This probably applies to Ubuntu as well, but on my Linux Mint 10 install it was stuck on Firefox 3.5 with the occasional updates so how do you get the latest Firefox to install with updates?
Well it’s pretty simple, first make sure FireFox isn’t running then:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install firefox ubufox
Thats all thats needed.
I keep forgetting this one hence writing it up. Every so often you need to flush the local dns cache – usually you’ve made a change in some dns & you want to test it immediately etc.
dscacheutil -flushcache
It’s that simple – so simple it’s an easy one to forget 
I’ve just had this one with a pptp vpn – one network was accessible over it but another behind it wasnt so I had to add a static route.
First you need to know the remote ip address of the vpn connection:
sabrina:table peter$ ifconfig ppp0 ppp0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1444 inet 192.168.1.3 --> 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00
Here the address we want is the first one, 192.168.1.3
Now to create the route
sabrina:table peter$ sudo route add -net 192l168.2.0/24 192.168.1.3 Password: add net 192.168.2.0: gateway 192.168.1.3
Thats it, now that route will work as long as the vpn connection stays up. When you disconnect it will then be removed & you’ll have to add it again later.
