[SOLVED]Since Upgrade Browser slow

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I find that since upgrading from 20.2 to 20.3 Cinnamon my Browsers are very slow; both Firefox and Google Chrome.
Thanks,
Michael.

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I find that since upgrading from 20.2 to 20.3 Cinnamon my Browsers are very slow; both Firefox and Google Chrome.

Welcome to the forum, Michael.

Some people have seen their graphics drivers or kernels change when they upgraded. Perhaps one of those is a factor in what you have noticed. Please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

[portanav]

I find that since upgrading from 20.2 to 20.3 Cinnamon my Browsers are very slow; both Firefox and Google Chrome.

Welcome to the forum, Michael.

Some people have seen their graphics drivers or kernels change when they upgraded. Perhaps one of those is a factor in what you have noticed. Please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

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michael@StudyPC:~$ inxi -Fxxxrz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-96-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Z170-K v: Rev X.0x serial: <filter> 
  UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 3805 date: 05/16/2018 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 63999 
  Speed: 900 MHz min/max: 800/4200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 900 
  3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:1912 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170 
  Device-2: Creative Labs Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 1102:0012 
  Device-3: Logitech HD Webcam C615 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo 
  bus ID: 9-10.4:5 chip ID: 046d:082c serial: <filter> 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-96-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 07:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.48 TiB used: 185.08 GiB (7.3%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SV300S37A480G size: 447.13 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: BBF0 scheme: MBR 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 
  size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3B01 scheme: MBR 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EARX-00N0YB0 
  size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: AB51 scheme: MBR 
  ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Hitachi model: HTS547575A9E384 size: 698.64 GiB 
  speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: A60B scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 438.62 GiB used: 27.82 GiB (6.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 
  ID-2: /home size: 686.67 GiB used: 157.26 GiB (22.9%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/sdd1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
  1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freedownloadmanager.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] https://debrepo.freedownloadmanager.org/ bionic main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list 
  1: deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
Info:
  Processes: 301 Uptime: 10h 24m Memory: 15.50 GiB used: 3.32 GiB (21.4%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 
michael@StudyPC:~$ 

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It is fine to just post your response as you originally did. If you feel you have to quote and you are not highlighting any part of the quote, then just leave the quote empty rather than duplicating the entire post just prior.

If you have the latest BIOS/UEFI installed (sometimes ASUS puts updates which "improve system performance"), then the only suggestion I have right now is to try the 5.13 kernel and see if that helps this situation. I place 6th-gen Intel is in the category that it might or might not help to upgrade. (Usually, 8th-gen and newer I definitely recommend upgrading.) I do not know of any reason why the browser (and just the browsers) would be affected by the upgrade of Linux Mint.

Instructions for upgrading to the 5.13 kernel:

• Open Update Manager.
• Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue.
• Make sure 5.13 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear.
• Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.

I do want to point out your install is focal.
System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-96-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal

So I'm not sure why you are using bionic repos. Bionic is LM19.

Repos:
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freedownloadmanager.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://debrepo.freedownloadmanager.org/ bionic main

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Thank you for your assistance.
I am new to Linux and was trying various software installs, so maybe I did this unknowingly.

I do want to point out your install is focal

What does this mean?

And this?

So I'm not sure why you are using bionic repos. Bionic is LM19.

Can I fix these?

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I do want to point out your install is focal

What does this mean?

Linux Mint 20 versions are based on Ubuntu 20.04 which is also code-named "focal". That means when you add repos you want to make sure you get the "focal" version so you have the proper version.

And this?

So I'm not sure why you are using bionic repos. Bionic is LM19.

Linux Mint 19 versions are based on Ubuntu 18.04 which is code-named "bionic".

Can I fix these?

I would presume you could uninstall them and then install the correct version, but I have not used those packages so I do not know how easy/difficult it might be to remove them.

[portanav]

Thank you very much.

The change in Kernel seemed to have worked, my Browsers are working as before the upgrade.

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Thank you very much.

The change in Kernel seemed to have worked, my Browsers are working as before the upgrade.

Thanks for the feedback.

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