I noticed Firefox on Ubuntu was using a lot of CPU and zero GPU when watching videos and did some digging.
-
I noticed Firefox on Ubuntu was using a lot of CPU and zero GPU when watching videos and did some digging. My hardware definitely supports accelerating video and I had the right drivers installed.
Switched Firefox from the default Ubuntu snap install to the upstream Mozilla package and it immediately started using the hardware, saving CPU, battery and turning fans off. Urgh!
I accept that snap-style installs are probably the future but they've got some work to do.
-
I noticed Firefox on Ubuntu was using a lot of CPU and zero GPU when watching videos and did some digging. My hardware definitely supports accelerating video and I had the right drivers installed.
Switched Firefox from the default Ubuntu snap install to the upstream Mozilla package and it immediately started using the hardware, saving CPU, battery and turning fans off. Urgh!
I accept that snap-style installs are probably the future but they've got some work to do.
I am increasingly distrustful of them.
I think there is some dodgy shit going on and half expecting a big privacy scandal or something! No evidence, just a gut feeling!
I might be way off, but at the very least you are right that it is all a bit sloppy!
-
I am increasingly distrustful of them.
I think there is some dodgy shit going on and half expecting a big privacy scandal or something! No evidence, just a gut feeling!
I might be way off, but at the very least you are right that it is all a bit sloppy!
@kel arguably snaps can provide increased privacy because they can easily control how the apps access the rest of your system. Flatpak is another app system like snaps but I think superior, and has a nice GUI to control permissions for apps. But Ubuntu often invent their own versions of things.
-
@kel arguably snaps can provide increased privacy because they can easily control how the apps access the rest of your system. Flatpak is another app system like snaps but I think superior, and has a nice GUI to control permissions for apps. But Ubuntu often invent their own versions of things.
Yeah, it is interesting.
I do like the sandboxed app approach, definitely something I use for websites - possibly a little too much
But it's me that's creating those mini-environments.
It's all about trust - an obvious benefit and perhaps the entire point of FOSS - which is possibly undermined a little with this snap/flatpack approach.
I'm not overly concerned, but if it occured to me, you can bet there's someone out there who is thinking of how they can take advantage!?
