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VBNMW_Realist

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2. Common Thing

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:48 AM

Jun 22

This is actually a common trend with older software and hardware, especially on systems that don't want to let users update like Mac and other Apple products. It is less common with Linux but it tends to happen more with older programs which are usually possible to upgrade with software without getting new hardware.

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Firefox: Upgrading to 152.0.1 should be done with caution [View all] eppur_se_muova Jun 22 OP

;-{) Running FF 152.0.2 on Linux Mint 22.3 with no problems Goonch Jun 22 #1

Common Thing VBNMW_Realist Jun 22 #2

ETA: Firefox caused my computer to hang after being left on the weather page for 30 min. eppur_se_muova Jun 23 #3