With these old systems we have to be able to find a compromise. I think we are going to find it more and more difficult to find an “up-to-date” browser, and equally difficult to find one that is compatible. I set it up with NoScript and it runs pretty well, as long as I am careful and stay off of heavy sites and limit the number of tabs. I have decided to use SeaMonkey as my main browser on these machines. Slimjet, Palemoon non-sse2, and SeaMonkey. I have had some success with three browsers on my old Pentium-III’s or Celeron-M. You have already mentioned most of the browsers and I have tried most of them. We had a discussion on here about the default browser, probably a couple of years ago. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by lubod. Making the package in the repos would be great, even if it is not the default browser, just so it is easier to install.ģ) Any other browser suggestions from other forum members? ![]() I would make this post a poll, but it seems a poll only allows one question, and I have several.Ģ) Would the antix developers consider making one of the lighter browsers mentioned above the default choice for antix base? And make a Falkon package in the repos, so it stays more up ta date in the future. Though I seem to recall they definitely have no Javascript or ability to use gmail, but work for sites with simpler logins. Another good choice.Īnd of course lots of text only or text and graphics browsers like Dillo, Links 2, etc. Another post here or another forum mentioned copying the cookies for gmail from a working browser to Netsurf as a solution, but I haven’t managed to do that yet, and it should work without hacks, like in Qupzilla.ģ) Epiphany-browser (aka Web). ![]() Images are not aligned quite right, and Javascript is experimental, and off by default, and even turned on, still can’t log into gmail. I prefer to skip flatpak and snap, they introduce files that apt/synaptic can’t control, and also use more hard drive and RAM! It links to to download the source, which I will try to compile, but it would help everyone if it was in the antix repos like Qupzilla is.Ģ) Netsurf – also good with minor problems. Is it possible to add a Falkon package to antix repos? On the website it recommends “use your distribution repos”, and flatpak and snap, but no other choices. Works pretty good, has Javascript, but the newer Falkon is up to version 3.1, so lots of features/bugfixes are not in Qupzilla, and never will be, only Falkon is updated now. ![]() My best candidates to meet all 3 criteria at the top of this post so far:ġ) Qupzilla (now renamed Falkon) – sadly the repos for antix 17.4 have an older version 1.8.9. Sometimes I can fix it by going to a virtual terminal (control-alt-F1), logging in, running “top” to see the firefox-esr process, cancel top with control-C, and kill firefox with sudo kill (insert process number from top here) or sudo pkill firefox-esr, which closes the browser but allows me to use the rest of the programs normally, or reboot the right way, from the menus, instead of turning off power, which requires recovering ext4 journals on the next boot. I can leave only 2 or 3 tabs open, and in a few hours, it has eaten over 1Gb of RAM and the computer slows to a crawl and/or freezes, requiring a restart. Hello, I am always looking for a browser that meets these requirements:ġ) Lightweight, especially in RAM usage, but if possible hard disk and CPU as wellĢ) Compatible with as many pages as possible (so must include Javascript for gmail, etc.)ģ) Up to date, still actively developed and available in the antix reposįirefox meets 2 and 3 extremely well, but is an awful pig with number 1, even with no/few plugins!
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