DarkSerge Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Greetings. Just a curious inquiry for some options. What are some good browsers for older, low-resource computers? I have an old netbook I've tried various distros on (I've posted about it before) and I'm currently looking into the best browsers for an older, slower system. I'm currently using Firefox. Asus Eee netbook. 1.66 GHz Intel Atom, 1 GB RAM. Nothing major. Originally ran Windows 7 Starter, currently running SparkyLinux. I only use it for the most basic Internet things like chatting or searching. Just curious. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon James Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Not sure if in Sparky repos, but Slimjet or Pale Moon are lightweight Firefox and chrome derivatives. If you're using lxqt desktop, I'd suggest Falkon (formerly qupzilla). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Midori is a nice lightweight browser. https://www.midori-browser.org/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I second the recommendation for Midori. Another decent one is GNOME's "Web" browser. Another possibility is Netsurf http://www.netsurf-browser.org/ Don't expect miracles though. These old netbooks are pretty ugly when it comes to performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 The GNOME web browser in Debian at least: sudo apt install epiphany-browser evince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Also, any site with JavaScript will bog down the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSerge Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Thanks for the info! I'm not expecting much from this old netbook. It's just something to tinker with in my spare time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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