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Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 1:47 pm**

I ran today's MX Linux update (25October2023)

Then I clicked Help and About in Ghostery to see if it was up to date.

That, unfortunately, triggered an automatic update.

After a minute it said that a restart was required to install the update.

I logged out of Facebook (and also a scanner app) then chose OK.

Ghostery closed but didn't re-open. I tried the launcher on the panel - no response.

I tried rebooting the laptop - no joy.

I tried launching from Terminal - no joy.

I looked and it appeared that the Ghostery update may have failed - incomplete.

I found "Install the Ghostery browser on Linux" at www.addictivetips.com and installed ver. 10.

Still no response.

I don't know if the attached pictures of the screen help at all. Any suggestions, please?

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System:
  Kernel: 6.5.5-2-liquorix-amd64 [6.5-6~mx23+1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 parameters: audit=0
    intel_pstate=disable hpet=disable rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1
    BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.5-2-liquorix-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.1_x64 Libretto July 31  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A315-24P v: V1.03 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: MDC model: Herbag_MDU v: V1.03 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.03
    date: 11/28/2022
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 42.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 42.9/41.6 Wh (103.3%) volts: 12.1 min: 11.2
    model: LGC AP19B8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: full
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 gen: 3
    level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23)
    model-id: 0xA0 (160) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8A00008
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2136 high: 4117 min/max: 900/6375 boost: enabled scaling:
    driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1830 2: 900 3: 4117 4: 900 5: 1830 6: 1827
    7: 3860 8: 1831 bogomips: 38326
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT enabled with STIBP protection
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: safe RET
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: always-on, RSB filling,
    PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Mendocino vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2
    code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
    active: HDMI-A-1 off: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1506 class-ID: 0300
    temp: 50.0 C
  Device-2: Chicony ACER HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 5-1:2
    chip-ID: 04f2:b79c class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.00x11.26") s-diag: 583mm (22.95")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: primary model: Acer CB272U serial: <filter>
    built: 2021 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23")
    diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 mapped: eDP note: disabled model-id: HKC 0x3d00 built: 2021 res: 1920x1080
    dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.2-1~mx23ahs renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (raphael_mendocino LLVM
    15.0.6 DRM 3.54 6.5.5-2-liquorix-amd64) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 03:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_pci_acp6x v: kernel alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x,
    snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps, snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 03:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 03:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.5.5-2-liquorix-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: MEDIATEK MT7921 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lite-On
    driver: mt7921e v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0
    chip-ID: 14c3:7961 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Lite-On Wireless_Device type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-2:2 chip-ID: 04ca:3802
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.2
    sub-v: 2303 hci-v: 5.2 rev: 3111
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:6 sco-mtu: 240:8 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 24.72 GiB (20.7%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: OM8PGP4128P-AA size: 119.24 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: ELFKBO.2 temp: 29.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 118.99 GiB size: 116.56 GiB (97.96%) used: 24.72 GiB (21.2%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 64.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 49.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2168 libs: 1115 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
    2: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 296 Uptime: 2h 22m wakeups: 9867 Memory: 7.01 GiB used: 2.1 GiB (30.0%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:09 pm**

Are you seeing any messages when you try to run it in a terminal?

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:13 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:09 pm Are you seeing any messages when you try to run it in a terminal?

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dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~
$ ghostery
ghostery: command not found
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~
$ ghostery-browser.desktop
ghostery-browser.desktop: command not found
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~
$

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:33 pm**

You might try using Repo Manager in MX Tools to switch your main repo from R.I.T. to the one in Salt Lake City and then try updating again. I've seen enough instances in the past few months where the R.I.T. repository wasn't quite up to date. Remember to log out / in or reboot after the repo change but before you update.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:42 pm**

j2mcgreg wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:33 pm You might try using Repo Manager in MX Tools to switch your main repo from R.I.T. to the one in Salt Lake City and then try updating again. I've seen enough instances in the past few months where the R.I.T. repository wasn't quite up to date. Remember to log out / in or reboot after the repo change but before you update.

The MX update seemed OK but I can make the repo change, thanks! I'm thinking both updates, without a reboot in-between, may have caused a problem with the Ghostery update. That said - reinstalling Ghostery should work ...

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:00 pm**

Does this look right?

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/opt/Ghostery/Ghostery %u

ghosteryproblem3.jpg

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:58 pm**

Yes, that would be the proper terminal command to launch it .

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:16 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:58 pm Yes, that would be the proper terminal command to launch it .

Weird then that it doesn't work. It's there in the screen pic from File Manager (previous). Could it be something stuck in a buffer? (I have rebooted the laptop, so they should have cleared.)

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:25 pm**

I personally use stacer to clear / clean caches etc. There are two - app cache and update cache. Both can be cleaned by the MX Cleanup tool as well. (And probably a little safer. )

You could try clearing / cleaning app and update cache, then reinstall Ghostery, reboot and see it that resolves it.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:31 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:25 pm I personally use stacer to clear / clean caches etc. There are two - app cache and update cache. Both can be cleaned by the MX Cleanup tool as well. (And probably a little safer. )

You could try clearing / cleaning app and update cache, then reinstall Ghostery, reboot and see it that resolves it.

I copied .ghostery browser to save my history and settings.

Will MX Cleanup ask what to remove e.g. the older and newer installs? Just looked at it and ran it - I see that I'll need to manually delete the old files.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:09 pm**

Yes, I think you have to pretty much have to specify ~/cache and Clear APT Cache - All files, ad then logs.

I rarely clear logs or trash. Once Logs gets approx 500mb, then I clear it. And never RIGHT after an update. (couple of day to a week after an update for logs )

In Stacer, I run it typically around once a month, but a week or so after updates - unless I have an issue - then I run it to see about clearing that issue up... and it can make a big difference.

I clear
- Packages Caches
- Application Logs
- Application Caches

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:25 pm**

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dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~
$ Exec=/opt/Ghostery/Ghostery %u
bash: fg: %u: no such job
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~
$

Cleared the buffers with MX Cleanup.

I don't know what to try next.

Something is preventing Ghostery from opening ...

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:08 pm**

Let me spin up a vm and see what I can find out.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:26 pm**

So, I see two things that are odd in those instructions.

First, they have you MOVE the ghostery-browser.desktop file to the /usr/share/applications/ folder. And *then* they tell you to run it from your desktop.

I would suggest in a terminal changing to your Desktop folder and then copying that file back.

so open a terminal and do the following:

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cd Desktop 

 cp /usr/share/applications/ghostery-browser.desktop ./

This will put a desktop launcher on your desktop. Then, in thunar, go to your desktop and click that launcher there. (it may complain about if you want launch or make it executable - say make it executable. )

You should then see ghostery start. if it still doesnt start, then in a terminal type in

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/opt/Ghostery/Ghostery

and hit enter. and it should attempt to start. If it doesnt start then post the terminal output .

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:48 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:08 pm Let me spin up a vm and see what I can find out.

Now, this is bizarre ...

I just clicked on a link in Thunderbird and it opened the Ghostery Private Browsers - with all of the tabs, as I left it.

Meanwhile, qutebrowser is also open.

I'm not sure why T-bird can get Ghostery to run ...

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:51 pm**

i think your launcher may be bad. The system will recognize the browser and open it. But you need to be starting it from that /opt/ghostery folder.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:54 pm**

There was already one in Desktop - now two.

I presume that I need to close the Ghostery that Thunderbird opened in order to properly test this?

ghosteryproblem4.jpg

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:59 pm**

No response from Thunar.

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dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Desktop
$ /opt/Ghostery/Ghostery
/opt/Ghostery/updater: error while loading shared libraries: libmozsqlite3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Desktop
$

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:04 pm**

Actually, that shows the error. Interesting that thunderbird can open it.

My contents for the desktop launcher.

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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Ghostery Privacy Browser
Exec=/opt/Ghostery/Ghostery %u
Icon=/opt/Ghostery/browser/chrome/icons/default/default64.png
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
StartupNotify=true

and I am going to update my vm now to see if I can break it ;-)

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:11 pm**

Update did not break me, so something else is amiss here.

I need to leave for a meeting, I will be back in the am and see if I can find whats up here.

Posted: **Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:17 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:11 pm Update did not break me, so something else is amiss here.

I need to leave for a meeting, I will be back in the am and see if I can find whats up here.

Thanks.

I need to sleep, shortly.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:51 am**

/usr/share/applications is the proper directory for application desktop files that should be available for all users, including any applications that are installed into /opt.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:39 am**

Stevo wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:51 am /usr/share/applications is the proper directory for application desktop files that should be available for all users, including any applications that are installed into /opt.

It's there.

Question: What mechanism would allow Thunderbird to open Ghostery from a link in an email - but I can't open it from Desktop?

ghosteryproblem5.jpg

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:31 am**

I believe there are three possibilities:
mime setting
default applications setting
and alternatives setting

You can check this from the menu with Default Applications (I believe that changes both mime and default for mail and web browsers)

and then for alternatives, you can check all of them (there probably be more than one for web browsing ) , from a terminal using:

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update-alternatives --get-selections

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:48 am**

Now I'm suddenly seeing this on the Amazon site - it's never happened before.

Is there a hint of what's broken from that?

ghosteryproblem7.jpg

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:50 am**

Is that in Ghostery?

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:56 am**

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:31 am
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update-alternatives --get-selections

ghosteryproblem8.jpg

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:58 am**

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:50 am Is that in Ghostery?

Yes - opened via Thunderbird.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:00 pm**

In looking at the VM I setup for this, I am seeing three places where libmozsqlite3.so is showing up.
/opt/Ghostery
/opt/firefox
/usr/lib/thunderbird

When you reinstalled Ghostery, did you remove the /opt/Ghostery folder?

One more test please... in Thunar, navigate to /opt/Ghostery and then try to launch Ghostery there by clicking on the Ghostery file.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:05 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:00 pm In looking at the VM I setup for this, I am seeing three places where libmozsqlite3.so is showing up.
/opt/Ghostery
/opt/firefox
/usr/lib/thunderbird

When you reinstalled Ghostery, did you remove the /opt/Ghostery folder?

No.

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:00 pm One more test please... in Thunar, navigate to /opt/Ghostery and then try to launch Ghostery there by clicking on the Ghostery file.

I had tried that prior to, and after, reinstalling Ghostery - no joy then, or now.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:10 pm**

So, I have to conclude that the sqlite database in /opt/Ghostery has a problem.

Next step would be to completely delete that /opt/Ghostery folder. (make sure it is gone!) , then I would clear app cache ( mx cleanup) and then reinstall Ghostery as per those instructions you linked too.

I think the reason Ghostery is firing up under Thunderbird is because it also uses that same named sqlite library file. (but a different format) and is causing that issue your seeing.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:24 pm**

OK, cool, thanks! Will do then will report back.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:54 pm**

I'm using qutebrowser at the moment.

Does the error several lines down flag the problem?

Note 1: It doesn't error if I remove "~/" but I don't get a launch icon on the Desktop - nor is "ghostery-browser.desktop" in /home/dmc2023/ or in /home/dmc2023/Desktop/

Note 2: In the install steps it says to do

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$ sudo mv ~/ghostery-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/

but that fails

mv: cannot stat '/home/dmc2023/ghostery-browser.desktop': No such file or directory

, so I did

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$ sudo mv -u ~/ghostery-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/

instead. Could that be a problem?

BTW: Ghostery does show up in the MX Linux Menu window when I type "gho" - I didn't try it in case it might mess something up that you want me to look at, first.

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dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Downloads
$ touch ghostery-browser.desktop
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Downloads
$ nano ~/ghostery-browser.desktop
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Downloads
$ sudo mv -u ~/ghostery-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Downloads
$ chmod +x ~/ghostery-browser.desktop
chmod: cannot access '/home/dmc2023/ghostery-browser.desktop': No such file or directory
dmc2023@mx-laptop1:~/Downloads
$ chmod +x ghostery-browser.desktop

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:00 pm**

What instructions are you following? Link please

And yes, go ahead and try it in the menu

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:14 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:00 pm What instructions are you following? Link please

And yes, go ahead and try it in the menu

https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-li ... -on-linux/

ghosteryproblem9.jpg

Note: When Ghostery opens from Thunderbird it uses my default folder (settings, tabs, etc) - but launched from the Menu it appears to be using a new one.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:26 pm**

K. so those instructions install to the /opt/ folder, but the desktop launcher is moved to that /usr/share/applications/ folder.

K.. at least its now running:-) So, now need to figure out what settings folder is being used on both of those and then how to change one to the right one.(And personally, I would use the new install one!)

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:29 pm**

CharlesV wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:26 pm K. so those instructions install to the /opt/ folder, but the desktop launcher is moved to that /usr/share/applications/ folder.

K.. at least its now running:-) So, now need to figure out what settings folder is being used on both of those and then how to change one to the right one.(And personally, I would use the new install one!)

I'm in the middle of several projects and have tabs open in the old default files that are needed. It also contains a bunch of sites-visited history that I find valuable from time to time.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:39 pm**

K.. so when your ready, I would suggest in both the Menu started Ghostery as well as the Thunderbird started Ghostery, going to Help | More Troubleshooting then scroll down to about:profiles
and find out where both profiles are located.

Close - and then back up both profiles to some other area.

Then, you can make the decision about which you want run, or attempt to point one to the other. (remember, these are basically FireFox data, so the same method of moving profiles works.)

If that thunderbird version is acting weird, then personally I would attempt to use the Ghostery version - and I would back up all the bookmarks and if you use them - then logins, and I would import that data to the other version(the working one) and then use that.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:43 pm**

Note: I just observed that profiles.ini in /home/dmc2023/.ghostery browser/ is dated yesterday.

I'll hunt down where the new install put its profiles.ini

Thanks!

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:46 pm**

The first one is about 977mb - it contains what I want to save.

I'll have to learn/remember how to import from it. (I saved a copy of it yesterday.)

ghosteryproblem10.jpg

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:57 pm**

The launcher in the panel is now working.

It's unclear what broke and why, nor what actually fixed it, but it's working now ...

Hopefully, something in this thread is useful to others.

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:54 pm**

Glad to hear it is working :-)

Posted: **Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:39 am**

This morning trying to get to any youtube channel would bring up a blank page, turned off "block ads" in Ghostery solved the problem. I guess there was an overnight Ghostery update that causes the issue.

Posted: **Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:16 am**

mw1649 wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:39 am This morning trying to get to any youtube channel would bring up a blank page, turned off "block ads" in Ghostery solved the problem. I guess there was an overnight Ghostery update that causes the issue.

I usually keep all updates set to manual vs automatic - so, I didn't notice an update-triggered problem.

EDIT: Ghostery is up to date. Facebook now won't allow me to log in (via the browser) if either FBCleaner or Stop AutoLoad are engaged. Sigh.

NOTE: I did observe that Ghostery has dropped it's own Search engine and now defaults to the Brave search engine.

I was just reading about this and, since Ghostery is the largest user of memory - by far - I'm wondering if I can force it to use Swap vs Ram?

https://landoflinux.com/linux_fallocate_command.html

Posted: **Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:34 pm**

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Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser [Solved]

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser

Re: Updates Broke Ghostery Security Browser