<div dir="ltr"><div>Having problems with Firefox could be a hardware problem. Xubuntu is working great on a number of different computers for us. We even have Xenial running on a Pine64 which has a couple issues but that is because of development in progress software. Check the memory. We have been using Mint XFCE as well but after looking at the beta Mint 18 we might be going 100% Xubuntu. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send xubuntu-devel mailing list submissions to <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> You can reach the person managing the list at <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-devel digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Firefox & Thunderbird Instability in Xenial (Robert Streeter) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 17:40:00 -0500 From: Robert Streeter <<a href="mailto:rstreeter78@gmail.com">rstreeter78@gmail.com</a>> To: Xubuntu Development Discussion <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Subject: Re: Firefox & Thunderbird Instability in Xenial Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:CADy6YFnf3%2BCTGh_oHS-DPegOtUAoGuexew49tM4NwFMR2KmGyw@mail.gmail.com">CADy6YFnf3+CTGh_oHS-DPegOtUAoGuexew49tM4NwFMR2KmGyw@mail.gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" It could also be an extension that is causing the apps to crash randomly. On Jun 9, 2016 5:36 PM, "Jos? Jorge Enr?quez" <<a href="mailto:josejorge@gmail.com">josejorge@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I've been using Xenial on my laptop for some time now and haven't seen any > firefox crash yet. That said, I use this laptop mostly on Saturdays (for > about 6 continuous hours, firefox almost always open). > I don't use Thunderbird though, could it be something related to > Thunderbird? > > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Richard Elkins <<a href="mailto:richard.elkins@gmail.com">richard.elkins@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Florian. Will do. Wish me luck! >> >> >> On 06/09/2016 03:32 PM, Florian Coste wrote: >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> I'm using Firefox everyday with Xenial and I don't notice random crashes. >> I have already seen some crashes with Firefox with other release of Xubuntu >> (14.04) in the past. But with firefox 46, I don't have experimented >> frequent crashes... >> >> Today, Firefox was updated on Xenial, maybe you could try the new version >> 47. >> >> Florian >> >> 2016-06-09 21:52 GMT+02:00 Richard Elkins <<a href="mailto:richard.elkins@gmail.com">richard.elkins@gmail.com</a>>: >> >>> Hi Jordan, >>> >>> The only files being updated by Firefox and Thunderbird are in /tmp and >>> $HOME/{.cache,.mozilla,.thunderbird}. Since I am filling out crash reports >>> daily that go to Mozilla, I'll assume that they will contact me. >>> >>> I switched to Midori and Claws-mail as an experiment. Stable although >>> not as feature rich. >>> >>> I also tried an alternate distro (Ubuntu MATE) on a 3rd machine (AMD64 >>> type with lots of RAM). I get occasional crashes there too. My gut tells >>> me that Mozilla common code for Firefox and Thunderbird has some >>> environment nuances if you aren't seeing it too. This is the first time >>> that I have ever had trouble with Firefox and Thunderbird. I may try >>> Chrome too. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> On 05/28/2016 11:32 AM, JMZ wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Richard, >>>> >>>> Odd idea: have you thought of using 'journalctl' to see if any of the >>>> main configuration files are being deleted by accident? The --since switch >>>> will let you narrow down the amount of information to a specific date >>>> range. Often I have a script-in-a-script etc. in my crontab queue, and >>>> conflicting commands cause issues. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Jordan >>>> >>>> On 05/28/2016 12:11 PM, Richard Elkins wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is anyone else having issues with Firefox and Thunderbird on Xubuntu >>>>> Xenial? I am getting random crashes almost every day from one or the >>>>> other, leading me to believe that it is a set of issues in common code. I >>>>> reported it here: >>>>> <<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1581569" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1581569</a>> >>>>> <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1581569" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1581569</a> >>>>> and in the Mozilla pop-up whenever I get it. >>>>> >>>>> My 14.04 server has no such Mozilla issues even though the Firefox & >>>>> Thunderbird versions are the same as what's on the 16.04 system. >>>>> >>>>> If anyone else is having such an experience, please mark that "it >>>>> affects me" at the bug report. >>>>> >>>>> If anyone has a work-around, please add a comment to the bug report. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> xubuntu-devel mailing list >>> <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> xubuntu-devel mailing list >> <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> >> >> > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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