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by notafox 9d ago
uBlock Origin filter to block the anime girl from loading: ! Title: Hide Anubis Image */.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/*.webp$image (c) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
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by notafox 15d ago
You may restrict updates in policies.json[1][2]: { "policies": { "AppUpdateURL": "http://127.0.0.1/", "DisableAppUpdate": true, "DisableFirefoxStudies&quo
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by notafox 3mo ago
You can user userChrome.css [1][2][3] You can start with this page[4] for an examples of simple, but elegant styling. And /r/FirefoxCSS can demonstrate all kinds of crazy options userChome.css enthusiasts can come up with. [1] ht
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by notafox 3mo ago
uBlock Origin filter to block the anime girl from loading: ! Title: Hide Anubis Image */.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/*.webp$image (c) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
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by notafox 4mo ago
- Independent set of extensions (independently configured) for each profile. - Independent set of settings/about:config parameters. You can't turn off, say, WebRTC completely for some profiles, while allowing it for other profiles
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by notafox 4mo ago
If that works for you - that's fine. I'd argue, that for some, CLI path is actually cleaner. You see, the way described above creates entirely separate points of entry, and you don't have to go to the central menu to launch s
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by notafox 4mo ago
> Firefox added profile switching recently. I think this was as recent as 25 years ago? Recently they added some new UI. There was and still is (I think) classic Profile Manager UI, which you can launch with ./firefox -ProfileMa
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by notafox 4mo ago
You can use Firefox with different profiles and configure it to launch particular profile directly, without launching default profile and using about:profiles. Firefox with a non-default profile can be created like that: ./firefox
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by notafox 5mo ago
There's also Violentmonkey [1][2] (which is said to be more lightweight) and Tampermonkey. Tampermonkey has analytics enabled, and is closed source. Here's a comprehensive summary on all three. [3] [1] https://addons.mo
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by notafox 6mo ago
You can use Firefox with different profiles and configure it to launch particular profile directly, without launching default profile and using about:profiles. Firefox with a non-default profile can be created like that: ./firefox
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by notafox 8mo ago
Night Filter app is great Night Filter is an easy-to-use screen filter app for your Android device. Adjust brightness and colour, set up schedules, and reduce eye strain for comfortable night-time reading. [1] [1] https:/&#x
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by notafox 10mo ago
prefs.js is modified by browser itself. And it contains lots of stuff by default already. You can store your custom preferences in user.js file - Firefox will copy those to prefs.js at startup. From your link: The user.js[1] file is op
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by notafox 10mo ago
Also, I see options: geo.provider.use_corelocation: true/false # presumably for tracking on MacOS geo.provider.use_geoclue: true/false # presumably for tracking Linux users with Geoclue2 provider [1] geo.enabled: t
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by notafox 10mo ago
Also profiles can be configured and used with CLI, no need for UI (old or new). ./firefox -CreateProfile "profile-name /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/profile-path/" ./firefox -profile
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by notafox 10mo ago
Keep it mind, though, if you don't specify path, the profile directory name would be: random_string + '.' + "profile-name" That could prove inconvenient for navigation. If you want predictable, non-random d
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by notafox 10mo ago
You don't need to switch. Just open whatever profile you want directly. No need to go to about:profiles. Use a separate shortcut with a -profile option added.
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by notafox 10mo ago
Have you tried user.js? You store browser preferences in it and firefox copies said preferences to prefs.js on startup (overwriting on conflict).
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by notafox 10mo ago
Forget about UI, just use CLI ./firefox -CreateProfile "profile-name /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/profile-path/" ./firefox -profile "/home/user/.mozilla/fi
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by notafox 10mo ago
You don't need GUI to create profiles. ./firefox -CreateProfile "profile-name /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/profile-path/"