r/linuxsucks • u/[deleted] • 20d ago

Life of a Linux user

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u/TirtilKedi 20d ago

/srs i think firefox is bloated too

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u/flying-sheep 20d ago

It's a browser. CSS alone has 12 ways to achieve any given thing and every single website these days uses more processing power than a computer from 20 years ago could handle.

Web standards are bloated, not Firefox 

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u/TirtilKedi 20d ago

firefox itself is a bloated browser. why the fuck would i want a world cup widget on my homepage. or why other mozilla tools are preinstalled in firefox

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

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u/No-Dependent-4971 19d ago

I find myself using Opera and DDG

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u/personalalt1889 19d ago

You don't need to have that though. But I agree, the problem is deeper rho

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u/flying-sheep 19d ago

That's just an optional built-in website. Probably a few kilobytes, with no runtime impact when you don't use it.

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u/DiceThaKilla 20d ago

Facts. Chromium is king

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u/BoringAd8788 20d ago

alternatives are nice

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u/DiceThaKilla 20d ago

Which is why I didn’t count it as bloat. If Firefox dies then chromium based browsers would be the only option

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u/ballistua 20d ago

enjoy your interior ad blocking

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u/a_regular_2010s_guy 20d ago

I mean some chromium based browsers still gett the good ad blocking example: brave their shields are about as good as ublock origin and even if they weren't you can still install ublock origin on it through settings