Re: Improving performance: RAM or CPU speed
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:43:29 -0500
John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Celejar writes:
> > I seem to have memory leaks with recent Firefox (currently 74.0.1-1
> > from Sid) - memory use goes slowly but steadily up, and eventually
> > gets maxed out and the system grinds to a halt. It takes a while for
> > this to happen, but I find myself eventually needing to kill and
> > restart Firefox.
>
> I see this too sometimes. Top tells me which "Web Content" process is
> gobbling memory: killing it solves the problem (and closes the offending
> tab).
>
> I wrote:
> > irritation of being required to create a new profile every time I
> > upgrade Firefox).
>
> > Interesting - apparently some people get this, but some don't (I
> > update regularly from the Sid repos, and I don't generally see this).
>
> How often do you upgrade? I often go for months without doing so: that
> may be why it happens to me.
I usually upgrade as soon as a new version is available (despite your
oft-reiterated suggestion that this sort of thing is really
unnecessary ;))
Celejar
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