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Re: Firefox alternatives?

From Greg Marks <gtmarks@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Firefox alternatives?
Date 2024-12-12 03:10 +0100
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> After Firefox has been running for a few days my Debian 12.5 gets
> really slow. The mouse jerks when it works at all. It takes a minute or
> two for wndows to close or top. At the moment, Firefox has 19 processes
> running. Memory is half full, and swap is about 10% used. When I kill
> Firefox and restart, things go back to normal for a few hours.
> 
> What alternatives that aren't such pigs do you recommend?

Possible alternatives that aren't too resource-intensive include Lynx,
Dillo, and Falkon.  Each has limitations but might serve your purposes.

Best regards,
Greg Marks

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