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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2023/fixing-25-second-firefox-delay.html b/articles/2023/fixing-25-second-firefox-delay.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..13edab4 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2023/fixing-25-second-firefox-delay.html @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="EN"> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> + <title>Bloggings</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + + </header> + + + <main> +<article> +<h2>Fixing a 25 second startup delay in Firefox</h2> + <h3>06-09-2023</h3> + <p> + I found Firefox was taking a while to launch in XFCE4. I tested removing + the plugins, emptying the cache, etc. but nothing worked. + </p> + <p> + Eventually I ran "strace Firefox" and found it was hanging polling + something for 25 seconds. + </p> + <p> + So armed with the readout from strace, I searched and found the solution : + </p> + <code> +sudo pacman -Rndd xdg-desktop-portal +</code> + <p> + I kept xdg-desktop-portal-gtk as the bug isn't in there. Apparently + xdg-desktop-portal-gnome has the same bug, but I don't use Gnome so... + </p> + <p>Both Firefox and Libreoffice now launch in milliseconds!</p> + <p>I hope this helps someone else...</p> +</article> +</main> +<footer> +<p> </p><p>ยง</p></footer> +</body></html> |