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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Emacs keybindings for textboxes in firefox?
I'm so used to emacs that sometimes, when I'm typing something in a textbox in firefox, I sometimes try and do C-p to move up a line. It is seriously annoying to have to cancel a print dialog box ...
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Firefox 64.0 renders content transparent
Since this unattended upgrade (excerpt from /var/log/apt/history.log), Firefox seems to be unusable because of rendering problems. The content in the main window is kind of transparent.
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Precise scrolling in Firefox?
I'm using a Laptop with Ubuntu 19.04, and while in Nautilus and Chromium I can get precise scrolling, it doesn't appear to be the case in Firefox. Here's a (short 30 second) demonstration video to ...
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How do I close a new Firefox window from the Terminal?
I have multiple instances of Firefox running in Ubuntu 14.04. How can I close the most recently opened window/instance from the Terminal?
I tried using the cfct alias defined in an answer to a ...
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There isn’t a software package called `adobe-flashplugin` in your current software sources
I am trying to install the adobe-flashplugin on Ubuntu 14.04.
On Adobe's site I choose the "APT for Ubuntu 10.04+" option.
It opens Ubuntu software Center, but it tells me
There isn’t a software ...
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How can I change Firefox switching tabs shortcuts?
I was used to press Control+1, Control+2 and so on to switch between tabs in Firefox. Now, in Unity, I have to use the Alt key instead. How can I change that?
Thanks!
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4oD (UK) - Can't stream
I'm using the most up-to-date version of firefox and flash player.
When I go on 4oD and press play I used to get the loading screen showing forever with nothing playing. I then had a search and ...
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How to fix dark theme issues with Firefox [duplicate]
Since the update to Ubuntu 18.04 I use the dark theme 'Adwaita-dark' and have several input fields in Firefox there are not usable. The background and the color of the font is dark, similar colors. ...
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Why is package 'xul-ext-ubufox' is required to install the Firefox package?
When trying to install the Firefox package on Ubuntu 14.04 it prompts me to also install xul-ext-ubufox:
$ sudo apt-get install firefox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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How to make firefox ask for master password only when trying to show passwords
I have set up a master password on firefox and the browser asks for it at unexpected time. Not every time in the start (so it isn't useful to "lock" the browser. Someone may auto-login to a website ...
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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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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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Drag and drop NOT working with Gmail in Firefox, on Ubuntu 18.04
Dragging and dropping files in Gmail is not working in Ubuntu 18.04 and Mozilla Firefox.
I trap the file, drag it to the mail box (drop your file here) and nothing happens (The image of the file ...
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Copy-Paste from Firefox 88.0.1 not working properly on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)
A few days ago I upgraded from 20.10 to 21.04. Since then Copy-paste sometimes(!) does not work.
It seemed random, but after some experimentation I think it is when I try to copy from Firefox to some ...
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Ubuntu 17.10, changing input switching to alt-shift (with gnome-tweaks) creates problem in firefox
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10, and when I tried to set my keyboard layout to change with alt+shift, I hit a well known bug. There is a workaround, using gnome-tweaks-tool which works, but then it ...
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Open firefox from bash file "Error: no display specified" [duplicate]
I need to open a browser and access my server with the ip address 1.2.3.4. First I ping my server and if the ping did not fail I launch the home page in a browser. For this I have written a bash file ...
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Very high CPU usage in Firefox when watching YouTube on 17.10
So I noticed that the fans of my Dell XPS 9560 kick in whenever I'm watching YouTube. I looked at CPU usage with top and powertop and 'Web Content' uses 50-90% of CPU. I googled a ton and it appears ...
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"Always on top" option missing for Firefox/Chrome in 18.04
I have just updated to 18.04, and cannot right-click and get the little menu to select "Always on top" for Firefox/Chrome, but I can do so for the terminal, pdfs, etc. (along with other ...
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How do I install Firefox in WSL, when it requires snap, but snap doesn't work?
so I wanted to install firefox in WSL2 with Ubuntu.
Now, using
sudo apt install firefox
gives me this output:
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW ...
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How to open magnet links from firefox with deluge
How can I open magnet links with firefox? I tried setting following values in about:config,
network.protocol-handler.app.magnet -> /usr/bin/deluge
network.protocol-handler.expose.magnet -> true
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How to fix bangla fonts problem in firefox?
I am facing some problem in firefox browser in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It is not showing Bangla fonts properly.
How to fix this?
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Firefox - Websites with custom fonts not displaying
I've just upgraded to FF 57 and websites that use their own fonts have stopped displaying text.
I know this is a problem others have had, e.g. Firefox doesn't display website text, but the ...
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Firefox use lot of cpu
I have a notebook nb510 Toshiba with Ubuntu 12.04 and firefox 22.0 with extensions like addock-plus, x-notifier, download helper, xmarks. Sometimes it's take more cpu than 100%
This information of ...
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How to run TurboTax online?
I want to use TurboTax online to do my Income Tax but apparently Ubuntu (or any other flavor of Linux) is not supported. Is there any way around this? I have Chrome and Firefox but both get the "Not ...
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no file save dialog for snap applications
using a fresh ubuntu 22.04 install i can no longer save or download any files in firefox. it did work when i first installed firefox, now it no longer does.
File -> Save page as
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Opening a new tab in Firefox through the terminal
I want to open a new tab in an existing Firefox instance through bash. Older answers point towards the -remote command line option, but this switch has been depreciated since Firefox 39. The new way ...
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Slow internet browsing in Ubuntu
I have a dual boot set up with Windows and Ubuntu. When I'm using Windows, web browsing is a lot faster than when I'm using Ubuntu and I don't know why. It's like there's just a big latency rather ...
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How to run JavaScript in Firefox URL bar?
I am using Firefox and am trying to run this code on the URL bar javascript:alert(document.cookie);.
But, when I hit go, nothing happens. In Chromium, it alerts, so what is with Firefox? Does ...
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Why is Firefox so slow?
After updrading to ubuntu 12.04 LTS (on a DELL Studio XPS) firefox is not working like it should. It takes a lot of time before launching (> 20 seconds) and the application is abnormally slow, not to ...
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Mouse pointer does not adjust to context on screen
My mouse pointer does not change shape depending on what's under it on the screen. Strangely, this seems to happen only in Firefox and Chrome, but maybe I simply haven't noticed this problem in other ...
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22.04 Installation Hung at Firefox snap
Upgrading 20.04 to 22.04 on an ASUS laptop, installation has been hung at "installing Firefox snap" for 24 hours. System is still responsive, did not lock (unlike other questions), but the ...
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Where is the Mozilla Firefox cache located?
I have got Mozilla Firefox installed, and am aware of the issues with nasty things like phishing scripts from images ending up in my browser's cache. And so that I don't have to just empty my cache ...
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What is an "integration script" and why would I want one?
When I navigate to Launchpad in Firefox, a pop-up appears:
I think, despite its failure to form a coherent question, it's trying to ask me if I want to install an "integration script" called "unity-...
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How to make Firefox stop suggesting if I meant to go a website when I search
I search using the URL address bar in Firefox however when I search a phrase or whatever a popup always comes up asking " Did you mean to go to example? ". It's quite annoying and was wondering if it ...
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How can I force fullscreen on my right screen?
I have 2 screens: 17" on left and 22" screen on right side.
When I watch a movie with VLC and want to watch on full-screen on my 22" screen (the right one), I move my VLC window in right screen and ...
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What's the purpose of the Ubuntu Online Accounts extension in Firefox?
On my Ubuntu 14.04, there is a Firefox extension "Ubuntu Online Accounts 0.5", installed by the package xul-ext-webaccounts (which is in the default install).
What is the purpose of this extension? ...
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Ubuntu Touch: no onscreen keyboard in Firefox?
How can I open an on-screen keyboard in Firefox on Ubuntu Touch (bq M10, OTA10.1)? I've tried in both tablet and desktop mode, and no keyboard pops up. I tried some other things, such as dragging from ...
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Firefox and Chromium Won't Start in Ubuntu 22.04 with Nouveau Driver
I just did a clean install of Ubuntu 22.04 on two machines with Nvidia video cards.
With the default nouveau video driver, neither Firefox or Chromium (both snaps) will start.
Firefox gives the ...
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Firefox 82: tab bar merged into window title bar
I've just updated to Firefox 82 on my Ubuntu 20.04 machine. Immediately it's apparent that the tab bar has been merged into the window title bar. I'm all for saving screen real estate, but as far as I ...
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Netflix on Firefox: "The WidevineCdm plugin has crashed"
I installed Firefox from ppa:mozillateam/ppa but Netflix is not working and gives the error: "The WidevineCdm plugin has crashed".
I tried to use another user (a new user), I tried to ...
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Firefox: "isolate+" process CPU usage 100%
I have a completely new Ubuntu install with Firefox. When browsing on my usual sites, I get over 100% CPU usage due to the process "isolate+". Google has been completely useless. I have ...
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Install applications in Ubuntu core
I installed Ubuntu Core and found that it used Snap for application installation. I want to install many applications on this system such as firefox, chrome, and many more. How can I do it? And is it ...
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Should I use No-Script?
I hear that web-browsing is the most likely origin of malware on a computer these days. I also hear that one doesn't need to worry about viruses on Linux. So, should I use a browser extension that ...
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How do I make Firefox start always maximized?
I am setting up Ubuntu with gnome for my grandma. How can I make firefox start ALWAYS maximized.
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How to permanently add CSS to some pages using Firefox?
How to permanently add CSS to some pages using Firefox?
Say, I want to change the font or background of a page I frequent using Firefox.
How to do that?
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Updating or uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox on Linux
I am trying to upgrade Firefox on Linux, and it is not working. I thought about uninstalling it and reinstalling it, but I don't have a clue about how to do that. Can anyone help me?
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emacs keybindings in ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I am trying to get Emacs-like Keybindings in GTK, Firefox, Chrome, etc. I have followed the directions recommended here (and in lots of places) but to no effect.
In other words, I added gtk-key-...
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How to completely remove firefox so it won't update?
I really don't like firefox, so the first thing I did after installation was install chromium as a browser and removed firefox via terminal using:
sudo apt-get remove --purge firefox
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How to prevent Firefox from trimming the URLs on the address bar?
At some point fairly recently, the URLs shown in the Firefox location bar dropped the protocol prefix -- urls appear as "askubuntu.com" not "http://askubuntu.com" -- if the site is https://... the ...
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How to kill firefox from command line
How to kill firefox from the command line?
I have tried:
pkill firefox # the command was known to work previously
pkill -9 firefox
kill -9 firefox # descibed in https://unix.stackexchange.com/...
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