I was getting some micro stutters while browsing, watching YouTube videos with Firefox. I decided to investigate what the problem was, after checking KsysGuard (plasma) I noticed a process that was using between 20% 30% processing power, the process is called RDD and is used by firefox. I was wond…

Thanks for the warning. :smiley: :+1:t2:

Your welcome :wink: I am starting to lose faith with these main stream browsers, their all up to no good which is the reason I moved to Linux in the first place. Like a bunch of vultures round a dying carcass :hot_face:

[image] antechdesigns: After reading it I have since disabled it… Did that help? Has it affected anything?

Yes, its gone from processes and no more micro stutters, I have no idea why its even there or what its doing. go to about:config in firefox and disable media.rdd-process.enabled At first I thought it was an NVIDIA driver issue.

[image] antechdesigns: their all up to no good which is the reason I moved to Linux in the first place. You’re right … in the last year or so it’s been particularly difficult watching browsers start to shift like quicksand. I’m on Waterfox [doesn’t have the media.rdd-process.enabled active], …

I had a lot of issues recently with Firefox. Especially pages taking a loooooong time to display. I didn’t check why, didn’t have time. After 3 days it was quite impossible to work so I just switched to another Browser. Didn’t want Chrome, wanted something else than Chromium… I don’t like Vivaldi o…

@antechdesigns Thanks for info [image] antechdesigns: I was wondering if anybody else has this running while using firefox? I found this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=248167 After reading it I have since disabled it… Thought I’d bring it to your attention. Reading up the li…

Cookies got overcooked :upside_down_face: Thx for sharing, may come useful in case of problems :slight_smile: [image] antechdesigns: I was wondering if anybody else has this running while using firefox? Yep, but no problems so far

Obligatory link: [image] [FAQ] Troubleshooting Firefox Newbie Introduction Almost 100% of the time, issues with Firefox are not issues with Firefox but issues with extensions or your configuration. This post sets out the basic steps to narrow down where the issue lies. O…

Thanks @jonathon I’ll look into it, pretty sure I have done most of that :man_shrugging:

Firefox Concern

General system Applications

jonathon October 4, 2020, 12:50pm 10

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