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 became very slow and strangely waits for 192.168.101.1:8888
Firefox started loading urls with a huge delay despite having a fast plan (70 MBit download)
Also in status line at the window bottom it sometimes prints waiting for 192.168.101.1:8888
My laptop is ...
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Shortcut to open new browser
I configured "open browser" to ctrl-alt-w here, since my keyboard does not have a "www" key:
System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts
Unfortunately firefox opens in a new window. That's not ...
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Google Hangouts crashes my Ubuntu
I'm having some difficulty with Google Hangouts right now. Most of the time (it's unpredictable), when I go to call or recieve a call, it starts to play the ringtone, and then freezes. I cannot open ...
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no sites loading in mozilla : Secure connection failed issue
I am not sure what has happened to my mozilla from last couple of days.
I am getting the below error.
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to www.google.com. ...
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Gmail desktop notifications: no sound
I started using desktop notifications from Gmail and although they work generally ok, I get no sound.
I tried this on Franz 4.0.4, on Wmail 1.3.1, on Firefox 49 and on Chrome 53, using Ubuntu 16.04....
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Firefox 49 cannot display radio and checkbox inputs on Ubuntu 14.04 [closed]
Today I have updated Firefox to the latest version 49 on my Ubuntu 14.04 (using apt-get upgrade). It is very weird that Firefox does not display the radio and checkbox inputs correctly (see the ...
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How can I fix a blurry icon in the Unity dash?
In my particular case the Firefox icon in my Unity dash is blurry and of low resolution.
How can I fix this or identify the source of the problem?
Screenshot:
Installed version:
ii firefox ...
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Is it safe to use DRM on Firefox 49? [closed]
Firefox now supports drm, but I've heard it has some risks, Do you know if it's safe? Maybe it executes in a sandbox or something like that.
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Chromium crashes when clicking on a link in Thunderbird
I have a small problem, every time when i click on a link in Thunderbird or any other application (like Discord), Chromium opens then a new window and says that Chromium didn't shut down correctly and ...
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Now that I have Firefox 49 or higher, how do I watch Netflix?
Just got the Firefox 49 update (yay!)
But Netflix still wants to install Silverlight (boo!)
How can I watch Netflix in Firefox, as has been advertised?
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youtube videos downloading issue through idm
The download link of idm is not showing whenever i am playing any video on youtube. i tried to configure the idm setting by checking the browser options i.e. open idm>downloads>options>general, than ...
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Copy paste a URL rarely works
Why when I copy paste most of the URLs, to the address field in Chromium or Firefox, the : character is removed and gives an error? I already disabled the search in the address field that avoids other ...
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Failure to download extra data files: flashplugin-installer (not a duplicate question)
This is not a duplicate of: askubuntu.../failure-to-download-extra-data-files-flashplugin-installer nor of askubuntu .../how-do-i-stop-failure-to-download-extra-data-files-error-with-pepflashpluginin.
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I can't open my mailbox in Gmail through my Mozilla Firefox browser
For the past few years my desktop has been running on Ubuntu 14.04 and I have been using the Mozilla Firefox browser without any problem. Suddenly, however, I find myself unable to open my mailbox in ...
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What happens to Firefox Bookmark Tags on export?
In contrast to Chrome or Chromium, Firefox uses Bookmark Tags.
What happens to those tags on export of my bookmarks?
How are they handled on import into other browsers, e.g. Chrome or Chromium?
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How do I install Flash on Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
I'm trying to visit a website that requires the use of Adobe Flash, but all it's doing is giving me the following error:
Please install the Flash player in order to view the broadcast
https://get....
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ChatZilla connection refused
I am new to ChatZilla and IRC. I am trying to connect to Moznet and I am getting this error:
[INFO] Attempting to connect to “moznet”. Use /cancel to abort.
[INFO] Connecting to irc://moznet/ (...
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Mozilla firefox redirecting websites to greefl
I am having problems with firefox lately. When I try to access some websites, i.e. foxsports, I get redirected to ww7.greefl.com. I checked my plug-ins but nothing looks suspicious - shockwave flash, ...
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How to play videos on Lynda.com?
I filed a customer support ticket because Lynda.com videos wouldn't play in Chromium on Ubuntu 16.04, and they dismissed the ticket saying:
We are sorry for the difficulty. Unfortunately, our ...
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Firefox keeps installing version 48 rather than developer edition
I'm new to Ubuntu and I've been trying to follow the instructions of installing Firefox Developer Edition but it keeps installing Firefox 48.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/firefox-...
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Run a .swf game on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS [duplicate]
I'm a Linux newbie and I know I might be doing something that I'd rather be doing on Windows. But I use Ubuntu on a daily basis, like how I used to do the same with Mint. I'm not much of a gamer, in ...
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No Firefox plugin after installing Citrix receiver
I recently installed the Citrix client (amd64) on Ubuntu 16.04. I downloaded the appropriate file from citrix.com. The file I got was: icaclientWeb_13.4.0.10109380_amd64.deb . I've installed this ...
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Blurred Firefox and Thunderbird Icons
I recently connected my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to an external display. Since then, only my Firefox and Thunderbird Icons are appearing blurred. After a lot of searching, this is what I have ...
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Firefox hangs because sort-directories-first setting missing
I recently upgraded from xubuntu 14.04 to xubuntu 16.04. The process finished but did not go smooth (I don't remember why).
Now in firefox when I open a file (File -> Open File) the process crashes ...
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Cannot save any kind of file
I am unable to save any file in Ubuntu. When I download any file using Firefox this dialog appears
could not be saved, because you cannot change the contents of that
folder.Change the folder ...
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Cannot find "/usr/bin/deluge" but can open Deluge Ubuntu 16.04
Hello and thanks ahead for reading. I downloaded Deluge on my new Ubuntu 16.04 system running Firefox v48.0 . I downloaded Deluge and can run it if I search for it using the launcher.
I'm trying to ...
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PPA for Firefox Developer Edition [duplicate]
Is there any PPA or repository available to install Firefox developer edition (stable and beta versions) in Ubuntu 16.04 ?
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Firefox 48 on Ubuntu 16.04 crashing within seconds of being started
Firefox 48 is crashing less than a minute after being started. Even without any user input it crashes. It is sending a crash reports of its own to Mozilla and Ubuntu does not get the crash.
Launching ...
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temporarily stop Firefox to prevent battery drain
Firefox drains my batteries (bad habit of the lazybone), so I would like to STOP it for a while and then resume it again. I tried killall but without much success:
$ ps h kpcpu -eo pcpu,comm | tail -...
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Browsers don't show thumbnail preview on file upload menu
I am running Xubuntu 14.04 and I have a problem with thumbnails not appearing on the file upload menu when I try to upload some images to a website. I checked with both Chrome and Firefox and some of ...
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Firefox freezes frequently in Ubuntu 16.04 [closed]
Firefox freezes frequently in Ubuntu 16.04. It only happens with Firefox, everything else works fine. Most of this occurs when i am browsing facebook, it freezes for a while and then displays ...
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How can I watch Amazon Prime videos using Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04?
How can I watch Amazon Prime videos using Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04? Currently Firefox version is 48.0. When I attempt to watch a video, I get the following Digital Rights Error message:
Your web ...
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How to install ice cat on Ubuntu 16.04?
I'm considering using GNU Icecat, but it doesn't seem to be in the ubuntu repository that I can apt-get install from.
Their website doesn't really come with any readmes. Is it possible to install it ...
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Can't save files to second hard drive
I just bought a new laptop with a 512GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. I installed Ubuntu on the SSD (using UEFI) and left the HDD for storage. I had Windows on it, but I deleted it. It had two recovery ...
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Problem connect to some websites using DSL
No problems when connecting to Google, GitHub using Firefox in DSL connection.
However, when I try to browse coffeescript.org or support.mozilla.org, the browser keep showing Connecting... in the tab ...
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2016: Firefox Replacement for Adobe Flash
Two-part Question. My box is 16.04
As I understand it: Adobe Flash for Linux is no longer supported and I am wondering if the security updates are supported?
What is the plan to replace Adobe ...
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Firefox Browser (Ubuntu) converting all my downloads to /tmp/ files
Whenever I try to download a file (I'm downloading YouTube videos for video editing), instead of appearing in my Downloads folder, the file is sent to /tmp/, which means I cannot use it for editing ...
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How to start firefox on Ubuntu touch using the terminal
I need for my work to run firefox on my Aquaris M10 tablet using the terminal.
I already tried this:
"Unlock" the tablet (with android-gadget-service enable writable) I used apt-get install firefox ...
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Videos not playing
I recently installed Ubuntu in a VM on Windows 10 and have the problem that videos just don't want to play. Youtube and other websites don't work. Not even downloading the videos and playing them with ...
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Problems after screen lock and unlock in 16.04
My Ubuntu 16.04 system runs fine after booting.
But if I lock the screen and unlock it again, there is some strange behavior.
First:
If you open up firefox and start typing in the addressbar, the ...
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Firefox is unable to locate profile
After reinstalling my NFS server S (Ubuntu 14.04.5 server which stores the home directory) and client A (Kubuntu 14.04.4 desktop) suddenly Firefox and Thunderbird complain about not being able to find ...
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Getting "Error loading player: No playable sources found" with Chromium
I'm trying to play the audio program available here on my Kubuntu 16.04 (but under LXDE).
Results:
Mozilla Firefox: It works fine.
Google Chromium: I get this error message:
Error loading player: ...
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Video Playback Distortion in Chrome and Firefox
I am not sure how to describe it, thus searching has turned up results that don't seem to mirror what I am experiencing. Playback on Hulu, Netflix, and Youtube (The only sites I have tried) are all ...
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Ubuntu 16 won't play youtube videos, sometimes
youtube.com/html5 is enabled.
I am using the latest flashplayer I can find for Ubuntu 16.
I only get this error (process:9281): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_path_get_basename: assertion 'file_name != NULL' ...
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Onenote web doesn't work on Xubuntu 16.04
I have a desktop with Xubuntu 16.04 (fresh-installed a month ago): Onenote web doesn't work with both Firefox (onenote page remain white forever) and Chromium (it opens the page, but the loading icon ...
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Fixing keefox on ubuntu
Keefox used to be working, but it stopped connecting to keepass from one day to the other. I get the message from keefox:
To upgrade KeeFox: 1) Copy the KeePassRPC.plgx file to the plugins
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Downloading Mozilla Firefox
I'm new to Ubuntu, and I've watched countless videos and read even more posts on how to download Mozilla Firefox and use it as my primary web browser. I had it downloaded and I kept getting the error ...
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Can't install gnome extensions in Firefox - No ON/OFF button [duplicate]
I have a freshly installed Ubuntu 16.04 and I don't have the ON/OFF button in the gnome extensions site. I have no horizontal ribbons. Everything is installed as far as i know. Do you have any ideas ...
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Fontconfig warning
This fontcofig error is still filling up lines in my terminal
I'm new to Linux distros (using Ubuntu 16.04) and I need help to solve this problem. I've searched for threads and found one, Fontconfig ...
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How do I clear older Firefox caches retaining new
Firefox does keep cache. The default is 300MB. I want to clear the oldest caches of say N days. But I couldn't find any way to do so.
How do I do this? Is there any way? (I saw chrome has a day based ...
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