Run chrome or firefox from ram only?

[azathoth]

Is there a howto?
I have desktop 16g ram and firefox dog slow with ublock.
Chrome better but still not blazing.

 

[aragats]

Add a line to your /etc/fstab

tmpfs    /home/<userrname>/browser   tmpfs   rw,size=256m,mode=1700   0   1

Edit your ~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini:

Path=/home/<userrname>/browser

Make the corresponding directory, mount the RAM disk and copy the current profile:

$ mkdir /home/<userrname>/browser
# mount /home/<userrname>/browser
$ cp -a ~/.mozilla/firefox/<current_profile>/* /home/<userrname>/browser/

However, ublock does not slow down browsers, at least I cannot notice it, you probably have a different issue.

 

[rufwoof]

Consider perhaps installing one of the (large) hosts (/etc/hosts) file lists that include all ad type sites/IP's as a alternantive to ublock (and periodically update that). Or ensure you're using "ublock origin" and not just "ublock".