[MLUG] Gnome 3

[Hendrik Boom]

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:58:14PM -0700, Leslie S Satenstein wrote:
> 
> I am not a linux guru, but lately Squeeze was not working properly. Some of the applications appear to have memory pointer problems or whatever, and after a while, Gnome would semi-die.  When it does, clicking on the icons does zero, absolutely nothing.  
> 
> When this happens, only the switch to terminal mode and issuing the poweroff works.  I have reported this problem as occurring mainly after viewing PDF files with the viewer apps.
> 
> Anyway,  I will check out JO's notes and see what else I can learn from the MLUGers 
> 
> Leslie

My squeeze does similar lockups.  killall firefox-bin or killall 
xulrunner-stub seems to be the cure. (sometime one works; sometime the 
other; in either case, all the firefox windows disappear)

-- hendrik