On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:59:06PM +0800, kaye n wrote: > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 8:52 PM Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> > wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:22:15PM +0800, kaye n wrote: > > > Hi Friends! > > > > > > LXQT says, > > > > > > It will not get in your way. It will not hang or slow down your system. > > > > > > However, I've experienced the opposite, especially when I'm using Firefox > > > browser and attempt to open several pages in different tabs. > > > > > > > I think Firefox may actually be the problem: it _is_ memory hungry. > > The Web is getting heavier and more memory hungry in general - maybe > > open one or two pages and see how much faster it is. > > > > > I don't think the problem lies with Firefox though because I didn't have > > > that problem on Debian 10 XFCE. I am now running Debian 11 LXQT. > > > > > > I don't want to use XFCE again just because I want to try another. > > > > > > Could LXDE be better? Is there a way I can install LXDE to my existing > > > Debian 11 running LXQT? Or should I just fresh install Debian 11 with > > LXDE > > > as the default desktop environment? > > > > > You could purge LXQT and install LXDE - using tasksel as root/root > > equivalent. > > > > YOu could just add LXDE to what you already have: they share some > > libraries, > > I think, and then switch between them. Again, use tasksel to just add > > it. > > > > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > No problem: hope this helps, > > > > Andy Cater > > > > > Maybe you're right about Firefox. Any "light" browsers you can recommend?
If all else fails, you could try netsurf: maintained by Debian developers who really care about the quality of their code. It depends: websites will vary. I've actually found elinks useful for simple web links embedded in email, for example. All best, as ever, Andy Cater
