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* this method does not work on Linux Mint (tested on Mint 18.3). | * this method does not work on Linux Mint (tested on Mint 18.3). | ||
* this method will download a beta version (eg. 64.0) than the official download from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (eg. 63.0) | * this method will download a beta version (eg. 64.0) than the official download from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (eg. 63.0) | ||
= Multiple profiles = | |||
This site https://libre-software.net/how-to-install-firefox-on-ubuntu-linux-mint/ has an update and information about installing FF on Ubuntu/Mint. | |||
= Extensions != Plugins = | = Extensions != Plugins = |
Revision as of 08:06, 30 October 2018
PPA for Ubuntu
https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-next
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install firefox
Note that
- this method does not work on Linux Mint (tested on Mint 18.3).
- this method will download a beta version (eg. 64.0) than the official download from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (eg. 63.0)
Multiple profiles
This site https://libre-software.net/how-to-install-firefox-on-ubuntu-linux-mint/ has an update and information about installing FF on Ubuntu/Mint.
Extensions != Plugins
- http://www.howtogeek.com/geeknote/the-more-you-know-browser-plugins-and-extensions-aren%E2%80%99t-the-same-thing/
- Firefox is killing support for browser plugins.
- Browser Extensions Are Like Tiny Web Pages That Live In Your Browser
- Browser Plugins Are Like Automatically Opening Every File You See. Browser plugins are actually applications compiled into a special format. Instead of being a .EXE file, they are usually a .DLL file and they are loaded only by the browser. But once they are loaded they are running much like any other application on your computer, except they are used to open a video (or other) file from the website you are visiting. So when there is a security hole bad things are going to happen.
Extensions
Dark Reader
https://darkreader.org/help/en/
FindBar Tweak
Noise control
It is mentioned in the pcworld.
Facebook Container
Chrome Store Foxified
How to Install Any Chrome Extension in Firefox
Flash video downloader
https://lifehacker.com/chrome-firefox-extension-of-the-week-flash-video-downl-1825010162
Plugins
Uninstall or Disable Plugins to Make Your Browser More Secure
Popular Plug-ins You May Not Need: Silverlight, Java, and Flash.
Shockwave Flash
It is better to disable it.
Add-ons
Awesome Screenshot Plus - Capture, Annotate & More
Privacy Badger
uBlock Origin
This is very popular. It is included in Firefox Ad Blocker Collection.
Troubleshooting
Disable video autoplay
https://www.technologyhint.com/stop-video-autoplay-chrome-firefox/. The method works on html5 video on PCWorld.
For Flash
- Press Ctrl + Shift + A or type about:addons.
- Click on "Plugins" section and find Shockwave Flash plugin.
- Click the drop-down menu besides the plugin and choose "Ask to Activate" option.
For HTML5
- Type the following in the address bar: about:config
- Search for this option: media.autoplay.enabled
- Once you find the option, right-click on it and select "Toggle" option. This will change the value of the option to false.
Disassociate zip/tar.gz files with VLC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108470
In the file /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list,
I had this line:
application/octet-stream=vlc.desktop;
I erased "vlc.desktop" and it seems to resolve my problem.
Others
In-page Popups
- Future Firefox Builds May Purge Annoying In-Page Popups
- How to Block Website Popup Notifications Using Firefox 59