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Help For Linux: 5 GIMP Tricks Everyone Should Know!
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Usually, you can just kill the firefox process to solve this
problem. For example, on Linux the command “ps auxwww | grep firefox”
will find the process number and then “kill [processnumber]” will work
fine. But sometimes things are more horked than usual. That happened to
me today, surprise surprise Step 1. Find your profile. This page tells you how to find the location of your Firefox profile. Under Linux (e.g. Ubuntu), it will be at ~/.mozilla/firefox/[Profile name]/ . Step 2. Remove the lock files. This page tells you what the lock files are for Firefox on Windows/Linux/Mac. Under Unix/Linux, you’ll need to remove two files “lock” and “.parentlock” . Converting deb files in UbuntuJanuary 3, 2007 @ 7:59 pm · Filed under How to, Linux Different Linux distributions package up software in different ways. RedHat uses .rpm files, while Debian and Ubuntu use .deb files. To convert a .rpm to a .deb file, you can use the alien program:
The -k option preserves the minor version number of a package (don’t worry about it, just do it or read the man page). Installing a package in Debian or Ubuntu is also easy. To install a .deb file, you can type:
To uninstall a package, use
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Here’s how to fix the deeper problem: