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pale moon will not open.

Unread post by Moonraker » 2017-08-17, 09:51

Hello forum.
As of today my pale moon browser is refusing to open when i click the icon.previously pale moon has worked flawlessly and is my favourite browser.
I use linux lite as my operating system and i am at a complete loss as to what has caused it.I have clicked the icon several times and there is cursor activity and then nothing happens.
I simply dont know what to do..at the moment im having to use firefox but i much prefer pale moon.

I have performed 3 complete re-installs of pale moon but to no avail...Im in the wilderness with this.
Any ideas please.?
Thanks.
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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by trava90 » 2017-08-17, 12:37

Please try starting Pale Moon from the terminal and posting the output, if any.

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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by stevenpusser » 2017-08-18, 19:03

How you installed the browser could also be relevant; that is, by using the installer, or by adding the repository and then installing with apt.

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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by Moonraker » 2017-08-18, 21:41

i used the pm installer.But PM has run fine previously so how would the installer be significant.?
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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by trava90 » 2017-08-18, 22:29

Have you tried starting the browser from the terminal?

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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by Moonraker » 2017-08-18, 22:40

Hi trava,
Im relatively new to terminal use in linux and tend to leave it alone.
which command should i use.?
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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by trava90 » 2017-08-18, 23:19

If you used the pminstaller you should be able to simply type "palemoon" (minus quotes) to start the browser.

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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by gracious1 » 2017-08-20, 02:43

Moonraker wrote:I'm relatively new to terminal use in linux and tend to leave [Terminal] alone.
Which command should i use?
Have you had any luck starting Pale Moon with the command palemoon as trava suggested?
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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by Moonraker » 2017-08-20, 15:58

I have done a reinstall and eveything is working ok now..That was weird.
I must apologise for wasting forum time..i dont understand why that happened.
Many thanks to all who tried to help. :thumbup:
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Re: pale moon will not open.

Unread post by stevenpusser » 2017-08-21, 00:39

Moonraker wrote:i used the pm installer.But PM has run fine previously so how would the installer be significant.?
The versions in my apt repository are built in a somewhat different manner than the static version you get with the pm installer. Ideally, the end user would see no difference between them when in use, but I just wanted to see if that could be a factor.

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