Feb

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Upgrade Ubuntu Firefox to Version 3.6 – Reader Questions

February 27, 2010 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Q & A - Ubuntu

Erica from Canada asks: “… I’m using Ubuntu 9.04… the “Check for Updates” in Firefox is grayed out and apt-get does not upgrade Firefox… I’m stuck at 3.0.18, how can I get upgraded?…” This is an issue, I’ve encountered before. The newest versions of Firefox are not yet in the repositories, and the “Check for [...]

Feb

15

Ubuntu MD5 Hash – Reader Questions

February 15, 2010 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Q & A - Ubuntu

Nicki from Toronto asks: “…I’ve made too many coasters, where is the link to check the MD5 of the Ubuntu iso downloads… Someone told me I should check them before burning, but I can’t find them anywhere…” I have had the same issue untill I bookmarked the page. But for ease of reference to all [...]

Feb

11

Google Earth and Chrome – Reader Questions

February 11, 2010 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Q & A - Ubuntu

Ruud emailed asking, “How do I install Chrome and Google Earth? I’ve tried using apt-get, but the packages are not found. I am using Ubuntu 8.04″ For Ubuntu 8.04 users, please try the instructions below. (I’m not in front of a Hardy, 8.04, box right now, so please comment below if you find I’ve made [...]

Feb

1

Hardware Failures

February 1, 2010 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Experiences

While perusing through Digg, I found it interesting to note that both the Linux and Windows users have something to say about hardware failure issues. I found it interesting, that regardless of software issues, both groups of “observant” users have come to realize that the hardware quality (read that as “robustness” – is there such [...]

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