TypeĬode: Select all firefox -ProfileManager From there it's pretty self explanatory if ya read it and play around a bit. Can start it either in terminal or run dialogue ( alt + F2 ). Ya start out with no about:config tweaks, no plugins.

Creating a new profile, with that new version makes a clean browser. Sometimes seems an older versions files can be mixed in there and muck things up. Don't ask me all the specs and why's of it. Maybe try creating a new FF profile and see if things are running better. ) On FF 5 at one time, I couldn't get fullscreen flv vids to play and that was the fix for it, for me. Same thing for flashplayer ( go to youtube, right click somewhere on a vid, select settings and you'll see another box about hardware acceleration.

Maybe some things that could help smooth out your newer version FF/etc experience and/or random babbling.Ĭheck in the FF preferences for summin that says enable hardware acceleration. Note: Iceweasel is the Debian unbranded version of FF. As some folks are instructing, it's an option but more trouble imo.

Not sure mixing versions is all that great an idea. Tell the truth, have outdated versions on some OS's on this old PC too and haven't noticed all that much a gain in speed between them and the newer iceweasel 8 I've got on this OS. Just wanted to kick in some FF ( or variants ) help tips that could help someone out.

Download old version firefox 3.6