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Firefox on FreeBSD is a hack layered over a hack running slowly. I have no idea how much work is required to support it, but it’s somewhere between “big” and “h
by nequo 3y ago
Firefox on FreeBSD is a hack layered over a hack running slowly. I have no idea how much work is required to support it, but it’s somewhere between “big” and “have mercy”.
Might someone be able to summarize what kinds of hacks Firefox needs to run on FreeBSD?
- hulitu 3y ago> Firefox on FreeBSD is a hack layered over a hack running slowly. On linux too. I have to install Wayland just to be able to start Firefox.
- tomsmeding 3y agoThat sounds like something is seriously wrong. Firefox works perfectly fine on Xorg here for the past 10 years or so, across multiple distros.
- sim7c00 3y agofirefox is incredibly slow on linux. didnt test it in the past 10 years on bsd. its the one thing i dont like when using linux. (mite be doing something wrong but i doubt it. fast pc. apt install, start. using out of the box stuff. (maybe not the nix way ;p)
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> apt install, start. using out of the box stuff. Are you on Ubuntu, by any chance? They replaced their firefox with a snap version (even if you `apt install` it, there's a redirect) which I've heard is significantly slower to start.
- sshine 3y agoI run Firefox in Xorg, Wayland is not installed. What magic am I applying without knowing it?
- Gud 3y agoTo be honest this has not been my experience. Firefox works just as well in FreeBSD as it does in Windows and GNU/Linux.