Ubuntu Problem Update
May 18, 2008
So, I reinstalled Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and I’ve encountered the same bug. Again, X died when I middle-clicked a firefox tab to close it. I was using Firefox 3.0b5 with the Tree Style Tabs plug-in at the time. I’ve also got desktop effects enabled. I was viewing a flash video at the time with adobe’s !free flash plug-in.
In the meantime I’ve uninstalled Tree Style Tabs. If the problem ceases then it’s likely a problem with Tree Style Tabs and I’ll try to reproduce the bug and get some meaningful output. Otherwise it might be a Firefox bug and the situation might change if/when I update to RC1.