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web pages in take ages to load in firefox in ubuntu lucid

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i have both ubuntu and win xp in xp firefox runs fine but in ubuntu(lucid) although i ave a good broadband speed of abt 1Mbps and the usual download speed goes to abt 200 to 250 Kbps the web pages take ages to load about 2 min for yahoo home page to load i have updated with the update manager

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Every time Firefox opened

i have both ubuntu and win xp in xp firefox runs fine but in ubuntu(lucid) although i ave a good broadband speed of abt 1Mbps and the usual download speed goes to abt 200 to 250 Kbps the web pages take ages to load about 2 min for yahoo home page to load i have updated with the update manager == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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Try a clean install of Firefox on your Linux machine.

  1. Close Firefox completely. (File->Exit on Windows/Linux, Firefox->Quit on Mac)
  2. Rename the Firefox installation folder or move it elsewhere.
  • Linux: The install location varies based on distribution and installation method. Linux distributions usually don't put Firefox in its own folder, so this method can't be used.

3. [www.getfirefox.com Download Firefox] again and install it

Installing Firefox in Linux

If this fixes the problem, you can optionally check the old install folder for global extensions, components, or corrupt/locked files.

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can i use synaptech to un-install i dunno anything about linux terminals

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Try to disable IPv6 in Firefox, see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#IPv6