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The Fastest Linux Distributions For Web Browsing - Firefox + Chrome Benchmarks On Eight Distros
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Originally posted by SyXbiT View PostAfter having used Chrome for ~8 years, I thought now would be a good time to switch back to Firefox. However, Firefox on Linux scrolls terribly (Arch Linux). I get there are fixes for smooth scrolling, but why in 2019 doesn't Firefox on Linux have good defaults that don't require tweaking.
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Originally posted by andyprough View Post
Firefox working quite beautifully on Debian and openSUSE for me right now. Haven't had scrolling problems for probably 7-8 years. Just running default Firefox on both. Debian is ESR version. Have you tried ESR? Seems quite good.
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Originally posted by skeevy420 View Post
I had scrolling issues with Firefox on Manjaro XFCE until I created an xorg.conf and enabled vsync with my RX 580. In that instance it was just an XFCE issue because Plasma didn't have Firefox scrolling issues on the same install regardless of an xorg.conf.
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Originally posted by SyXbiT View PostAfter having used Chrome for ~8 years, I thought now would be a good time to switch back to Firefox. However, Firefox on Linux scrolls terribly (Arch Linux). I get there are fixes for smooth scrolling, but why in 2019 doesn't Firefox on Linux have good defaults that don't require tweaking.
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Ouch for openSUSE. I tried to use it because of it's "Enterprise features", but found it lacking.
Originally posted by andyprough View Post
It should not be benchmarked for performance. Default configuration includes btrfs instead of much faster EXT4, balloo running constantly on KDE and interfering with performance as it does an initial index of the entire system, and a CPU governor on top of it.
Why are these the defaults? openSUSE is the testing ground for SUSE enterprise linux, for which btrfs is an important technology, and which has a goal of stability despite a wide range of technologies. I'm assuming that's the reason why.
Anyone who wanted performance would not run it this way. They would install it on EXT4, turn off balloo indexing, and switch the CPU governor to "performance" mode. Among other things. Personally, I would run Mate for a better performance instead of KDE. Also, I get better performance when I compile my own kernels.
I'd say don't use openSUSE period. They changed owners twice this year, three times total in the last 3 years. Their internal structure must be all messed up from these reorganisations.
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Originally posted by AndyChow View PostOuch for openSUSE. I tried to use it because of it's "Enterprise features", but found it lacking.
I doubt btrfs has anything to do with these tests. The kernel is newer than all other versions except clearLinux, so either it`s a kernel regression that was fixed, or openSUSE is doing something which is making it slow. These are web-tests on a system with 16GB of ram, a samsung EVO SSD. The filesystem won't be the bottleneck.
I'd say don't use openSUSE period. They changed owners twice this year, three times total in the last 3 years. Their internal structure must be all messed up from these reorganisations.
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Long-time openSUSE (Tumbleweed and Leap) user and promoter here....
What exactly is it about openSUSE's defaults that are so "conservative" so as to cause such major hits in these tests? Why would even BtrFS make a difference, if the whole browser is basically running cached in RAM anyway?
I'm not trying to be argumentative or dispute these results, I'm genuinely interested in knowing the explanation.
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Originally posted by sb56637 View PostLong-time openSUSE (Tumbleweed and Leap) user and promoter here....
What exactly is it about openSUSE's defaults that are so "conservative" so as to cause such major hits in these tests? Why would even BtrFS make a difference, if the whole browser is basically running cached in RAM anyway?
I'm not trying to be argumentative or dispute these results, I'm genuinely interested in knowing the explanation.
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