Friday 16 April 2010

Firefox - Multiple Profiles in Linux

Why Do you need multiple profile?

I want to use the same computer and browser to see my two email accounts(!) of same provider (say google), or I want to browse to live and testing applications (with code and db in same location) - I cannot use the same browser with same profile either one has to be logged out

Solution - multiple profiles :-)

Create New Profile:

Open konsole or the Run Command and type

firefox -P profile_name -no-remote

find the following pop up, where click on create new profile and type the name of new profile (if have already created one profile just click on it to open the same

Friday 9 April 2010

Firefox Speed Up

  • Open Firefox
  • Type about:config in the address(url) bar, Hey I am warned, just by following your words (are you getting the following warning!)

Just click "I'll be careful, I promise" (friend you are going to follow my words, don't worry try it)

Use the Filter Bar to search the following and double click on the row

Search and change default value by double click

Type Preference Name Default Value
Boolean network.http.pipelining TRUE
Boolean network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 8
Boolean network.http.proxy.pipelining TRUE




Create by right click

Type Preference Name Default Value
Boolean network.http.pipelining.firstrequest TRUE
Integer nglayout.initialpaint.delay 0
Integer content.notify.interval 0
.

Now restart your browser and realise the speed (Amazing, Right!)