Re: Many bugs: pdf, Thunderbird, Firefox, goes knows.

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On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:25:17 -0500 Marcel Rieux <m.z.rieux@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Ranjan Maitra <maitra@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >> Maybe if I could redirect the system to the right copy of Firefox, it
> >> would solve all problems? How is this done?
> >
> > Just checking: did you quit your firefox and restart after the update?
> > This may solve most of your problems, if not.
> 
> There was a kernel update and I reboot every day anyways.

Reboot every day? Hmmmm....that sounds like Windozy....anyway, what you
are seeing can happen if firefox is not restarted: I am presuming you
did quit firefox and restart after the update.

> 
> >> I must admit I've seen the little red rat appear quite often lately in
> >> the top panel. I try not to care too much about it, but it seems there
> >> are consequences.
> >
> > Little red rat? I don't have anything of that sort here: I confess I am
> > using the LXDE spin, though.
> 
> I believe this "little red hat" appears when you install software to
> report kernel... instabilities or something like that.

I see: this is the abrt tool. It is a pain and a joke. I have been
tempted to get rid of it.

> 
> I must admit I never sent those reports:
> 
> 1st: Like, from "all" the answers I've received so far, for most
> people here, it would look like a bad joke.
> 
> 2nd: Before sending a report, you are warned that you are sending
> sensitive data on an unencrypted connection. I thought I'd refrain.
 
It downloads hundreds of debuginfo rpms first, regardless of whether
you use it or not, from what it seems. 

> >> I'll have to check the BIOS <=> CMOS option to reload the defaults. Or
> >> I'll just remove the battery.
> >
> > What exactly is this system and its specs?
> 
> It's an Award BIOS, but I can't get any more specs. (1994 - 2009). I
> don't believe it has anything to do with the version of this BIOS. It
> might take some work, but the BIOS/CMOS can be hacked on the present
> Fedora 12.

I meant specs of the system. That is typically most helpful to diagnose
a problem, if any.

Ranjan


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