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It used to crash under Linux, when you updated it while it was running, and then opened new window or a tab. Now it shows a message that you need to restart.
by vetinari 8y ago
It used to crash under Linux, when you updated it while it was running, and then opened new window or a tab. Now it shows a message that you need to restart.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoHas never crashed on update for me, at least that I can remember after ten years. I have seen the warning message, that arrived years ago however. I'll add the caveat that I typically restart my browser at least once a day, perhaps avoids the problem.
- jeltz 8y agoI restart my browser at most once per week and Firefox has never crashed for me after an update. I do not doubt that there was a risk that it could happen, but it cannot have been that common unless I was very lucky.
- vetinari 8y agoIt wasn't immediately after update. It was after you updated it while it was running and then you tried something, that triggered the crash (like opening a new tab). Later it stopped to crash, but acted weirdly (clicks on links didn't work, etc). Nowadays we have the notice to restart the browser. It didn't arrive years ago, just a few releases ago. This was only under Linux, and only with the distro package managers. Under Windows or MacOS, the updater updates the browser on next restart, so this didn't happen.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoYep, understand that.
- anticensor 8y agoIt was sometimes worse than crashing, and silently going unresponsive after an update. Only a SIGKILL would close that instance.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoAs mentioned, never happened to me, or colleagues within earshot.