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I vaguely remember a while ago, somebody on this list asked about |
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running separate instances of Firefox. I finally figured out how to run |
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separate instances of Firefox, as ***COMPLETELY SEPARATE PROCESSES***. |
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Namely, that you need ***A SEPARATE PROFILE FOR EACH INSTANCE***. Let's |
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start with 2 profiles "trusted" and "default". From the command line, |
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execute the following commands... |
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firefox -new-instance -P trusted & |
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firefox -new-instance -P default & |
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ps -ef | grep firefox |
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You won't need the "&" if you launch from a desktop or window-manager |
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launcher. In the above example, I launched 2 instances of Firefox, and |
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verified their existance by running "ps -ef | grep firefox". |
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So if you have some sites that you visit regularly, you can have a |
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separate profile for each one. This has some advantages... |
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1) You can have totally different customized setups (including different |
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add-ons) for each site. |
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2) Profiles, including cookies, are stored in separate directories. |
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Therefore third-party cookies left by trackers when you're on site A |
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using profile A, will not be readable by the same third-party when |
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you're on site B, using profile B, making tracking you more difficult |
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and less reliable... one... two... three... aaaaawwwwwww. |
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3) If you have a whole bunch of websites open, and one of them crashes |
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Firefox, or hangs it so you need to kill it, you don't end up taking |
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down all your browsers. |
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-- |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |