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How to install Firefox on a Chromebook the easy way

36 points by nolist_policy 3y ago

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sluongng 3y ago
I can't read the article as the ads is overwhelming.
- haunter 3y ago
  How come you don't use an adblocker?
- nlunbeck 3y ago
  I was waiting for the rest of the images to load, good to know they were just ads (using an adblocker)
kevincox 3y ago
Does this provide automatic updates? If not this should not be recommended as it is incredibly dangerous to use a browser that isn't getting updates. The official instructions provide a way to subscribe to the repo to get updates: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w...
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- 38 3y ago
  I am a professional software developer. I have had Firefox updates disabled for years. I run uBlock Origin with a custom JavaScript whitelist, and it works wonderfully. The only issue I have is when someone is using some bleeding edge web API. in 9 years, I have NEVER had a security issue due to disabled updates. Stop the scare tactics.
  - kevincox 3y ago
    Hope no page you visit contains a malicious WebP image.
  - dialogbox 3y ago
    > I have NEVER had a security issue due to disabled updates. How can you know if there was a security issue? If you can not, you can't say there was no issue.
    - 38 3y ago
      https://wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest https://wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest
koen_hendriks 3y ago
Wow those ads are intrusive, could barely find the start of the article let alone read it.
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nolist_policy 3y ago
One advantage of installing it this way is that touch input and touchpad gestures work out of the box, since Firefox now uses wayland by default. Btw, to make the virtual keyboard work in Firefox (and other linux apps) go to chrome://flags and enable the #crostini-virtual-keyboard-support flag.

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How to install Firefox on a Chromebook the easy way

36 points by nolist_policy 3y ago

deleted 3y ago
[deleted]
sluongng 3y ago
I can't read the article as the ads is overwhelming.
- haunter 3y ago
  How come you don't use an adblocker?
- nlunbeck 3y ago
  I was waiting for the rest of the images to load, good to know they were just ads (using an adblocker)
kevincox 3y ago
Does this provide automatic updates? If not this should not be recommended as it is incredibly dangerous to use a browser that isn't getting updates. The official instructions provide a way to subscribe to the repo to get updates: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w...
- deleted 3y ago
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- 38 3y ago
  I am a professional software developer. I have had Firefox updates disabled for years. I run uBlock Origin with a custom JavaScript whitelist, and it works wonderfully. The only issue I have is when someone is using some bleeding edge web API. in 9 years, I have NEVER had a security issue due to disabled updates. Stop the scare tactics.
  - kevincox 3y ago
    Hope no page you visit contains a malicious WebP image.
  - dialogbox 3y ago
    > I have NEVER had a security issue due to disabled updates. How can you know if there was a security issue? If you can not, you can't say there was no issue.
    - 38 3y ago
      https://wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest https://wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest
koen_hendriks 3y ago
Wow those ads are intrusive, could barely find the start of the article let alone read it.
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nolist_policy 3y ago
One advantage of installing it this way is that touch input and touchpad gestures work out of the box, since Firefox now uses wayland by default. Btw, to make the virtual keyboard work in Firefox (and other linux apps) go to chrome://flags and enable the #crostini-virtual-keyboard-support flag.