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Firefox installation error: Profile Missing

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I've tried installing firefox on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) but am having issues starting firefox. Steps I took to get the error (following [installation guide for local user] Local Firefox installation in user's account : 1. Download firefox tar file 2. Extract contents `tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2` 3. Add the new path to PATH 4. Run firefox I get the error "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible."

Steps I took to try to resolve this: 1. Move old ~/.mozilla to ~/.mozilla_backup 2. Ensure appropriate permissions for all directories in ~/.mozilla 3. Play around with profiles.ini in the ~/.mozilla/firefox directory. (created new .ini file with fake content and associated directories/files)

None of the above steps work. In fact, even commands like `firefox -P` give the same error. Any help will be appreciated please.

I've tried installing firefox on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) but am having issues starting firefox. Steps I took to get the error (following [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux?_gl=1*9g29ko*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3Mzc1MDU5NTIuQ2owS0NRaUFxTDI4QmhDckFSSXNBQ1lKdmtkMk5ERmNtUFU0SV9NSnh2VG5oOEVVZTNmdE1SNkNSTnp0bHpQdTlrVUhvRHpPMWhRbFU4TWFBcjI2RUFMd193Y0I.*_ga*MTQzNzMxMTcyNy4xNzM0NDkxMzg0*_ga_MQ7767QQQW*MTczODAxNjA0NC4zLjEuMTczODAxNjExMi4wLjAuMA..#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions|Linux installation guide for local user]] Local Firefox installation in user's account : 1. Download firefox tar file 2. Extract contents `tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2` 3. Add the new path to PATH 4. Run firefox I get the error "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." Steps I took to try to resolve this: 1. Move old ~/.mozilla to ~/.mozilla_backup 2. Ensure appropriate permissions for all directories in ~/.mozilla 3. Play around with profiles.ini in the ~/.mozilla/firefox directory. (created new .ini file with fake content and associated directories/files) None of the above steps work. In fact, even commands like `firefox -P` give the same error. Any help will be appreciated please.
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