I used Mozilla Firefox in Windows, and now I'm using Iceweasel in Debian 6. Is there any difference to the two programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages to each program? Which one seems better?
Debian – the difference between Iceweasel and Firefox
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Firefox use a lot of xorg resources (much more than other browsers). But I think your problem may be related to hardware acceleration.
- Open Iceweasel and disable this option:
- Exit of Iceweasel and look in top if this is closed.
- Run Iceweasel and try again the websites.
Next steps:
- If the problem persist, try with the official version of Firefox.
- If the problem persist with the official version, report to Mozilla.
- If the problem only occur with Iceweasel, report to Debian.
You can use /etc/apt/preferences to specify which versions you want on a per-package basis.
To have the latest iceweasel version, use (at your own risk) the following configuration files:
/etc/apt/preferences
Package: iceweasel
Pin: release a=experimental
Pin-Priority: 1000
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 400
Package: *
Pin: release a=experimental
Pin-Priority: 300
/etc/apt/source.list
deb http://http.debian.net/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
deb http://http.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://http.debian.net/debian experimental main contrib
But beware the the apt_preferences(5) manpage warns
Packages included in a specific release aren't tested in (and therefore don't always work as expected in) older or newer releases, or together with other packages from different releases. You have been warned.
Best Answer
It's the same thing. See wikipedia. Basically, you are not allowed to re-compile the source code and still call it Firefox for trademark reasons.