On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:14:35 -0500
"Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
> Over the past few weeks, all the tasks on my desktop machine (Debian
> Etch, Gnome desktop, typically booted twice daily) have been getting
> ever more sluggish.
>
> I typically keep open several instances of Firefox/Iceweasel. The
> utility "top" showed Firefox consuming most of the CPU cycles, even
> after I closed all the Firefox windows.
>
> After rebooting the machine, I started Epiphany instead of Firefox,
> and now it is like having a new, fast computer. Other tasks
> (and specifically, latex) run much faster.
>
> Is there a fix for Firefox, or should I learn to like Epiphany?
The problem lies with Firefox itself. No there is no fix, it has just
grown to become a bloated peace of software. The problem is also very
known in the world of BSD.