[K12OSN] OT: High load averages with CentOS?

Nils Breunese nils at breun.nl
Mon Sep 15 18:00:44 UTC 2008


David Hopkins wrote:

>> I am also using a dual cpu hyperthreaded Xeon (2.8Ghz old netburst
>> technology). I found flash .48 to be much less of a hog. Also I could
>> not continue using firefox because my cpus are just not powerful
>> enough. Especially flash heavy sites.
>> I switched to Opera and I can still have a full class of students
>> browsing. Unfortunately, Opera is not free as in speech but it is  
>> free
>> as in beer.
>>
>> Not sure about staroffice.
>>
>
> I'll downgrade flash to 48 tonight. It was what I had earlier and
> upgraded to fix an issue with a state-required app after the state
> patched the app. There has been another patch since then, so perhaps
> 48 will work.

Just know there were some pretty serious security issues with older  
versions of the Flash plugin.

Nils Breunese.




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