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Unattended install of firefox extensions [closed]

I'm building a "generic configuration script" for our ubuntu installations. Coming to firefox there are some cool extensions I wish everyone to have (firebug, elasticfox-ec2tag and co...). How can I ...
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Unable to play videos in Firefox

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I try to open a video in Firefox 25 browser, it is showing like install flash media plugin. When I click the button "install plugin" it is not installing. Please ...
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Silverlight not working in Firefox

I have followed the instructions for installation of Pipelight here, but to no avail: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/enabling-silverlight-in-firefox/6908 It may be worth noting that the file ...
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LibreOffice 4 Skins?

I read on the LibreOffice here that said you could use Firefox Personas on LibreOffice 4. Is this true, or did I misinterpret this? Note from a later edit: The original link is no longer available. ...
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FlareGet Browser Integration extension

I am working on Ubuntu 12.04.I installed FlareGet and I am unable to add it to Firefox.It is given that "Not available for Firefox 18.0". What can I do now.
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Where is the SHARE button in Firefox 80 (2020?

There used to be a share button on the menu bar where you could share web pages directly with someone. It would ask you how you wanted to share and offer any app that was set up in Firefox (ie Gmail)....
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Where do I find Firefox NoScript .xpi on my system?

Ubuntu 14.04 32bit, Firefox 45.0.1 I have checked the following folders: /usr/lib/firefox-addons/extensions /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins ~/.mozilla/firefox ~/.mozilla/...
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firefox asks me to download json file containing the search results each time google

I have flashgot plugin running in firefox, each time i google, firefox asks me to download a json file containing the search results, i don't know if this is a firefox issue or flashgot or what!
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Change Hosts 1.1.0 not working

I installed this addon Change Hosts 1.1.0 in firefox, and saved my preferences for hosts file in it. But when i select any host configuration from the addon it throws an error citing unable to save ...
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How to efficiently preserve a really big navigation history in Firefox?

When I was using Mac, my Firefox stored items in its history for really long times. Sometimes I needed to find a link to a site I have seen two years ago and it found it! Also, the autocomplete in the ...
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Error 'failed to create directory locally' while downloading with Fire FTP

I'm using Fire FTP (Firefox add-on) in Ubuntu to download my project locally but when I click on download, it says failed to create directory "Project1" locally. Is there any root permission issue? if ...
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How do I install a .crt file in Firefox for Windmill Testing Framework?

I am trying to use the Windmill Testing Framework over https. When I run windmill firefox http://www.example.com the Windmill IDE comes up fine. When I run windmill firefox https://www.example.com the ...
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How to remove additional icons on firefox toolbar

I have a strange problem. I installed flash and video download add-on for my firefox browser and I see a bunch of icons in my navigation toolbar. I am not able to remove those bunch of icons by ...
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Why does Gnome Shell Extensions not work with Firefox in 23.04?

I'm trying to use GNOME extensions in Firefox, but it doesn't seem to work. I keep getting the error No such native application org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell. I've followed the installation guide on ...
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I can't get yahoo mail notifications

I use Ubuntu 18.04, Firefox browser and my email address is [email protected] I have enabled mail notifications both at Firefox settings and at yahoo mail page too, but with no avail. Nothing ...
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Opening .docx files in Google Docs when opening the files with Chromium or Firefox

When I had chrome installed, I would open a .docx file with chrome, and it would open the file and give me an option to open it in Google Docs as well. Now I moved to chromium, and want to do the same ...
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Firefox migration to snap breaks native messaging extensions [duplicate]

After the forced migration of Firefox from deb to snap after upgrading from 21.10 to 22.04 all my native messaging extensions stopped working. File this for me https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/...
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Manually add "verimatrix view right" plugin in Mozilla Firefox on Ubuntu 20.04

Guys I hope someone kind over here can help me add a plugin called "Verimatrix ActiveX" or "verimatrix view right" to my Mozilla Firefox on my Ubuntu 20.04. The service provider ...
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how to simply manipulate DOM from firefox?

There is a website, where I would like that in two specific select fields another option is SELECTED. I can change this very easily using the F12 Firefox Developer console, but how can I automatize ...
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How to install a java enabled browser in ubuntu 16+?

I want to run an Indian govt website and submit an application by attaching a digital signature using a USB crypto token I posses. The ideal requirement of the site is 32bit java 7 enabled browser. I ...
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Cant install Gnome Shell extension [duplicate]

I recently install ubuntu 18.4 and i tried to install Gnome Shell Extension in Firefox, the extension has been install, but show this 'Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native ...
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How to setup Selenium testing environment in Ubuntu 16.04

I have just switched from Windows to Ubuntu. I want to set up a Selenium testing environment. I got the eclipse setup but not getting Selenium IDE for Firefox browser which is compatible with Ubuntu. ...
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enable pipelight-silverlight on Firefox 15/Ubuntu 16.04

I have installed pipelight and enabled silverlight and flash. I can get this: xxx@ooo:~$ pipelight-plugin --list-enabled silverlight5.1 flash And I also did: pipelight-plugin --create-mozilla-...
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Firefox plugin doesn't work in Custom xsession

I am trying to create an Ubuntu Browser only session using this guide. Everything works fine with this setup. However, I also want to disable file downloads in this setup so I used firefox publicfox ...
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installation of Aspera connect fails

I have recently installed Aspera connect plugin in firefox for downloading large packages at faster rate, but since last few days, i am unable to download any package or file using Aspera connect ...
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ubuntu 15.10 firefox 47 java plugin weirdness

I have just updated my system to use oracle java 8 build 91 (latest and greatest) and can't get the firefox plugin to work. Every time I try to verify it, it crashes. When I tried the approved ...
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Prevent user to delete Firefox extension

Is it possible to prevent non-root user to delete Firefox extension? I need to prevent from deleting Firefox plugin Block Site. Thank you in advance!
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No possible adding of searching engines "Ixquick" and "Startpage" to Ubuntu-Firefox (13.04/22)

I have a problem regarding the adding of new searching engines. To avoid Google and its data collecting, I would like to add the searching engines "Ixquick" and "Startpage" (both by the same company) ...
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Calendar in Unknown Language

Just installed Ubuntu 13.04. My system language is English (UK) and everything appears in English. But for some weird reason, the Calendar appears in some south east Asian language with Latin script (...
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Installation of webapps Google+ and Grooveshark

I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I'm having trouble installing some webapps (especially Google+ and Grooveshark). The firefox is in its most recent version and offers no option to install them. Thank you ...
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Checking companion app returned: No such native application net.downloadhelper.coapp, that is a response and in sense companion app is installed

Checking companion app returned: No such native application net.downloadhelper.coapp, that is a response and in sense companion app is installed in my computer with Ubuntu LTS 22.04
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Install extension to all Firefox profiles in my Ubuntu user account?

There are 2 Ubuntu user accounts. I have about 6-7 Firefox profiles in my Ubuntu user account. I want to install an extension into all of them but not into Firefox profiles of the other Ubuntu user ...
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how to Send to Kindle for Mozilla Firefox?

Does the "send to Kindle" extension not work for Firefox from Ubuntu? thufir@dur:~$ thufir@dur:~$ firefox -version Mozilla Firefox 59.0.1 thufir@dur:~$ From the Firefox site it's not exactly clear ...
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Alt-Gr key not working properly with Firefox menus

When using Firefox I have troubles with the use of Alt-Gr inside an open menu window (address bar, search bar, addon popup). This is particularly annoying since, for instance, when using LastPass I ...
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Flash plug-in crashes about 50% of the time

Like the title says, my Flash plugin keeps crashing. It happens on videos on many sites like YouTube. (I joined the html5 beta at YouTube to sort that out, but that doesn't fix other sites.) The ...
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How to add userChrome.js and config-prefs.js to firefox snap

I'm tyring to follow this guide on github https://github.com/tsaost/autoload-temporary-addon I'm trying to add the files as described in that repo. Their are two files that need to be added. config-...
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Using FireFox containers with multiple socks5 proxies with usernames and passwords

Using FireFox containers with multiple socks5 proxies with usernames and passwords I'm setting up Firefox containers which I want to use multiple different socks5 proxies for different web sites. How ...
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Firefox laggy and getting me signed out from youtube everytime I restart it

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 bionic. I have installed Firefox from synaptic, software centre and also from mozilla bundle. I have done about:config and whatever checks are given for ...
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Making Flash work on Firefox Quantum 57 (PPAPI, NPAPI, pepper), Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

In this post I look rather for clarification than technical solution (the problem is already solved, see below). I just upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 and installed a fresh Firefox, which happened to ...
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How to export Firefox plugins & Settings to other users?

How do I export Firefox Plugins, Settings & the changes that I have made to about:config in Admin Account to all the Standard User Accounts, right now I have to manually install all the plugins, ...
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Mozila Firefox 51.0.1 (New version) Firebug not Working?

I using firebug past one year in Forefox, 51th version console log for javascript not working Any body know about this solution give me the idea they told no longer Please help me.
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How to prevent copying additional nonvisible text

I've asked similiar question How to make copying command from website to terminal secure?. Scenario is very simple, you want to copy something from website but what you end up with something else. ...
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issue accessing dropbox

Whenever I try to access dropbox from my Linux booted partition, it just keeps on trying to get the information from the website and displays a blank page. It works perfectly in my windows partition ...
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Veetle Plugin - Error "Unable to play two streams simultaneously - Mac cannot have two channels open in separate browsers"

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 64bits, after a lot of research I finally managed to install the veetle plugin on my firefox browser (I was having trouble because the default I was trying to install was for ...
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Edubuntu and Firefox add ons help

I have installed Edubuntu 12.04 and have ltsp working. This is installed in a classroom setting and I would like to use a content filter in Firefox as an add on. The add on I would like to use is ...
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DjVu Viewer Firefox plugin crash

After making a clean install of 12.04 and installing DjVuLibre Firefox plugin it crashes everytime I open access a djvu file. Firefox simply says that the plugin has crashed and I should try reloading ...
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If I add chrome/firefox extension under my user, will it affect other users?

I want to severely restrict my internet access. For my personal computer (which uses windows 10), I am happy with the solution provided by ColdTurkey. However, through x2go I can also log into my ...
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CPU usage spikes when browsers are open

My Dell Latitude E6540 has been lagging and hanging with high CPU usage spikes without any load. Firefox regularly spikes with only few tabs open. Also even when switching to other browsers and in ...
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Dark Reader extension in firefox does not 'darken' local HTML file

I have installed this extension called Dark Reader in firefox. It works flawlessly while browsing online. But, it does not darken the local html web pages which I have saved in my computer (which have ...
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How to copy Firefox extensions in Ubuntu to a Container with Ubuntu?

Hi What I'm looking for is to be able to pass the extensions already installed, that is to say to pass the directory of extensions and the corresponding Firefox and overwrite in the Firefox ...
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