▲ 169 ▼ ForkServer in Firefox 141: No More Restarts and Better Performance on Linux (ostechnix.com) submitted 1 year ago by vga@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) And cached. Browsers just use the RAM for what it exists for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's why my main desktop has 32GB and my laptop 16. We're at the point that these are minimum comfortable amounts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I use Auto Tab Discard, have all except 10 tabs unloaded and FF has 5.5 GB reserved, just in case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Fellow Auto Tab Discard ejoyer, I salute you. Joke aside I recommend this extension if you have a tendency to have a shitton of tabs opened permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have currently 13 tabs open and I don’t see the issue. RAM is there to be used. I actually expect my programs to extensively cache stuff and use the RAM. (The other Firefox processes for the individual tabs are cut from the screenshot.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Nah, RAM has to be reserved and can't then be used by other programs until given free. That's why, cache data and only use RAM for currently running and speed-critical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I'm at about a hundred at all times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I use bookmarks and close tabs I don’t need any longer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That's why my main desktop has 32GB and my laptop 16. We're at the point that these are minimum comfortable amounts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I use Auto Tab Discard, have all except 10 tabs unloaded and FF has 5.5 GB reserved, just in case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Fellow Auto Tab Discard ejoyer, I salute you. Joke aside I recommend this extension if you have a tendency to have a shitton of tabs opened permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have currently 13 tabs open and I don’t see the issue. RAM is there to be used. I actually expect my programs to extensively cache stuff and use the RAM. (The other Firefox processes for the individual tabs are cut from the screenshot.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Nah, RAM has to be reserved and can't then be used by other programs until given free. That's why, cache data and only use RAM for currently running and speed-critical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I'm at about a hundred at all times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I use bookmarks and close tabs I don’t need any longer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Fellow Auto Tab Discard ejoyer, I salute you. Joke aside I recommend this extension if you have a tendency to have a shitton of tabs opened permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have currently 13 tabs open and I don’t see the issue. RAM is there to be used. I actually expect my programs to extensively cache stuff and use the RAM. (The other Firefox processes for the individual tabs are cut from the screenshot.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Nah, RAM has to be reserved and can't then be used by other programs until given free. That's why, cache data and only use RAM for currently running and speed-critical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I'm at about a hundred at all times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I use bookmarks and close tabs I don’t need any longer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Nah, RAM has to be reserved and can't then be used by other programs until given free. That's why, cache data and only use RAM for currently running and speed-critical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I'm at about a hundred at all times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I use bookmarks and close tabs I don’t need any longer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* How can you only have 15 Tabs open? I use bookmarks and close tabs I don’t need any longer. permalink fedilink source parent