Questions tagged [firefox]
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source Gecko-based web browser. It is the current default for the Ubuntu desktop.
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Firefox profile disaster
I had to wipe my laptop as my Ubuntu 20.04 installation was getting messy. I followed the official instructions about Firefox profiles and backed up the folder containing my profile.
Then I installed ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Firefox 128 Audio levels shift when youtube plays ads
I am running Firefox 128 on Ubuntu 20.04. Everytime Youtube plays an ad the levels shift and I have to go into pavucontrol to up the audio so I can hear the program I am listening to. Any ideas how to ...
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Firefox launches, but right click, back, options, paste don't work
I recently upgraded to Lubuntu 24.04.
Most everything is broken.
I had to resort to using chromium to post this...
Firefox launches, but right click doesn't work, options doesn't work, back button ...
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How to resolve updater problem without installing snap? [duplicate]
I installed Firefox from PPA and I have removed the snap package along with snapd itself and whatever is a snap.
Now sudo apt update fails because it is expecting the snap version of firefox to be ...
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Please sign in with google. Constant pop up
SOLVED
https://superuser.com/questions/1773208/how-can-i-block-the-sign-in-with-google-prompt-on-websites
add this line to "my filters" in ublock origin:
accounts.google.com/gsi/*
Not sure ...
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How do I completely remove MATE's customised settings from Firefox (in Ubuntu 22.04)?
I am running Ubuntu 22.04, and had installed the MATE desktop environment, although at the end of the day I don't actually use the MATE desktop itself, but I do use some MATE programs, such as MATE ...
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Why are my apps closing randomly?
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 22.04. After I installed Ubuntu I installed a few apps like Whatsapp, IDLE, etc. Since then I checked for updates, concluded no updates or upgrades. After that whatever ...
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Firefox 128 snap Telemetry privacy problem
I have all telemetry disabled in Firefox settings.
Settings > Firefox Data Collection and Use: all unchecked.
Still I see JS running on searchpages with binding events to the input field, like:
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launching from custom url scheme works using xdg-open command but not in the browser in ubuntu 22.04
I have created a custom url scheme for my application in Ubuntu 20.04. Below is the desktop entry file for it. The custom url link works fine with xdg-open command and I am able to launch the ...
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apparmor blocking magnet links from firefox
In ubuntu 22.04, I can't open magnet links from Firefox but I can from Chrome.
journalctl shows apparmor is denying the operation.
Jul 08 22:40:36 fs01 kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1720492836.013:...
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Print to PDF from Firefox. Text not selectable and not readable. Text is image
How to resolve this challenge?
Steps to reproduce this challenge:
Using Ubuntu 24, using Firefox 127, log-in ebay.ca or ebay.com Then open any eBay "messages" webpage.
Note: Those eBay &...
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Some applications temporarily unresponsive after fresh boot of Ubuntu 24.04
Since I upgraded my system to Ubuntu 24.04 (from 23.10), I’ve been experiencing some peculiar performance issues:
In the first hour or so after booting, some applications tend to freeze suddenly upon ...
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Firefox cannot read file from VirtualBox shared folder
I am using a VirtualBox machine, both host and guest are Ubuntu 23.04.
I have mounted a shared folder in the host :
$ sudo df -aTh | egrep "shared|Filesystem"
Filesystem Type ...
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Odd error with keyboard on Ubuntu 24.04
I have an odd bug with my keyboard deactivating at random moments and each push of a button activates several options on the page I am frozen rather than typing a letter.
When the bug happens while on ...
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Firefox Web browser non responsive
I'm totally new to all of this and need advice please. I installed Ubuntu 22.04 and have been trying to do all the updates, install whatever I require in terminal and so forth but find it difficult to ...
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