On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM Maureen Thomas wrote: > > > > I am using an updated Debian 12 with Thurderbird and Firefox. Since the > > updated firefox I can not use it as it freezes my computer to the point > > that I have to hold the off button on the computer for about 10 seconds > > before it turns off. > > You might try to disable hardware acceleration in the browser to see > if it a Firefox problem: > <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration#w_turning-off-hardware-acceleration>.
Which requires running firefox -- which is the problem - correct? Try starting firefox with a new profile - if you've got firefox esr installed it's probably firefox-esr --ProfileManager which will let you create a new, empty, profile. Maybe that's enough to fix your problem? Regards Lee
