So, I was just trying to find a lightweight browser for my old Linux laptop, cuz the thing’s slower than a snail these days. Chrome and the usual ones are just too heavy, you know? They make my laptop feel like it’s gonna explode.
Started asking around
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I started asking around and checking out some forums. Someone told me that “Firefox is the best browser for linux.” I am thinking, oh, come on, Firefox is not a light weight browser!
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Heard about this thing called “Pale Moon.” Apparently, it’s free and works on both 32-bit and 64-bit Linux. Sounds pretty decent, right? Gave it a shot, wasn’t bad, but still felt a bit clunky on my ancient machine.
Then I stumbled upon Midori
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Then I stumbled upon Midori. It’s open-source, which is cool, and supposedly has a really simple interface. Downloaded it, and man, it’s pretty bare-bones. Like, super basic. But hey, it was definitely lighter than Pale Moon. Browsing was smoother, pages loaded a bit faster. It’s like, you know when you clean out a bunch of junk from your closet, and suddenly you have all this space? That’s how my laptop felt with Midori.
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But, here is the thing. I also got to know that there are others like Falkon, it seems not bad. I saw someone says,”Browsers like Midori and Falkon are excellent choices.” But I did not try, I don’t know.
Another thing popped up
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Another thing that popped up in my search was this ad about a browser with “built-in CPU, RAM and Network limiters.” They said it lets you “take control” of your privacy and security, with a free 加速器 and ad blocker. Sounds fancy, but I’m not sure if I need all that on my old laptop. I just want something that works without crashing every five minutes!
So, yeah, Midori seems to be the winner for now. It’s not perfect, lacks some features that I’m used to, but it’s the only one that really made a difference in terms of speed and performance. If your old Linux box is struggling, give it a try. It might just breathe some new life into it. I’m gonna stick with it for a while and see how it goes. Maybe I’ll even try some of those others like Falkon in the future, who knows?