2018-05-17 8:33 GMT+03:00 Mart Rootamm <[email protected]>: > Γιώργος Κωστόπουλος, can you tell, what versions of each release were you > using? — Not just ESR, but the 52.x version;
I have Firefox ESR v.52.8.0esr-1~deb8u1 from repos. Actually 52.8 with security updates. Never worked properly, for me. I tested IceCat with most addons disabled (except spyblock and encrypt the web. Of course I tested it extensively at Safe Mode (with all addons disabled). then also, if you had any > add-ons installed, and when exactly did the speed problems appear? > > -M. > Always. From launching it since closing it. > 17.05.2018 1:59 kirjutas kuupäeval "Γιώργος Κωστόπουλος" > <[email protected]>: >> >> > >> > Could you try Firefox ESR >> > (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/) and tell us if >> > it's >> > faster? IceCat is based on Firefox ESR. >> > >> > >> >> Oh I see! Then we found the source of the problem! :-) >> >> Firefox ESR forcefully installed from repositories on Debian, >> somewhere in the middle of Jessie lifecycle, replacing IceWeasel (the >> now defunct Debian fork of Firefox). >> I tried Firefox ESR at past but I abandoned it, because it was very buggy. >> (First time on repositories after many years, without prior testing). >> >> I think I'll wait and when I'll get my hands to a more up to date >> Linux system, I'll try IceCat again. >> THANKS David for helping identifying the source of the problem!!! >> Bye! :-) >> G. >> >> >> >> IceCat from https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ >> >> Both official release binaries x64. >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 2018-05-16 19:30, Γιώργος Κωστόπουλος wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi! :-) >> >>>> >> >>>> I downloaded GNU IceCat x64 binary, before a few days for a test >> >>>> drive. >> >>>> (I'm on Debian Jessie (oldstable) x64 KDE). >> >>>> >> >>>> While I'm generally satisfied with it, I have (only) one major >> >>>> problem: >> >>>> It's very slow here. It's like having (a better) Firefox, but in slow >> >>>> motion. >> >>>> I tried also in Safe Mode (searching for a troubling addon), but I >> >>>> had >> >>>> no gain in speed. >> >>>> >> >>>> I have no previous experience with IceCat, so I'm just reporting it. >> >>>> Any opinions? >> >>>> >> >>>> TIA! :-) >> >>>> G. >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org >> > >> > >> >> -- >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
