[clue-tech] Ubuntu lock-up problems

[David L. Anselmi]

Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:49:40 -0700
> Michael J. Hammel wrote:
>
>> What the $%^$&^#$ is OpenOffice doing at startup that
>> requires it to want to go out on the network!?!?
> 
> It might be looking for updates.  I think there is an indicator in the
> upper part of the OpenOffice programs to alert you to updates.

Ugh.  I hope distros turn that off in their packages.  That's what 
apt-get is for.

Speaking of annoying startup behavior, it seems that rpm stats all 
mounted directories when you ask it to install an rpm.  So at work we 
see it hang because of NFS mounts that aren't available anymore.  Seems 
stupid.

Dave