[Bug 274468] [NEW] Have firefox ask user to exit firefox *BEFORE* updating.

[Derek]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

It would be nice if the firefox package prompted the user to quit
firefox before installing itself.

Every firefox update (and seemingly more frequently)
irc://irc.mozilla.org/firefox gets a few people whose profile was
screwed up by the update.

Typically, this is easily solved by wiping localstore.rdf - but of
course what would help prevent these in the first place seems to me to
be making sure they aren't in firefox when the update is applied.

The windows updater does that - it applies the update after firefox was
shut down.

Related to this is the issue that the firefox package does not create an:
Applications->Internet->Firefox (Safe Mode)  desktop entry as does the windows one, so we have to explain to explain to ubuntu users how to run Safe Mode to recover their profile.

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

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Have firefox ask user to exit firefox *BEFORE* updating.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274468
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