Not really a bug report, still, me thinks this is the most appropriate place to post the question.
I have a very outdated sub-notebook called Samsung Q40 - very low on RAM, only a mono-core CPU, it's graphics card needs main memory RAM for its use, you get the drift. Still, using it via Porteus 4.0i586 and only opening a few tabs in Palemoon (officially the PM version I use [ palemoon_29.4.2-1.gtk2_i386 for Porteus 4.0 by Rava ] is not even available via palemoon's own page since they dropped the i586 versions years ago - telling me to "switch to x86-64" - but not giving me the ability to do so on a mono-core CPU PC. ) makes it pleasant to work with.
Anyhow, aside from testing it, is there a chance 5.0i586 would perform better than 4.0? Or at least be as performant as 4.0?
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Well, the latest Firefox 105 is supposed to have much better memory handling under tight conditions in Windows and even Linux.
I got 105 from the Porteus servers and seems to be ok. I also turn off a lot of the fluff, and run with just a few tabs at most.
Maybe give the latest 105 a try on 4.0 and 5.0 and see how it runs?
I got 105 from the Porteus servers and seems to be ok. I also turn off a lot of the fluff, and run with just a few tabs at most.
Maybe give the latest 105 a try on 4.0 and 5.0 and see how it runs?
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nanZor , I read on the Palemoon forum that the newest Firefox manages to outperform Palemoon, and it's done via a myriad of tricks and cheats… Still, I will give it a try.
I like Palemoon since I do not like the GUI of the more modern browsers, when I want more screen for the web page content, I press F11 and have Palemoon in Full Screen mode.
How do you do that?
I like Palemoon since I do not like the GUI of the more modern browsers, when I want more screen for the web page content, I press F11 and have Palemoon in Full Screen mode.
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there is this: https://software.opensuse.org/download. ... e=palemoon for x86 palemoon .deb builds, possible they might work..
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I choose Debian and not Ubuntu, but then which variant of the OS to choose from?ncmprhnsbl wrote: ↑24 Sep 2022, 02:42there is this: https://software.opensuse.org/download. ... e=palemoon for x86 palemoon .deb builds, possible they might work..
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Packages for Debian Unstable
Packages for Debian Testing
Packages for Debian 11
Packages for Debian 10
I presume both Unstable and Testing should be too new.
And which one to choose for Porteus 5.0 i586
(But I have to set up and also actually run / test Porteus 5.0 i586 on my old machine, and I do not even know if fulalas also provided a i586 module for his most recent XFCE-4.12 module [the x86-64 one is called "003-xfce-4.12-20220725" still its /etc/porteus/003-xfce4.ver reads "003-xfce4.xzm:20220428" ] )
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Hi Rava - if you still have that Q40, for kicks you may want to see how LXLE (LXDE custom) performs. You can test it live with 32 or 64 bit - seems to be a clean hobbiest respin of the older style Debian/Lubuntu with low-spec in mind if you wanted to install to the HD. Run the included beachblit, yada yada.
https://www.lxle.net/
Of course, this now makes an ideal setup for running and booting modern Porteus from the usb ports!
https://www.lxle.net/
Of course, this now makes an ideal setup for running and booting modern Porteus from the usb ports!
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I presume the LXDE custom LXLE was made to be extra slim and extra performative?
Edit:
only partially, reading the short en.wikipedia LXLE Linux article gives a good overview on what LXLE is about.
It is still only 32 bit; and still in daily use since it is my LAN / WLAN / Wi-Fi hub so to speak; it sits in a different room and gets the best and most reliable Wi-Fi aka Internet connection. And shares its Internet via NetworkManager Applet with the other Porteus on my main machine (currently most recent updates of Port 5.01 x86-6 XFCE)
I would like to see how an 003-lxle.xzm would perform with my i686 Port 3.1 kernel and my Port 4.0 system.
But who would build such a module for an outdated 4.0 32 bit Port?
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