[Bug 185020] firefox should kill non-responding instance and start up

[Artem Baguinski]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox

Once firefox crashed for one reason or another one can't start new
instance anymore because there is still a firefox-bin process running,
which causes firefox to suggest "close all instances or restart the
system".

I can "killall firefox-bin" and open firefox after, but this is not the
same as "close all instances", and suggesting to "restart the system"
seems too disruptive to the user workflow, especially considering that
it isn't necessary.

to help users who don't know about "killall", or try to avoid using
command line and to save keystrokes for those who can use it alright but
get annoyed by the error message, firefox could do something along the
lines: if it detected that other instance is running but isn't
responding - kill that other instance and continue starting up. it
shouldn't be just "killall" because it could be running on a multiuser
setup, it should only kill firefox processes by the same user.

** Affects: mozilla-firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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firefox should kill non-responding instance and start up
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