By web608750
I have an Ubuntu x64 one-click install. Firefox runs only for a few minutes at a time and just crashes, shuts down. Is this usual behaviour? I’ve upgraded kernel to 13, but still crashes… What should I do?
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It’s most likely running out of RAM. What plan is your droplet on? <br> <br><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-12-04>Adding swap</a> should decrease the chances of firefox crashing if it runs out of memory however it will start to perform slowly once swap is used.
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