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Recommend a decent browser for an oldish pc?

  • 18-09-2008 9:09pm
    #1
    DaSilva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭


    Hey, running a P3 933mhz 256ram old pc, it's running Hardy Heron Ubuntu. Find Firefox incredibly slow and memory consuming, it's currently using 70mb of ram, and I've visited 3 sites, boards.ie wikipedia and stackoverflow. I have flash block and java turned off. Javascript has to stay on though, too many sites rely on it these days.

    I've tried Opera but similar results to firefox. Is there a browser out there that handles Javascript well and flash, and that's it. No intelligent precaching or other resource hog stuff?

    For the moment I use Dillo for reading html manuals and books, but it's not adequate for browsing really


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  • #2
    ntlbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    i used to use k-meleon it's nice and light, dont know how it handles sites today go worth a whirl


  • #3
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    I might be going out on a limb here but have you tried internet explore or google chrome...

    i've a similar spec pc runnign ie and windows live one care and there's not a bother with it...


  • #4
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    I might be going out on a limb here but have you tried internet explore or google chrome...

    i've a similar spec pc runnign ie and windows live one care and there's not a bother with it...

    Neither of those are gonna go particularly well on Linux on an old machine. Chrome may in a while but not yet.

    OP try Epiphany. If that doesn't work I'd say give Lynx a shot, although it doesn't do pictures/javascript/flash!


  • #5
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,472 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    explorer probably won't work on ubuntu drunkmonkey ;)

    might be worth switching to xubuntu, should be better for an older system

    if your really looking for something fast you could try Lynxs :) (i'm half joking)


  • #6
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Do you mind me asking why your even bothering....?


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    eolhc wrote: »
    explorer probably won't work on ubuntu drunkmonkey
    actually www.tatanka.com.br ;)

    firefox is a memory hog , but you can tell it to release memory earlier in the options somewhere

    try konquror on kubuntu instead of ubuntu you'll save a bit of ram that way

    8.04 on 256MB is cutting it fine, consider scrounging ram or going back to 6.06 LTS


  • #8
    bazery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭bazery


    Try the new google chrome, oh wait i dunno is it available on ubuntu, hmmm


  • #9
    strjms72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭strjms72


    what about mozilla? not firefox, just the old mozilla


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