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Why no multiple instances of Firefox on Linux as on Windows?

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Mar 15, 20266113 views
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On Windows If I run Firefox as user jack, and then try to start another instance of firefox I will be unable to, as one is already running. If I choose to run firefox as administrator, then I can have two instances of firefox, separate from each other side by side, because they are under different …

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Fix for: Why no multiple instances of Firefox on Linux as on Windows?

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Pass the parameter to firefox on startup and it won't re-use the existing process. This is a known issue with firefox on most unix platforms. What seems to happen is firefox queries the X server, sees that another firefox is running (it doesn't even…

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