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Problem When trying to log in into a Twitter account using the Firefox web browser, the page refreshes after hitting the login button but our status remains as logged off. Solution Remove all Twitter cookies. Here's how: Open Firefox preferences. Open the Privacy tab and click on "remove individual cookies" Search for twitter , select all Twitter cookies (using shift ) and hit Remove Selected Voilá! You should be able to login into your Twitter account now.

Problem When trying to open an URL with Firefox (eg. via File Manager of Mail Reader), Firefox opens a blank page or your homepage (if it's set to something other than blank) instead of the URL. This situation has been reported and confirmed as a bug (bug #1427144 on launchpad). Solution It seems that the problem is in the file /usr/share/xfce4/helpers/firefox.desktop , and replacing the last line fixes it. Fix You can fix it manually (1) or just run the command (2) that creates a backup and automatically replaces the broken line. Manual : Open /usr/share/xfce4/helpers/firefox.desktop with your favorite text editor and root permissions (eg. sudo mousepad /usr/share/xfce4/helpers/firefox.desktop ). Then replace the following line: X-XFCE-CommandsWithParameter=%B -remote "openURL(%s)";%B %s; With this one: X-XFCE-CommandsWithParameter=%B %s;%B %s; Automatic : Open a terminal window and run: cd /usr/share/xfce4/helpers/ && sudo cp fi...

Fifefox 19 Beta has been released and now PDF files can be viewed in the web-browser using a native viewer written in Javascript. Actually, this is a experimental feature that has been available and could be toggled on, but it's enabled by default in Firefox 19. Install Firefox 19 Beta Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox References Firefox 19 Beta Brings JavaScript-Based PDF Viewer