[Bug 436555] [NEW] massive use of memory under ubuntu compared to XP

[Stuart Gillies]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Firefox 3.0.14 under Ubuntu 9.04 uses 794.6 MB for a set of 6 tabs.  The
exact same six tabs under Firefox 3.5.3 under XP SP3 uses 172.6 MB. Both
systems are fully up to date.  I can see why there might be a
difference, but not one of 4.6 times!

Doing something with this much ram must be a drain on the system
performance one way or another!  Perhaps some of this ram could be
released for other uses?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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