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Can one run the new version alongside a previous version? I need to access occasionally extensions unsupported in the new version: namely Scrapbook and the ext
by aryehof 9y ago
Can one run the new version alongside a previous version?
I need to access occasionally extensions unsupported in the new version: namely Scrapbook and the extension that provides maff file support.
- sp332 9y agoYou can if you run them in different profiles. Use firefox -P to launch the profile manager and create a new profile. You can sign both profiles in to the same Firefox sync account if you want to share history etc between them.
- Vinnl 9y agoI believe you can on every platform, but make sure to use a different profile (-P option, off the top of my head), as they're not compatible between releases.
- sundarurfriend 9y agoThe developer of Waterfox has promised to continue supporting "legacy" add-ons, so that's an option you can explore.
- Sylos 9y agoMind though, that this effort will almost certainly die off after June 26, 2018. That's the EOL date of Firefox 52 ESR, meaning the actual end of Mozilla supporting legacy extensions. This sort of cynic statement is based on this legacy extension system having been a major maintenance burden for Mozilla, so now one developer or even a small team trying to take that over, I can hardly imagine to work out.
- TheRealPomax 9y agoAs long as you use different profiles, and start each of them up with the profile indicated as runtime option: yes. (particularly useful when you need to test some website against a main, beta, and nightly version of a browser simultaneously)