Dan Hitt <dan.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to run a second copy of firefox in debian, that is > completely unconnected to the first.
> That is, the second copy should not share history, cookies, any kind > of storage, passwords, configuration, or anything else with the first. > It should be possible to send a signal to one (such as kill) without > the other being aware of it. > In essence it should run parallel to firefox like a clone (e.g., Pale > Moon), except using the same binary. (But i'd be willing to copy the > binary if there were an easy way to just change its name to firefox2 > or something.) Make a new user on your system, and start firefox as that user via sudo, adding the option "--no-remote" to the firefox command line. You might need to add Defaults env_reset,env_keep+="DISPLAY XAUTHORITY" to your /etc/sudoers to allow any programm running as the other user access to your X session. Grüße, Sven. -- Sigmentation fault. Core dumped.