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    Floorp browser

    Yes I am sticking with FF but if we never try out new software we would be potentially be missing out, so it was worth taking a look but I agree sometimes "If it ain't broke don't fix it"
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    Floorp browser

    I'm happy with Firefox so I will probably stick with that, I do have Brave on my system too, I think it's good to have more than one browser. I'll put it down to personal taste then, always good to get others views.
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    Floorp browser

    Right, I understand now, I had not realised that it's based on Firefox ESR and not the mainline version, so the question now is simply is ESR safe as it is not as up to date
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    Floorp browser

    OK i'm confused, on that site it says "ensuring up-to-date security even before Firefox's releases." but in my Floorp in settings under the general tab it says Version 11.90.0 Firefox 115.7.0 whereas in Firefox itself the version is 122.0.1
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    Floorp browser

    https://news.itsfoss.com/floorp-firefox/ Just in case you're interested
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    Floorp browser

    Just out of interest I wondered if anyone is using this browser & if so do you regard it as an improvement on Firefox and why, also I noticed that as of time of writing this, it is based on Firefox 115.7.0 which is a few versions behind Firefox, my main concern of course is new security holes...
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    I have now found a satisfactory workaround but I don't know what the cause was. I have tried a multitude of different browsers all of which I had the problem with, Epiphany browser works fine but it's very minimal and does not allow add-ons so it's no use to me then finally I tried Waterfox &...
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    Thanks for all the replies everyone, I will post back if & when I have some success with this, I'll try all the suggestions one by one and see where it takes me
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    ok, i'm clutching at straws I guess
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    Could it be worth going back to 21.2, I was wondering about the experimental wayland stuff that's in 21.3, might that have something to do with it
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    OK so is there a way to fix that please or will I have to try a fresh install again, I sincerely hope not
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    I burned it to a flash drive with Balena etcher & I used the same one when I installed it on my laptop which I have no issues with so I can't see it would be the ISO that's the problem
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    Yes it was the official linuxmint.com & I verified it, I also tried again from another mirror just in case.
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    I have just downloaded Epiphany browser, just to try & the same links open fine, so it would appear to be browser related in some way.
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    This is my system information if it helps at all System: Kernel: 5.15.0-92-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel, plank wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy Machine: Type...
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    I have looked in bios, the only reference I can find to graphics configuration is as follows Initiate graphics adapter PEG/PCI Video memory size 32MB DVMT Mode select DVMT MODE DVMT / Fixed memory 256MB None of this means anything to me so I haven't made any changes
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    It was a fresh install, I had lots of issues & eventually I had to install in compatibility mode as it would not install normally (I don't know why) but apert from this issue everything else seems normal
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    I will take a look in bios and report back, thanks
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    It's built in graphics but I searched for drivers after installing the system & it reported that none were required
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    Desktop shuts down unexpectedly (Solved)

    This was on my wife's desktop, I tried the same sites on my laptop also LM21.3 with no problem
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