Tag Archives: Fedora

Using the OpenJDK Java Plugin With Firefox 3.6

You may have had problems with running the ‘open’ version of Java, OpenJDK, with Firefox 3.6 . Up until recently there was no ‘open’ solution for this, and one had to resort to using Sun’s Java. If you would like … Continue reading

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Missing or Corrupted Textures on Linux, with Intel Integrated Graphics

If you run Linux and are using the open source Intel graphics drivers, for their integrated graphics processors, have you noticed garbled / missing or white / corrupt textures? Do things just not look right, with the textures? This issue … Continue reading

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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Linux Review

I have just updated to the recently released version of Firefox, Firefox 3.6, I’m still running Fedora 12 and at present it is not available in the official Fedora 12 repositories. If you want to try it out you need … Continue reading

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Lenovo Thinkpad T400 14” Review

I have owned my Thinkpad T400 for a sufficiently long period of time to be able to give my overall view of the machine now. I have had a couple of Thinkpads in the past a T41p and a T61, … Continue reading

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Missing GRUB Splashscreen On Fedora Linux

I recently upgraded from Fedora 11 to Fedora 12 and still encountered this issue which is detailed in this bug report. Basically, when booting up the GRUB splashscreen that asks whether you want to boot the default entry or select … Continue reading

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