lame/slow manjaro browser and apps

slow_manjaro_browser_gnome_xfce.txt

Many applications (firefox, thunderbird, etc) slow to start on desktops other than Gnome

There is a bug(https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/-/issues/74)  with xdg-desktop-portal-gnome (more details here(https://forum.manjaro.org/t/unstable-update-2023-05-06-gnome-44-1/140014/24) ).

Workaround for gtk-based desktops (including Xfce)

sudo pacman -Rdd xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Workaround for KDE

sudo pacman -Rdd xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-kde
Workaround for Lxqt

sudo pacman -Rdd xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-lxqt
Workaround for desktops using hyprland

sudo pacman -Rdd xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
Workaround for desktops using wlroots

sudo pacman -Rdd xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-wlr