firefox slow ubuntu 9.10

Asked by Patrick M

After running update manager firefox is bogged down slow to open pages and browse. Even local pages open very slowly

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said :
#1

Hi,

Several people seem to experience this as well:

bug #369231
bug #370314
bug #392439
bug #405513

You may find more precise info on Google if you know the version of firefox you are running.

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Patrick M (prmillius) said :
#2

i'm pretty sure I'm running FF3.5 once open it works ok, it the getting thingas to open, some local stored pages just won't takes about 90 seconds to open web pages online, way slower than it was.
Where on google do i find the info?

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Patrick M (prmillius) said :
#3

still a little buggy but better there seems to be some disconnect in the repositories?

here's what I did so far(after adding the mozilla third party repository):
millius@millius:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
[sudo] password for millius:
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21
gpg: requesting key CE49EC21 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key CE49EC21: public key "Launchpad PPA for Mozilla Team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
millius@millius:~$ sudo aptitude update

Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release.gpg [307B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release [66.0kB]
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages [4,260B]
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb/apps Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb Release
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb/apps Packages
Fetched 70.6kB in 2s (35.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_karmic_partner_binary-i386_Packages)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

Current status: 11 updates [+10], 3847 new [+17].
millius@millius:~$
millius@millius:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb/apps Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net karmic-getdeb/apps Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources
Reading package lists... Done
millius@millius:~$ sudo aptitude install firefox 3.5.8
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "3.5.8"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "3.5.8"
The following packages are BROKEN:
  firefox firefox-branding
1 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
Need to get 11.0MB of archives. After unpacking 29.3MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  firefox: Conflicts: firefox-3.0 (< 3.6~hg20100117r33523) but 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 is installed and it is kept back.
           Conflicts: firefox-3.5 (< 3.6~hg20100117r33523) but 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 is installed and it is kept back.
  firefox-branding: Conflicts: firefox-3.0 (< 3.6~hg20100117r33523+nobinonly) but 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 is installed and it is kept back.
                    Conflicts: firefox-3.5-branding (< 3.6~hg20100117r33523) but 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 is installed and it is kept back.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Install the following packages:
firefox-dbg [3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-dev [3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]

Upgrade the following packages:
firefox-3.0 [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.0-dev [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.5 [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.5-branding [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.5-dbg [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.5-dev [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (karmic-updates,
karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 (karmic)]
firefox-3.5-gnome-support [3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
(karmic-updates, karmic-security, now) -> 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1
(karmic)]

Score is 220

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  firefox-branding{a} firefox-dbg{a} firefox-dev{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  xulrunner-1.9.1-gnome-support{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
  firefox firefox-3.0 firefox-3.0-dev firefox-3.5 firefox-3.5-branding
  firefox-3.5-dbg firefox-3.5-dev firefox-3.5-gnome-support
8 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 68.7MB of archives. After unpacking 170MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.5-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.0 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.0-dev 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.5-dev 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-dev 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.5kB]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.5-dbg 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-dbg 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [57.1MB]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.5-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [204kB]
Get:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox-3.5 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [76.4kB]
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1 [10.8MB]
Fetched 68.7MB in 3min 41s (310kB/s)
(Reading database ... 239339 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace firefox-3.5-gnome-support 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.5-gnome-support_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.5-gnome-support ...
(Reading database ... 239337 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xulrunner-1.9.1-gnome-support ...
(Reading database ... 239333 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace firefox-3.0 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.0_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0 ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.0-dev 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.0-dev_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0-dev ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.5-dev 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.5-dev_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.5-dev ...
Selecting previously deselected package firefox-dev.
Unpacking firefox-dev (from .../firefox-dev_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.5-dbg 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.5-dbg_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.5-dbg ...
Selecting previously deselected package firefox-dbg.
Unpacking firefox-dbg (from .../firefox-dbg_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.5-branding 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.5-branding_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.5-branding ...
Selecting previously deselected package firefox-branding.
Unpacking firefox-branding (from .../firefox-branding_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.5 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox-3.5_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.5 ...
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/usr/lib/firefox-3.5.8/components': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/usr/lib/firefox-3.5.8': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/firefox-3.5/pref': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/firefox-3.5/profile/chrome': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/firefox-3.5/profile': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/firefox-3.5': Directory not empty
Preparing to replace firefox 3.5.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 (using .../firefox_3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up firefox-3.5-gnome-support (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-branding (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 (part of link group x-www-browser) doesn't exist. Removing from list of alternatives.
apparmor_parser: Unable to remove "/usr/lib/firefox-3.5.*/firefox". Profile doesn't exist
Please restart all running instances of firefox, or you will experience problems.

Setting up firefox-3.0 (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-dev (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.0-dev (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.5-dev (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-dbg (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.5-dbg (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.5-branding (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.5 (3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5~mfs~karmic1) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

Current status: 3 updates [-8].
millius@millius:~$
exit

Some packages were broken, looks like only 3 of 11 updates actually were performed

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Patrick M (prmillius) said :
#4

After doing this I checked with Update manager (system>administration>update manager). it added a few things. still slow to open, but once open much faster

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Huygens (huygens-25) said :
#5

Firefox - since version 3 - is using some small databases (for the techies, they use sqlight engine) to store preferences, bookmarks, etc.
Those databases can get "fragmented" (sort of) and some optimisations are necessary. This can greatly improve Firefox start-up time.
You can find here a small script to run that will optimise Firefox databases:
http://www.berthon.eu/wiki/perso:dump:mess?s=firefox#optimisation_for_linux

I hope this might help starting faster your Firefox.

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