Applications and settings changes for 13.10, which may include : - Replace Chromium with Firefox
Any conclusion on this? I thought shifting from Firefox to Chromium was the correct move. On seeing this, I did a bit homework as for "why", and found two contracting trends: <snip> I have a great fondness for Firefox and was initially upset when Lubuntu shipped with Chromium. I immediately went about "replacing" Chromium with Firefox. And there are many very easy to find tutorials on the Internet (directed to the novice) on how to do just that. But, I came around to Chromium and I'm weighing in on the other side. I'd like Lubuntu to keep Chromium as the default browser. My reasons follow: 1) One of the first things I'd have to do with Firefox is fix the memory leaks, mess with the max-connections, optimize it for the RAM in the machine, etc. This was a time-consuming, 13-step process for every machine I'd set up. I don't have to do this at all with Chromium. 2) The second thing I'd have to do in Firefox is install the Flash-AID Add-on and run it. Also a bit time-consuming and also completely unnecessary in Chromium. 3) Saving SWF files in Firefox involved installing an add-on (Video Download Helper), telling it specifically to save SWF files and even then having it not always work. Chromium has SWF saving ability built-in and it has always worked in my experience. 4) Web Apps via Chromium also just works (with a bit of tweaking) on Lubuntu and it looks the way I expect it should I can't say the same for Firefox. 5) I don't know if it's all a trick and I've never timed the two side-by-side with a stop-watch, but... Chromium *feels* faster to me on old machines. 6) There are games played through a browser I need to have installed on every system. Some of these games didn't work (correctly) in Firefox, but they all work beautifully in Chromium. Eric Bradshaw -- Thank You, God Bless, Computers4Christians http://www.Computers4Christians.org/ <http://computers4christians.org/> -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
