Browser speed

[ChrisL]

Short answer. Processes running.
Tasks: 106 total,  1 running, 105 sleeping,  0 stopped,  0 zombie

in my Debian install running icewesel 38.0
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So, if I fire up a Makulu machine running Slimjet, it looks pretty similar, a few more processes but all but 1 sleeping.  What is "sleeping", and are you indicating that is the reason for for faster browsers?  Is this a consistent typical difference Debian vs. Ubuntu?  Not advocating Debian by the way as I have had a lot of issues with it, just trying to understand.