Firefox plugins - can't get 3.6.13 to see plugins at all.

[Colin Law]

On 14 December 2010 17:14, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> I'm having big problems with Firefox (3.6.13) on Ubuntu 10.04.  It
> simply refuses to see any plugins at all.
>
> In addition the "Open Contianing Folder" button on the Troubleshooting
> Information page does nothing, I suspect this may be conencted with the
> plugins problem.
>
> I have no pluginreg.dat file anywhere in my home directory.
>
> All in all Firefox seems to want to ignore plugins completely!
>
> Any ideas how to get a plugin to install?

Try logging in to Ubuntu as a different user (make a test user if
necessary, it is useful to have an alternative user occasionally).  If
it is ok for that user then it is to do with your user setup
obviously.  I think there is a way of making a new profile for
yourself, I expect google will find it.

Colin