*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1767299 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767299
Thrashing and system lockup are possible to achieve with Firefox on a
default Ubuntu install with much more memory than this. E.g. mine has
16G.
This might not be argued to be a bug with the upstream
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1767299 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767299
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1767299
Ubuntu 18.04 Installer creates swap partition too small
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Agreed, maybe the bug should be filed against wherever the size of the
swap file is set? Moving to Ubuntu pending reassignment.
** Package changed: firefox (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: Invalid => New
** Tags added: needs-reassignment
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While Firefox is not at fault, it is the most likely to suffer this
default configuration problem - which I have not encountered after about
100 installations of Ubuntu over many years.
Perhaps the default swap file of 1GB should be increased in size in 4GB
RAM systems.
I am not an expert by any
Thanks for updating the report. Closing by marking "Invalid" as Firefox
not at fault.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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Solved:
On lower spec systems (4GB RAM) the default swap file in /dev/dm-1 of 1GB is
insufficient.
Addition of new swap file has resolved the stated issues.
FilenameTypeSizeUsedPriority
/swapfile file
When launching a fresh installation of Stellarium an error message about OpenGL
was triggered.
Firefox issue as per thread appeard to occur with pages with Matterport 3D
rendering pages were open.
Other bugs researched included issue with OpenGL, Steam and gaming.
Installed Mesa
