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Close, new, back, forward icons are not shown

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Close, new, back, forward icons in firefox are not shown, so it makes difficult to use firefox. I am using latest firefox in ubuntu 11.04.

Already asked here but no response :( superuser.com/questions/559381/in-firefox-back-tab-close-new-tab-icon-is-not-shown I have posted screenshot there, It will be helpful so posting the link here.

Close, new, back, forward icons in firefox are not shown, so it makes difficult to use firefox. I am using latest firefox in ubuntu 11.04. Already asked here but no response :( superuser.com/questions/559381/in-firefox-back-tab-close-new-tab-icon-is-not-shown I have posted screenshot there, It will be helpful so posting the link here.

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Removing localstore.rdf didnt help either.

I have downloaded 64 bit firefox http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/latest/ following this link. (By default mozilla download site gave i686 version)

Installing 64 bit firefox solved the problem.

Thank you very much for your help cor-el and jayakumar

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The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.


Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

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It doesnt solve the problem. BTW I didnt install firefox using any package manager, but extracted and executing the executable file.

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Try to toggle the browser.tabs.onTop pref to false on the about:config page.

A Firefox restart is necessary to update the menu entry to either show or remove it.

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It changed the position of the tab but issue is not solved yet :(

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You can check for problems with the localstore.rdf file and try to delete the file.

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Removing localstore.rdf didnt help either.

I have downloaded 64 bit firefox http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/latest/ following this link. (By default mozilla download site gave i686 version)

Installing 64 bit firefox solved the problem.

Thank you very much for your help cor-el and jayakumar

Modified by Balaji