matthew - retroedge.techAug 26, 2023
Anyone here use or experiment with the Thorium browser ( #chromium fork ) or Mercury browser ( #firefox fork ) ?

I stumbled across them the other day and plan on giving them a try soon.

Curious if anyone uses them as a primary web #browser on the daily. Or experimented with it on the side.

https://thorium.rocks/
Thorium Browser

Chromium fork for Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi named after radioactive element No. 90.

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I just downloaded and installed the .deb of #mercury web #browser on #LinuxMint. It installed and launched fine. Seems snappy.

I was able to install ublockorigin and another browser extension quickly, just like in firefox. It does seem faster, but I have done no tests other than simple browsing and extension installation.
Aug 26, 2023 at 3:06amWeb
Show threadmatthew - retroedge.techAug 26, 2023
Note that neither the #mercury or #thorium web browsers worked on my Acer #corebootbook ( #chromebook with #linux), as the processor didn't meet the compilation optimizations of these browsers.

The Mercury browser worked fine on my ThinkStation S30 with Xeon processor.
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@matthew

Is there a main "selling point" for Mercury? Like improved security or features or something over base Firefox?

Show threadmatthew - retroedge.techAug 28, 2023
The selling point is just speed. Because of the compilation optimizations, it claims to be faster. It seems to be true.

https://thorium.rocks/mercury
Mercury Browser

Firefox fork for Linux and Windows named after element No. 80.