This page shows how to update NSPR to the latest version in Ubuntu guru "fta" PPA in Hardy. This new version might fix the /dev/random issue when multiple users launch Firefox 3 at the same time, causing server entropy to run out and unexpected behavior to ensue.
0) It would be the best idea to remove/rename users' ~/.mozilla profiles so new ones can be created, as this issue is partially to do with /dev/random access when a profile is being created. If you can't do this, though, its not a HUGE deal (but preferred).
1) Add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list :
I can be a rather harsh critic.
It’s been quite some time since I’ve given a really glowing review of any Linux Distro on the Computer Action Show (previously the Linux Action Show).
In fact, I’m pretty confident most people on the Fedora team view me as the biggest-jerk-face-ever for my — let’s just say… “not overly glowing” — reviews of recent Fedora releases. And I’ve given folks on the Ubuntu team a fairly hard time over the years as well.
Of all the Linux distributions, the consensus is beginning to become clear that Ubuntu is, hands down, the most user friendly of the Linux distributions. Naturally there are people that claim other distributions like PCLinuxOS, and Linux Mint are even more user-friendly than Ubuntu. But what exactly makes a Linux distribution user-friendly?
This tutorial will explain how to install zgegblog-themes in ubuntu jaunty and intrepid
Thanks to Zgegblog for this fantastic themes
For Ubuntu Jaunty users
In this article i describe some of the things to do immediately after installing ubuntu on your machine . Since most of the people reading this would be shifting
from Windows to Linux with a system dual booting so i would focus more on making transition easy from Windows to Linux.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #162 for the week September 27 - October 3rd, 2009.
Dynamic frequency scaling (also known as CPU throttling) is a technique in computer architecture where a processor is run at a less-than-maximum frequency in order to conserve power. Dynamic frequency scaling is commonly used in laptops and other mobile devices, where energy comes from a battery and thus is limited. It is also used in quiet computing settings and to decrease energy and cooling costs for lightly loaded machines.
Openshot, the great new Linux non-linear video editor (which we covered here, at Web Upd8 a while ago) released a new version, 0.9.42, which includes 33 video & audio effects (30 video and 3 audio) and a preview window ehich allows you to view any changes before applying.
We wrote about disabling your Recent Documents in Gnome using a little trick but that doesn't work if using BleachBit for instance, because it deletes the .recently-used.xbel folder so the recent documents will be displayed again. So to solve this, here is what to do:
Ubuntu 32bit only supports 3 GB of RAM so if you have 4, only 3 will be used. You can use the 64bit version for all 4GB of RAM memory to work, or follow the instructions in this post to make the 32bit version of Ubuntu to work with 4GB or RAM.