Category Archives: Ubuntu

Ubuntu will now track Mozilla updates
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Posted on November 29, 2011 by

The Ubuntu developers are now tracking Mozilla’s rapid release cycle, releasing the updated version 8.0 of Mozilla’s Firefox and Thunderbird. Previously, Ubuntu distributions would have stuck with the major version they were released with, say 3.0, and only updated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 8.0, General Mozilla, Linux, Thunderbird, Ubuntu | Leave a comment

Increasing mouse scroll speed in firefox on Linux
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Posted on September 20, 2011 by

This is an old post but it still works for me on Mint and probably a lot of other versions.  OS Novice: Increasing mouse scroll speed in firefox ↑Go get it↓

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BootMed
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Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I’m downloading this later. Certainly looks like a useful tool.I retrieved some files from a partition I messed up recently using BrowserLinux and that was as simple as moving them from one folder to another but this is much more.I … Continue reading →

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Pondering Linux
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Posted on June 10, 2010 by

Note: I am posting this both on my personal El Guru and Firefox Extension Guru’s Blogs to get as much feedback as I can on this. As some my long time Firefox Blog readers may recall I had experimented a … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Open Source, Other, Ubuntu | 14 Comments

We've Turned 3!
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by

Back on May 1st, The Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog turned 3. Taking a looking back around May 1st for the past 3-years, here were some of the big news items: 2006 Mike Schroepfer announced developers were yanking Places from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog News, Firefox, Fx 1.5, Fx 2.0, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, IE, Microsoft, Open Source, Other, Tips & Tweaks, Ubuntu, Vista, Yahoo | 1 Comment

Fx 2.0.0.6 Ubuntu & Epiphany
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Posted on August 8, 2007 by

I have not had much luck with Firefox on Ubuntu lately. I booted up into Ubuntu earlier today and ran the software updates which included an upgraded to Firefox 2.0.0.6 (release not nightly). Now, I am back to the point … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 2.0, Ubuntu | 2 Comments

Ubuntu & Microsoft: NO DEAL!
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Posted on June 18, 2007 by

Sounds as if the Ubuntu founders either think Microsoft is bluffing with the threat of patent infringements or could be they are not falling for Microsoft’s patent protection deal (blackmail) . Novell, Xandros, Linspire … and Ubuntu? Nope, it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Microsoft, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

Ubuntu Update
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Posted on June 8, 2007 by

It has been a while since I have been into Ubuntu. I think the last time I was on was around Memorial Day when the Kernel update caused problems with Fx 2.0.0.3. Today I went back in and updated the … Continue reading →

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Sound Fixed but New Issue
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Posted on May 28, 2007 by

First has anyone else ran into troubles with Fx 2.0.0.3 and the upgrade Linux Kernel?  My Fx keeps crashing after a couple minutes running in the new Kernel.  I was able to reboot into the old Kernel and it works … Continue reading →

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Sound Issues Fixed Themselves?
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Posted on May 27, 2007 by

As a result of the Ubuntu Sound Issues as well as post on the Ubuntu Forums, I had some suggestions as to how to fix my issues.  Now this morning I booted directly into Ubuntu and the dangest thing happened, … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Fx 2.0, Ubuntu | 2 Comments