Is Firefox browser worth it?
 

I use the Firefox browser on both of my computers. I like that it syncs. Generally speaking it works fine. But every so often something doesn't work and invariably when I switch to the Chrome browser it does work.

Things like doing esignatures and certain videos not playing (like trying to animate the National Weather Service radar).

And lately Firefox has been opening new windows (instead of tabs) when I click on links.

I'm not a big fan of Google spying on me so I hesitate to use its Chrome browser, but if it works better than Firefox?

Just for info, I browsed to the US National Weather Service radar page using Firefox (47.0+linuxmint1+rosa / amd64) and the GIF appears to work fine. I can see no difference to what I see there than what I see using Chrome.

On the other point, do you have Edit->Preferences->General->Open new windows in a new tab instead checked?

Edit: I didn't realise that you'd also raised these problems in separate threads. I have now answered to both.

Thanks hydrurga. I wonder why you're not having issues and I am. Maybe because I'm using Xubuntu.

Use whatever works!
 

Man, You're like the Anti-Christ of Linux.

Does anything work over there?
Still on Ubuntu 16.xyz with busted Radeon?

Google will definitely spy on you. (see my signature)

That's why I use firefox + duckduckgo.

I do as well, for the same reason, but have to admit that for one search in two I have to resort to Google because DuckDuckGo just doesn't come up with the goods. But at least I'm putting up some sort of resistance... ;)

I suggest that you give Opera a try.

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Steve Stites

I've tried resorting to google when I can't find something important only to discover that boolean searches are more than effective enough with both.

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/...-ubuntu-15-10/

This works on Debian stable too, though you have to get the browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash from backports repo.
For Debian:
https://wiki.debian.org/PepperFlashP...8_.22Jessie.22

Ha ha. Yes, that's me.

Yes, linuxquestions.org

I tried duckduckgo. I'll give it another look.

I'll check it out. Thanks.

Thanks erik. So if I'm running Xubuntu 16.04LTS I would use the Debian one (the second one)?

A lifeline in times of uncertainty.

I give you an A for Affort. ;)
You certainly are tenacious.

Was http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/u...x-driver-16-04 a factor at all in your recent
"adventure" into 16.04?

No, you'd use the first one.

I'm sorry I dont use any of the Ubuntu's, but I know they have a GUI software manager. Go in there and search for browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
Alternatively, you can search for that package by doing:

If it finds it as an available package in the repos you have, then install it. Restart firefox and then flash content should work on.

Ha ha. Thanks.

I don't know enough about it to say if it was or not. Thing is I upgraded one computer to 16.04 but then had so many problems that I did a fresh install. (And I did a fresh install on my other computer then.) I don't know if the fact that they were fresh installs would change things regarding the drivers, as the article seemed to be talking about upgrades.

I know that a lot of people though have had problems with the upgrade to 16.04. A lot.

Thanks erik. I found it in Synaptic Package Manager and I was going to install it but then I got scared off by the warning I highlighted. Is that a big concern? (see screenshot)

Hi Gregg,
Sorry, I'm not really sure. I didnt get any warning like that when I installed. Though, mine is on Debian and done through the cli. If it was me, I'd just continue with the install. But maybe someone here can answer the question better.

Thanks erik. I'm sure it's fine but I'll research it a bit just to be sure.

More than one browser is, just like OSs. ;)

Erik. I just discovered I have no Shockwave Flash in this computer (I noticed because I have it in my other Xubuntu computer). See screenshot. I searched for the same Shockwave Flash I have in the other computer (see 014 screenshot) but couldln't find it anywhere in the Firefox browser/add-ons/plugins search box.

So yeah, anyway, that Shockwawve Flash is missing in this computer.

And LOL I don't know if I need to find that Shockwave Flash that the other computer has or maybe get your pepper flash. Thanks.

I forgot, yes.

I just searched synaptic for freshplayer. I picked the plugin, installed it, and it worked without any further action. But you must have chrome browser installed, because that's where the plugin actually comes from. There is no standalone pepperflash-plugin.

Exactly. I didnt mention it because in the first post he said he already had chrome installed.

Gregg, I must say that I found Habitual’s two comments quite hilarious.

You could well have the last laugh if this year Jeremy introduces a new category in the Linux Questions Members Choice Awards, namely The Most Persistent Member In The Face Of Extreme Adversity and Overwhelming Odds.

Just be reassured by this quote from Saadi:

Thanks Awesome. I do have the Chrome browser so I was able to get it through Synaptic.

I got it, hydrurga (from Synaptic). Sorry about the confusion. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks Erik. I took the plunge (living dangerously, I am LOL) and got the pepper flash from Synaptic. Oh, and I forgot to mention the radar now animates.

Ha ha. I'm up for an award? Awesome! Yeah, that Saadi's got some good quotes. I bet if he was around now he'd be a regular here.

Great! Glad to help.