Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox and addons no longer supported question

On 03/31 05:05, tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> On 03/30 09:45, Dale wrote:
> > tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> > > On 03/30 09:23, Dale wrote:
> > >> Adam Carter wrote:
> > >>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com
> > >>> <mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.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 The firefox ebuilds are out of date at the moment (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
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(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