Comments on: Firefox in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

By: mahesh

mahesh — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:05:09 +0000

Im not able to view some websites which need flash plugin. Sad part is when I tried to install flash through firefox and chromium it says installation failed!!

Please help. Thanks in advance :) …

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:37:42 +0000

Yes. Go to “about:config” and search for “backspace”. Double-click the value and change it to 0 (zero).

This will map backspace to “go back” and shift+backspace to “go forward”.

By: Sunny M

Sunny M — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:38:38 +0000

Is there a way we can configure alt+Left
GO back to Backspace makes the page go back

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:06:07 +0000

Why moan about themes when you can remove all icons from Ubuntu and use the keyboard (which is far faster than a mouse)?

Everyone should know the default shortcuts of Firefox:

* Ctrl+f Find within page
* Ctrl+k Web search
* Ctrl+l (L) Address entry/awesomebar
* Ctrl+t Open new tab
* Ctrl+w Close current tab
* Ctrl+Shft+T Open last closed tab
* Alt+Left Go back (or Backspace if configured)
* Alt+Right Go forward (or Shift+Backspace if configured)

With the above, you can do away with most of the standard buttons (I remove them completely).

In addition, I install the Hide Menubar add-on which completely hides the (99% redundant) menu bar – pressing Alt toggles hiding of the menu bar.

With the above you save some screen space – invaluable if you work on a laptop.

By: Mohan

Mohan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:50:02 +0000

I installed this last Friday over my existing Ubuntu 9.10 (which is very good release in my opinion), and love it. Although I am not really a fan of the Ambiance theme, I do like the lighter one Radiance theme, and Firefox looks better in that theme.

Oh and on a side note, if you change your default search from Yahoo! to Google in the search box for Firefox you home will change to Google search upon refresh.

By: Percy Cabello

Percy Cabello — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:14:26 +0000

Indeed. Thanks for the correction!

By: Jonas Clemen Larsen

Jonas Clemen Larsen — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:00:28 +0000

“In a surprise move, Canonical released the Ubuntu 10.10 beta about 6 months earlier than expected.”

By: JorSol

JorSol — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:24:36 +0000

It’s 10.04 not 10.10.

By: djiock

djiock — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:11:31 +0000

Just, Lucid Lynx is Ubuntu 10.04, as it’s coming out in april ;)

By: Duckets McGonigle

Duckets McGonigle — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:34:54 +0000

That is to design as Yahoo is to websites.

By: Han

Han — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:49:33 +0000

You mean Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1.