FireFox Browser Does NOT Work For Me??

Kanuckeh · February 10, 2009, 8:29pm

I am running OpenSUSE 11.1 and while I can get Konqueror to work (it works quite well actually… ) I cannot, for the love of all that is good and holy (or unholy… >:) ) get Firefox to work in my system ?!?!

I am working with Firefox 3.04. Can someone help me?

chyrania · February 10, 2009, 8:36pm

You need to run the command “firefox” in konsole. Konsole will report any problems it encounters trying to launch firefox.

Kanuckeh · February 10, 2009, 9:15pm

kevin@linux-b8pd:~> firefox
*** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable).
kevin@linux-b8pd:~> su
Password:XXXXXXX

kevin@linux-b8pd:~> firefox
*** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable).
kevin@linux-b8pd:~>

I did just that. It attempted to run Firefox and was unable to. No change.

chyrania · February 10, 2009, 9:28pm

This may be of some use:

***** nss-shared-helper warning on firefox** - openSUSE Forums](http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/406193-b-nss-shared-helper-warning-firefox-b.html)

chyrania · February 10, 2009, 9:40pm

You need to import the Mozilla repo in Yast and update your version of firefox to 3.0.6. I’m not saying this will fix your problem, but updating does sometimes fix problems in previous builds.

Kanuckeh · February 10, 2009, 10:05pm

In that link the following was suggested…

"If you add the following to ~/.profile

Code:
export NSS_USE_SHARED_DB=enabled"

Add to profile? You mean in terminal right?

chyrania · February 10, 2009, 10:23pm

I don’t know exactly where that line goes. Your best bet is to go to the mozilla development forums and ask there. As they write firefox, they are sure to know:

Index page • mozillaZine Forums

malcolmlewis · February 10, 2009, 10:34pm

Hi
That is correct open via vi or kedit/gedit the file in your home
directory called .profile

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user · February 20, 2009, 4:01pm

hello,

i have the same problem, and it doesn’t work if i just put the line in my .profile. What else could it be?

Thanks for help

malcolmlewis · February 20, 2009, 4:31pm

Hi
What happens if you source your .profile?


.. .profile<press your enter key>

Note the above is a period(or dot) then a space then .profile

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user · February 20, 2009, 5:09pm

nothing new

i installed firefox once again
i sourced .profile

and it doesn’t work

but now i get this error
*** nss-shared-helper: NSS_InitWithMerge failed. Trying NSS_Initialize.
*** nss-shared-helper: NSS_Initialize failed.

RCCrouch · February 20, 2009, 6:14pm

Do you have the required mozilla-nss packages installed?

user · February 23, 2009, 8:28am

yes it is

mozilla-nss in the version 3.12.0

any other suggestions?

lgraham1 · August 3, 2009, 9:25am

Anyone find a solution to this? I have the same problem:

~> firefox
*** nss-shared-helper: Using shared location /home/brucey1/.pki/nssdb
*** nss-shared-helper: NSS_InitWithMerge failed. Trying NSS_Initialize.
*** nss-shared-helper: NSS_Initialize failed.

Have enabled NSS_USE_SHARED_DB, i.e export NSS_USE_SHARED_DB=enabled