefox before continuing).

** Affects: adept (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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firefox becomes orphaned during system updates on KDE3.x, AMD64
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328192
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