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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Firefox memory leak
From:       Anton Aylward <opensuse () antonaylward ! com>
Date:       2014-08-27 15:06:12
Message-ID: 53FDF3E4.9000102 () antonaylward ! com
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On 08/27/2014 09:49 AM, Jim Sabatke wrote:
> For quite some time, and across a couple versions of OpenSuse (13.1
> currently) I've had terrible problems with Firefox.  It displays the
> usual memory leak problems that programs often show, getting slower and
> slower until it becomes unresponsive until I kill it and restart. 
> Sometimes it happens within minutes of restarting, so I think it's
> related to whatever technology the web pages are using. I just did one
> of those FaceBook polls where you select radio buttons, and that one
> stopped Firefox dead in it's tracks.
> 
> Over the past year, I've upgraded Firefox through official channels.  Is
> there any recommendation for a version that works?

Very likely this is page specific, particularly with poorly crafted
javascript.

You can try turning javascript off and see, but a lot of pages might not
render properly if at all.




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