Since installing 'pcscd' to support the Belgian eID, FF takes up to 5 minutes to start. This used to work flawless.

So the next logical step would be to remove the spyware... I mean software and see if it makes a difference. What are you seeing in the logs when starting Firefox?

Thanks for your quick respons. Starting FF takes up to 5 minutes. Removing pcscd isn't an option : without that no connection to public services. No error logs whatsoever, just delay.

The best thing would be to ask other users of the same process on the same OS.

Cheers

If your OS has the live usb stick you test without that extra process and also VM. Mark this as resolved if no further questions.