• ShimitarA
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    2 days ago

    Kind of neat… Don’t know if really useful at all, but cool anyway

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      15 hours ago

      I for one am extremely happy about the no force restart. It’s quite minor in the grand scheme of things, but it is so annoying.

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        14 hours ago

        True, its annoying, bit this does not take away the need for a restart of the process, obviously, just you can do it at a more convenient time.

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          12 hours ago

          Absolutely, it’s only about convenience. I often miss the fact that firefox is in the list of all the packages that are getting updated and realize it only when I open a new tab and I get the error message, and that’s annoying. Very much a first world problem for sure!

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      2 days ago
      • No More Forced Restarts: This is a huge relief for many!. Firefox on Linux no longer requires a forced restart after your package manager applies an update. This means smoother, uninterrupted browsing, even during system updates.
      • Reduced Memory Usage: ForkServer leads to a significant reduction in memory consumption for content processes. The base resident memory for a content process is now around 50% lower. This helps Firefox run more efficiently, especially if you have many tabs open.
      • Faster Process Startup: You’ll notice that content process startup times are reduced by approximately 35%. This translates to snappier new tab openings and overall improved responsiveness.

      Sounds actually too good to be true to me.