Karl<p>How do security-aware people feel about downloading and installing web browsers from "the Internet"? For example, for FreeBSD there is Pale Moon, but there is no port/package for it. On Linux, at least some distros don't have LibreWolf. So, you have to go and download these from their respective websites. (Well, on Linux I could maybe use DistroBox if I could find a LibreWolf package in another distro.)</p><p>I'm sure bad actors could manage to hide malicious code in packages that you get via your OS/distro repos as well, but it feels a little bit more secure when someone from the OS/distro has gone through the trouble of creating and releasing a package via their own package system.</p><p>Basically, how can I trust a tool I download from the Internet with quite sensitive data?</p><p>Am I just being naive? Should I *always* run all web browsers inside jails or use flatpaks etc so they can't access files in my $HOME dir etc?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/librewolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librewolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/palemoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palemoon</span></a></p>
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If you're looking for a Firefox fork, #LibreWolf is quite close to regular firefox. There's only a few thing I've had to do to tweak it:
- Disable resist fingerprinting (breaks a lot of stuff)
- Re-enable firefox sync
From memory, that's about it.
If #Debian manages to keep AI crap out of firefox for another couple years, kudos to them! <3
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Yeah, I finally turned sync on in #librewolf¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#LibreWolf v140.0.2-1 is now available!
https://codeberg.org/librewolf/bsys6/releases/tag/140.0.2-1
https://librewolf.net/installation/
We've updated the default browsing data sanitizing config to a newer version of the settings. This _should_ not affect the actual settings at all (and did not during our tests), but we advise you check your "clear/remember history" related settings after updating anyway, just in case.
See https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0.2/releasenotes/ for upstream changes.
Codeberg.org140.0.2-1 - librewolf/bsys6## LibreWolf bsys6 Release v140.0.2-1
- Upstream release, see the [Firefox 140.0.2 Release Notes](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0.2/releasenotes/)
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Odd/annoying problem logging on to @mstdn @stux using @librewolf #Librewolf (a #Firefox fork) - it won't accept my username and password. I can't remember if it ever worked, but definitely not this week.
I just tried disabling any relevant extensions and even ResistFingerPrinting in case they were interfering, but nothing helped.
It's fine in Chromium-based browsers - e.g. Edge and Vivaldi, where I had either logged off or had never logged on before.
re: Trying to find a new web browser to use: Librewolf 126.0-1
»Firefox experimentiert mit neuer Suchmaschine:
Mit der neuen KI-Funktion möchte Mozilla seinen Nutzerinnen und Nutzern ermöglichen, dialogorientierte Antworten auf Fragen zu erhalten.«
Nutzt dies wer von euch schon und wie ist es zum nutzen? Wird dies evt auch von @librewolf übernomen und sind KI Suchmaschinen wirklich besser als bisherige? Ich bin skeptisch hatte dies aber noch nie genutzt.
futurezone.at · Firefox experimentiert mit neuer Suchmaschine
#LibreWolf v139.0.4-1 is now available!
https://codeberg.org/librewolf/bsys6/releases/tag/139.0.4-1
https://librewolf.net/installation/
No major changes from LibreWolf's end.
See https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/139.0.4/releasenotes/ for upstream changes.
Codeberg.org139.0.4-1 - librewolf/bsys6## LibreWolf bsys6 Release v139.0.4-1
- Upstream release, see the [Firefox 139.0.4 Release Notes](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/139.0.4/releasenotes/)
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Librewolf (and implicitly also Firefox) question; please Boost <3
As a bonus for keyboard-driven browser things, this duo can make tab selection and movement fully keyboardable too:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/select-tabs/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/move-tab-hotkeys/
addons.mozilla.orgSelect Tabs – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)Download Select Tabs for Firefox. A simple tool for doing one thing very well: select multiple tabs in the current window.
I've been using Tridactyl[1] for a long time now for keyboard-driven vi bindings in the browser and yesterday decided to check out the alternatives, thinking maybe they provided some interesting features too.
I looked them all up: Vimium, Vimium C, Vimmatic, SurfingKeys and the result is: I am in awe of how advanced Tridactyl is in comparison to all of them.
Native messaging*, comprehensive ex command mode for commands and settings with live-previewed completions; hint-based visual selection, copying and focus; support for local filesystem text-based configuration; binding sequential browser actions to custom commands; tab group commands; actually launching (neo)vim to edit text areas; ...to name a few!
* do bear in mind the security implications of native messaging, as noted by the developers themselves, but you can have most of the functionality without it
Tridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtensionTridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtensionTridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtension
I've stopped using Firefox since the drama a while back... Using #ZenBrowser and #LibreWolf mainly on macOS and on #Android, #Ironfox and #Cromite (as an alt browser). But I'm having quite a lot of website functionality problems when using Ironfox. Can't create accounts, forms not working, can't use #webauthn, pages not loading correctly, checkouts or shopping sites broken, etc. I guess I need to have #Firefox still installed... It's annoying. What's your workaround? #browsers #androidbrowser
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Seems to have some neat features. I picked #LibreWolf because it's the closest to stock #Firefox, and I didn't want too much to change. XD
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@librewolf
I just installed it and it works perfectly. Thank you very much.
I love #LibreWolf
#LibreWolf v139.0.1-1 is now available!
https://codeberg.org/librewolf/bsys6/releases/tag/139.0.1-1
https://librewolf.net/installation/
No major changes from LibreWolf's end.
See https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/139.0.1/releasenotes/ for upstream changes.
Codeberg.org139.0.1-1 - librewolf/bsys6## LibreWolf bsys6 Release v139.0.1-1
- Upstream release, see the [Firefox 139.0.1 Release Notes](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/139.0.1/releasenotes/)
(Built on GitLab by pipeline [1844476747](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/bsys6/-/pipelines/1844476747))
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