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Probe34

Member

Registered: 2012-09-25

Posts: 30

iceweasel unstable

Hello all,

I have moved to #! only recently and everything is fine except for iceweasel. It is unstable as hell.

I have used firefox since the start. And it is my favorite browser. But I cannot work with a browser that is as unstable as iceweasel. On certain pages, it just crashes. Some websites claim that I have an obsolete webbrowser and that it may hinder my browserquality (or something like that) and it does.

Should I switch to the unstable Debian version (that is maybe more up to date)?
What is your experience with this unstable Debian version?

I hate the idea that I have to switch to google-chrome or opera.

dura

Bloated Gimp

From: interzone

Registered: 2012-09-15

Posts: 2,080

Re: iceweasel unstable

I updated my repositories through synaptic (just refresh it) and upgraded iceweasel to 15.10 (I think thats what corenominal put in the repositories). It works great. An idea might also be to use the addon 'adblock plus' as a lot of the crashes may be due to poorly built advertising widgets. I experience that since using waldorf. Using adblock plus makes a massive difference to certain websites.

There is also a long list of modifications you can make to iceweasel, if you search this forum for iceweasel, and go to the section on 'applications'. Here, I'm talking about such things as http-pipelining, which I like!!!

Probe34

Member

Registered: 2012-09-25

Posts: 30

Re: iceweasel unstable

Thank you for your answer, d! Most useful.

Last edited by Probe34 (2012-10-05 19:18:05)

KrunchTime

#! Die Hard

From: East Coast, USA

Registered: 2012-03-02

Posts: 770

Re: iceweasel unstable

I updated my repositories through synaptic (just refresh it) and upgraded iceweasel to 15.10 (I think thats what corenominal put in the repositories).

You must be using a different repository than I.  I just updated the repositories a few minutes ago, and there was no new version of Ice Weasel available.  I'm still running 11.0, which is from Core Papa's repository.

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KrunchTime

#! Die Hard

From: East Coast, USA

Registered: 2012-03-02

Posts: 770

Re: iceweasel unstable

But I cannot work with a browser that is as unstable as iceweasel. On certain pages, it just crashes. Some websites claim that I have an obsolete webbrowser and that it may hinder my browserquality (or something like that) and it does.

What version of Ice Weasel do you have?  I'm using v11.00 and I'm not experiencing any problems.  Are you sure you haven't done something that has made Ice Weasel unstable?  Additionally, I run Opera and I think it's a great browser, even if it is proprietary.

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tlinsley

Member

From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2012-04-10

Posts: 23

Re: iceweasel unstable

To get Iceweasel 15, go to this site (Debian Mozilla Team APT Archive):

http://mozilla.debian.net/

Choose the version of Debian you are running in the first drop-down.
  (Hint: Crunchbang Statler = Squeeze  Crunchbang Waldorf = Wheezy)

Choose "Iceweasel" for the second drop-down.

Choose "Release" for the third drop-down.

Then follow the brief instructions.

I've been running Iceweasel 15 on Waldorf with zero issues.  Ymmv.

I second the suggestion to run Adblock Plus, just please don't forget to
whitelist "crunchbanglinux.org".  Failure to do so robs a mighty fine distro
of well deserved ad revenue.

Hope 15 works well for you!

Erinsfan

#! CrunchBanger

From: At a terminal

Registered: 2011-01-28

Posts: 148

Re: iceweasel unstable

15 in Waldorf seems fine for me too. Am running Ad-Block, Flash, Ghosery, No-Script and Flash Video Downloader too.

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Probe34

Member

Registered: 2012-09-25

Posts: 30

Re: iceweasel unstable

I am confused. You are talking about different versions here. I am using 3.5.16. I suppose that when you say that you are using 15, you mean 3.5.15 and when you say 11.00, you mean you are using 3.5.11.

Tell me if you are not.

mariannemarlow

#! Die Hard

From: My flat, London, England

Registered: 2012-06-03

Posts: 2,195

Website

Re: iceweasel unstable

Mine is 11.00

See linky for pic.

http://i.imgur.com/7XgVR.png

It runs fine, just takes up too much systems resources at times..

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Probe34

Member

Registered: 2012-09-25

Posts: 30

Re: iceweasel unstable

How is that possible??

I have 3.5.15 and you have 11.00. I am dumbfounded.

pvsage

Internal Affairs

From: North Carolina

Registered: 2009-10-18

Posts: 9,012

Re: iceweasel unstable

^ Backports.

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mariannemarlow

#! Die Hard

From: My flat, London, England

Registered: 2012-06-03

Posts: 2,195

Website

Re: iceweasel unstable

@pvsage

Ah yes, xaos52 made me enable the backports in the early days..

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Probe34

Member

Registered: 2012-09-25

Posts: 30

Re: iceweasel unstable

Okay, backports. Thank you, I know what to do now.