Questions tagged [firefox-extensions]
Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality
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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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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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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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Ubuntu 22.04 Firefox Snap breaks KeePassXC integration and other NativeMessaging protocol 25 apps
How can I get this back to work ? My whole password manager integration is now broken thanks to snap. People with 1password will have the same problem.
Regarding "duplicate for ppa install over ...
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Firefox right-click opens context menu, but selects tabs instead
At first when I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, firefox was working normally. There had been some issues with the on-screen touchboard keyboard opening up when unwanted and so I installed caribou 36 to ...
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Unable to connect with uget-integrator
$ firefox -v
Mozilla Firefox 60.0.1
I add the firefox addon but can't connect with that.
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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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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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How to integrate KeePass2 and Firefox using Kee in Ubuntu 18.04 - 22.04?
I have already Installed KeePass2 and also installed both Add-ons Kee. But I don't know how to integrate it.
How can I accomplish this?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 gnome extensions through firefox using Ubuntu-Gnome 14.04.1
After fresh install of Ubuntu-Gnome 14.04.1, I was unable to install gnome extensions through the https://extensions.gnome.org/ website. The website would given an error that it could not detect that ...
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How to install previous Firefox version?
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and I use the Perapera Chinese add-on for Firefox. It worked up to version 39, but now in version 40 it just stopped working. So I tried to downgrade to version 39 following ...
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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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How to copy Firefox extensions in Ubuntu to a Container with Ubuntu?
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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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How to use IDM on Mozilla Firefox Quantum
I want to use Internet Download Manager for downloading on Firefox. According to this answer it can be done with the extension called Flashgot. But Flashgot does not work on new Firefox Quantum. ...
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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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Warning of "unresponsive script" in Firefox
I am getting warning in Firefox about Unresponsive Script for the last few days and all commands lock-up.
The script is said to be:
https://apis.google.com/_/scs/.colq-IFOizNwoQA/cb=gapi./loaded_0:`...
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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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Deploy firefox including extensions to LiveCD
I'm working on a customized LiveCD and would like to provide Firefox including a few extensions pre-installed. The steps of LiveCD customization are done within a self-written .sh-script.
I found ...
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FireFox 66 Quantum disabled all my extensions at midnight! [closed]
This morning I woke up to:
and the FireFox help page doesn't really help...
Help! What should I do now???
I need NoScript and AdBlock Plus to improve my surfing speed!!! 0:-)
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How do I downgrade Firefox v. 57 to v. 56?
What is the most straight forward way to downgrade Firefox 57 to Firefox 56?
This is to have more time to wait for working replacements for legacy extensions.
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No Pocket icon in Firefox although it's installed and active ("true")
I've installed Ubuntu 14: on Firefox i can't see the Pocket icon - although it's installed and activated ("true" in about:config). I've logged on by web, but it's not the same.
Anyone has the same ...
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Downloadhelper firefox Failed Conv,FFpmeg PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED
I've tried to download videos from youtube and convert them using Downloadhelper but the conversion fails. I opened FFpmeg on terminal and get the message "* THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED *
This program ...
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Problems with installing extensions ubuntu 18.04.2 [duplicate]
That happens with every extension that i try to install.
Any idea what is going wrong ?
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How to completely remove anything related to Firefox
My Ubuntu 18.04 device has been infected. there have been fraudulent bank transactions. I need to clean my Firefox completely.
Please, help me with steps to completely remove any file related to ...
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Mozilla Firefox Quantum 63.0: "Restore previous session" greyed out
Today, I read about some tricks to make my Firefox more secure here and here, and went on to implement some of them. After I was done doing this stuff, I got to see that "Restore previous session" is ...
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Gnome Shell integration native host connector will not work with Firefox 58 [closed]
Ubuntu 17.10 (xorg), gnome 3.26.2, Firefox 58.0 (64 bit). I have installed gnome-shell-extensions, chrome-gnome-shell, and the browser add ons for both Google Chrome and for Firefox. In Firefox the ...
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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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Amazon prime videos do not play in Ubuntu
does anybody know what needs to be installed to play videos from www.primevideo.com on chromium or firefox in Ubuntu ?
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Facebook videos don't work
Hello everybody I have ubuntu 11.10 since updated my firefox to version 10 i can't play videos through facebook but the videos work fine on youtube
Also the videos work fine on chrome ( facebook and ...
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GNOME shell extension working with Firefox but not Chrome
Recently installed 18.04, and, as the title explains, I have managed to get GNOME Shell integration extension to work with Firefox (version 60.0.1) but not with Chromium (version 66.0.3359.139).
I ...
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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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Firefox perhaps having trouble with stackexchange and possibly making too many requests
Does Firefox have trouble with Stackoverflow?
It fixes itself pretty quickly. I have a slow connection.
Went ahead and installed chromium-browser. Chrome seems a bit better, but not hugely. ...
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n I try to install java, the terminal makes this comment: 'Installing Java on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am a novice - and I tried to install java on my Ubuntu 16.04 32-bit LTS system, as I needed that for many things. I followed the instructions I got, very carefully, using a terminal without ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Firefox can't play some video despite flash installed
I'm facing an issue with Firefox 59.0.2 in Ubuntu 16.04 (up to date): Some video simply won't play.
All youtube videos work, but the following doesn't work (it loads forever):
https://www.reddit.com/...
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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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Flashgot problem [duplicate]
I got Firefox Quantum and also I have uGet but I can't download because I don't have flashGot(I can't add to Firefox because it says that is not compatible with Firefox Quantum). Please help me.
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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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Flash Plugin for Firefox Quantum in Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I have downloaded tar.gz file of the lastest firefox-quantum today.
I don't wish the old firefox to be replaced.
Like the old firefox, I didn't find any single plugin especially the flash-plugin ...
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Automatically disable wifi (wireless) when 'x seconds' since last browser page change
Is it possible to create a script like this?
I'm asking because i suspect that the wifi power manangent in my ancient hardware is really really bad. To the point that while i had no internet, my ...
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Firefox + flash player + adblock plus on Youtube: video freezes
My OS: Ubuntu 16.04.
Firefox + flash player + adblock plus on Youtube: why do videos freeze after about 1 minute?
If I reload the page, the video suddenly runs fine.
(I suspect Youtube's nasty ...
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libnpjp2.so - java plugin missing in openjdk-8-jdk:i386
I am using ubuntu 14.10 and i installed jdk8 via apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk:i386. Using update-alternatives, I have made java 8 as the default one.
Now, when i checked java on firefox using this ...
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