#865372 firefox-esr: 45.9.0esr-1~deb8u1 to 52.2.0esr-1~deb8u1 breaks profiles

Package:
firefox-esr
Source:
firefox-esr
Description:
Mozilla Firefox web browser - Extended Support Release (ESR)
Submitter:
flaz
Date:
2019-10-27 23:54:06 UTC
Severity:
important
#865372#5
Date:
2017-06-20 19:49:30 UTC
From:
To:
   * What led up to the situation?
security upgrade from 45.9.0esr-1~deb8u1 to 52.2.0esr-1~deb8u1
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
Launched Firefox : opens default profile. Opened a new profile from the default
profile window. The new window-profile can't be used : no browsing, installed
extensions unavailable, stored bookmarks unvisible…
   * What was the outcome of this action?
Opened a new browser window but uneffective
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
An effective browser window with all the settings, bookmarks en plugins tied to
this profile.

Downgrading to firefox-esr: 45.9.0esr-1~deb8u1 restores everything : no profile
data is lost running 52.2.0esr-1~deb8u1 though it can't use this date (except
for default profile).
#865372#10
Date:
2019-10-27 23:12:25 UTC
From:
To:
Confirmed - forcing people to create a mozilla account to migrate to a new version is not the Debian
way.

This is actually a serious bug.

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