Chromium vs Firefox : Need testimonies

[John Kim]

Personally, Firefox wins because of launchpad plug-ins. They're really handy.  I feel as though Firefox feels zippier than Chrome overall when browsing. 

Leszek Lesner <leszek.lesner at web.de> wrote:

>Am Samstag, 22. Juni 2013, 20:18:52 schrieb Andrew Hamming:
>> Can an option be added to the install process that gives the user an
>> ability to choose their browser?
>
>Sry to tell you this, but this is in my opinion bullshit if we provide
>a 
>software center and the ability to easily choose your browser freely
>from 
>there. Kubuntu once started this with a firefox installer and I don't
>think 
>this will bring any benifit. 
>
>> 
>> 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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