On 03/31 05:05, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > On 03/30 09:45, Dale wrote: > > tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > > On 03/30 09:23, Dale wrote: > > >> Adam Carter wrote: > > >>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com > > >>> <mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Howdy, > > >>> > > >>> I been holding off on upgrading Firefox. Basically, it breaks > > >>> addons > > >>> that I just can't go without. Tab groups and some other tab > > >>> utilities > > >>> are among them. I recently updated temporarily to see just what was > > >>> going to be broken and what I could do to adjust. It seems some > > >>> have > > >>> alternatives but some don't. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> The firefox ebuilds are out of date at the moment ( > > >>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/650472 ) so its probably not worth upgrading > > >>> until that issue is fixed, unless you use the mozilla overlay. > > >>> > > >> My biggest problem is that addons are broken on anything 57 and above. > > >> At least that seems to be the version that stops old addons from > > >> working. Would the latest release have a way for the old addons to > > >> work? If not, then it doesn't matter if it is 58, 59 or 60. > > >> > > >> Basically, I'm trying to figure out if others are doing like I am and > > >> keeping a older version of Firefox installed because of the addons no > > >> longer working. If someone has been able to find comparable addons to > > >> the ones that no longer work on the newer Firefox versions, I'd like to > > >> know that as well. Right now, I'm sticking with older versions of > > >> Firefox. I don't like the security problems that may cause but it is > > >> what it is. > > >> > > >> Since I posted the message above, I've looked into Palemoon, Vivaldi, > > >> Opera and dug around to see what else I can try. So far, none of them > > >> can do what pre 57 versions of Firefox can with the addons I use. > > >> > > >> Just trying to get ideas and info on this mess. > > >> > > >> Dale > > >> > > >> :-) :-) > > > Hi, > > > > > > I switched to waterfox for privacy reasons and it supports the older > > > plugin system. > > > No need to stay to older version (keeping older bugs, which may > > > affect seurity) ... > > > > > > Waterfox is opensourced and it has a smaller memory footprint. > > > > > > https://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US/ > > > > > > No advertising intended...I am only an user. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > Meino > > > > > > > I ran up on a site where that was talked about. It's not in the tree > > tho. How did you install it? Is it just download and run it from > > command line or a manual addition to the menu system? Is there a > > overlay with it in it? While I like Firefox, the memory hog that it > > sometimes is, I'm not opposed to switching to something else. > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > > > Hi Dale, > > I downloaded the archive, unpacked it in a separate directory, moved > that to /usr/local/., made a symlink from /usr/local/bin/waterfox to > the executable in that directory and: DONE :) > > Ok...I did an entry inti menu.xml of my openbox...manually ;) > > Since waterfox is contained in a single directory, gentoo will not be > "polluted" and the removal/upgrade of waterfox is easy. > > It is not the original genuine sacred of Gentoo, though. ;) > > Cheers! > Meino > > > > > > >
(here is version of my post with less typos.... ;) ) Hi Dale, I downloaded the archive, unpacked it in a separate directory, moved that to /usr/local/., made a symlink for /usr/local/bin/waterfox of the executable in that directory and: DONE :) Ok...I did an entry into menu.xml of my openbox...manually ;) Since waterfox is contained in a single directory, gentoo will not be "polluted" and the removal/upgrade of waterfox is easy. It is not the original genuine sacred way of Gentoo, though. ;) Cheers! Meino
