PM4Linux doesn't start on Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa Topic is solved

[Greenpalmer]

Hi,

I have been happily using PM4Linux on OpenSuse without any problem for a couple of years.

Now I have installed Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa and have set up the latest release of Pale Moon (26.0.3) using the installer. It seems to install fine and is there in the menu but when I click on it Pale Moon does not open. There seems to be a bit of CPU and disc activity for a few seconds and then nothing.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times and the same thing happens. Any ideas what the problem might be?

[Terryphi]

I have no problem running on Linux Mint 17.3. I assume you used the PM installer. I prefer a manual install so my files are in a different location. Have you tried running palemoon from the terminal? That would show details of the error.

[Greenpalmer]

I've now tried running Pale Moon from the terminal and I get a message that my profile doesn't exist or cannot be accessed.

I've looked in the help section on the PMLinux website and run the commands that it says should fix the problem but it says that the directories and files cannot be found.

[trava90]

Try running the following command in the terminal:

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sudo chown -R "$USER:$USER" "$HOME"

This command will recursively (-R) CHange OWNership of the file system objects in your $HOME directory to your user ID. This resolved a similar issue for another user: viewtopic.php?f=37&t=10534

[Greenpalmer]

Thanks trava90,

I've followed the link in your post and that is exactly the error I had, and I'm sure that the command you gave would have corrected the problem.

Before I saw your post I decided to reinstall Mint and PM4Linux installed perfectly and is working fine.

Thanks very much for the help.