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When I open firefox I see the following:
https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/HCME8KM.png
So something in my fonts got messed up. Here is what I tried sofar:
deleted .mozilla folder
deleted .cache/mozilla folder
reinstalled firefox
reinstalled ttf-dejavu package
rebuilded fontcache with: ttf-dejavu
run firefox from terminal -> no output of any kind
I also checked firefox using another user account. There firefox works normally. Thus its not firefox itself but rather something with my user config. However I tried to delete and reset everything that I know about. Is there a place I missed or does somebody knows what is going on here.
Cheers Malte
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Last edited by deisi (2018-09-07 15:16:43)
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If that works correctly with another user account, then the problem lies in your user config. I don't know what Desktop you use but as a last resort, login in the console (otherwise your config files will be in use):
mkdir oldhome
mv * .* oldhome # Move everything in your home directory to oldhomeThen login and you will have the equivalent of a brand new account. Reconfigure your desktop and move the files you need out of oldhome.
Last edited by olive (2018-09-07 13:42:38)
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Thx for the answer. As a last resort I will try it, but for now I still have hope that I could fix it by just deleting the correct file that firefox uses. Or somehat resetting the font cache or something alike.
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It may well take the default font from your Desktop, you didn't tell which one you use. Begin to clear ~/.cache ~/.mozilla ~/.fonts ~/.config/fontconfig. log out and relogin. Unless you have taken a very long time configuring your desktop, the resetting method shouldn't be that long. You can clearly restore the config files of the software you use if they have nothing to do with firefox.
Last edited by olive (2018-09-07 14:39:29)
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Ah thx so much. Deleting the mentioned folders (I'm on gnome3 and use the yaru theme with default settings) I ended up with a working firefox again. In between I had to reboot, because logging in after logging out wasn't possible any more, but now everything is working.
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