On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 02:33:25AM -0600, lee wrote: > what's a good web browser that doesn't need so much memory? I have the > same group of tabs open in each browser to compare memory useage: > > > USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND > lee 24253 3.0 3.7 138688 77252 tty1 Sl 01:14 0:06 iceape-bin > lee 24234 2.0 3.3 183252 69584 pts/4 Sl+ 01:11 0:07 > epiphany-browser > lee 24302 16.1 3.8 193536 80796 pts/6 Sl+ 01:21 0:04 > /usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox-bin -a iceweasel > > > For some reason, firefox always defaults to iceweasel (even when > started as /usr/bin/firefox). > > Anyway, all these browsers use a lot of memory. I've been using Mozilla > (iceape) for years and lately stuck to it only because I needed the > built-in mail client. Now I have replaced the mail client with claws, > and I'm curious if there is another nice browser that doesn't need so > much memory.
I hate web browsers, except that without one, one can't surf the weeb. I like konqueror (although I use icewm instead of KDE). They all take up a lot of memory. In fact, web browsing is what caused me to buy a new computer. I also differentiate needing graphics/javascript or not. If I don't need javascript or graphics, I use lynx. If I need graphics but not javascript, then I may (or may not) use links2. However, my perception is that if I need javascript, then I'd be safer using a browser that is more common or that has its code looked at by more people since I perceive that the potential for security issues is greater with javascript enabled. I also find that there are some sites that work with firefox that don't with konqueror: konq will display its bad-html icon and do nothing on a link, whereas iceweasel will work. I like konq's bookmark system better. When I was running a small box and sshing to the big box to run a browser, it also mattered _where_ that memory was being used. I forget which was which (between Konq and Iceweasel) but one used the memory in the xorg driver (therefore on the small box I was using) and the other used the memory on the box on which it was running (the big box in that case). In short, for "full featured" web browsing, unfortunatly lots of memory is required. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
