On 11/29/17, bw <bwtn...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Nov 2017, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > >> Once again I am having problems with firefox. Every time I do a search >> on >> anything the damn thing freezes and I have to shut it down by force. If I >> try >> to restore it without getting rid of all three tabs it locks again and >> again >> and again. I have the latest upgrade from Debian for Firefox and am >> using >> Debian 9. What can I do to fix this problem please? >> Maureen >> > > It's hard to say. Have you tried to start it from terminal and see what > error messages pop up, if any? have you tried the safe-mode option? It > is described in man firefox-esr on my system. Have you installed or > upgraded any extensions or plugins, what are they, and did you do that > through the debian repo, or did you install/upgrade something through the > browser?
That reminded me about how flashplayer used to be notorious for constant problems if it's not set up right. Also just read about crytocurrency/data mining in the last few days, too. Can't remember where I saw it (already), but the gist was that it can skyrocket one's resource usage in a heartbeat. One or more browsers is working on ways to take control of it, either cherry pick what can run or block completely. Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
