Chromium vs Firefox : Need testimonies

[Andrew Hamming]

Can an option be added to the install process that gives the user an
ability to choose their browser?
On Jun 21, 2013 10:16 PM, "p s" <superduper3000 at outlook.com> wrote:

> I have been using Lubuntu for over a year on daily basis, mostly on my
> netbook. I have both Firefox and Chromium installed, and I use
> Chromium exclusively.
>
>  (-) Firefox: you cannot Shift + mouse wheel to scroll horizontally in
> Firefox - this is a limitation on Gecko engine - there is no way to come
> around this. In my netbook, this makes Firefox useless to browse any page
> which is wider that screen size. Chromium handles Shift + mouse wheel
> perfectly.
>
> (+) Chromium: Runs in a sandbox. As a user browsing web, Chromium is safer
> than Firefox. May be delivering an apparmor profile for Firefox can address
> this, but Chromium has this built it. A downside of this is that Chromium
> does not run in the Guest account. The only reason I still keep Firefox, is
> to have to for guests that want to check email via Lubuntu Guest account.
>
> (+) Chromium opens faster that Firefox. When browsing they are mostly same.
>
> (+) I have never had a browser related crash by Chromium - I use both
> 32bit version of Lubuntu on my netbook and the 64 bit one in my laptop. I
> have flash installed, but click to play for plugins.
>
> (-) Firefox consumes by default more screen estate than Chromium.
>
> (-) Chromium is somehow tingly connected to Google, but at some extent so
> is Firefox by default. You can tweak both not to send any data to Google.
> If really a concern than use SWIron fork instead on Chromium.
>
> In short, I think all people that use Lubuntu have their own idea on what
> apps to use. On every Lubuntu update I have to uninstall most of what you
> guys provide. The less user apps you provide the better - may be provide
> only a list of recommended apps, and let each decide on his own.
>
>
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