Aug
17
2006

Linux - How To Make Firefox Over 40% Faster

Under Firefox, Linux, Tips & Tricks By chandu

This tip pertains to those that use Firefox on Linux.

If you use Linux on a Laptop, chances are high that you can dramatically improve the responsiveness of all your GUI applications. This tip will work for you if you:

* Use a frequency scaling application like powernowd (Ubuntu does this by default), cpudynd, or cpufreqd.
* Have Kernel 2.6.9 or better.

In short, the trick is to disable powernowd and use the ondemand governor instead. How to do this in Ubuntu comes later, let me first show you what this change gets you. In short, you get maximum performance and a longer battery life.