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usr_40476@2xeon:~> sudo zypper rm MozillaFirefox
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...
Problem: 1: conflicting requests
Solution 1: do not ask to delete all solvables providing MozillaFirefox.x86_64 = 135.0-1.1
Solution 2: remove lock to allow removal of MozillaFirefox-135.0-1.1.x86_64
Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/c/d/?] (c): 2
Resolving dependencies...
Resolving package dependencies...
The following package is going to be REMOVED:
MozillaFirefox
1 package to remove.
Package install size change:
| 0 B required by packages that will be installed
-248.7 MiB | - 248.7 MiB released by packages that will be removed
Backend: classic_rpmtrans
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y):
(1/1) Removing: MozillaFirefox-135.0-1.1.x86_64 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................[done]
Running post-transaction scripts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................[done]
usr_40476@2xeon:~> figlet "Librewolf now!"
_ _ _ _ __ _
| | (_) |__ _ __ _____ _____ | |/ _| _ __ _____ _| |
| | | | '_ \| '__/ _ \ \ /\ / / _ \| | |_ | '_ \ / _ \ \ /\ / / |
| |___| | |_) | | | __/\ V V / (_) | | _| | | | | (_) \ V V /|_|
|_____|_|_.__/|_| \___| \_/\_/ \___/|_|_| |_| |_|\___/ \_/\_/ (_)
usr_40476@2xeon:~>
Of course, thereās news and an update from Mozilla about the changes in their terms, for example:
Whenever something like this happens, I always watch for a little while to see how the community reacts and then how the company responds to that reaction. Iām not a Mozilla Firefox user (not often, anyways), but I always figure a knee-jerk reaction to a change like this is probably premature.
Iāve been using Firefox since the Netscape era. I will continue to use Firefox because it is the only alternative to Google. If we donāt want an internet made by and for Google, we should use Firefox. Long live the fox!
I have developed the opinion (over time, and with considerable expertise) that the enhancements provided by āBraveā browser(based on Chromium/Chrome) result in a safer and more useful browser than Chromium . It is slightly more difficult to configure. Because I try to use Wayland all the time, the skanky and X11-oriented display software stack with Firefox and its derivatives has been slightly inferior in resulting RASUI, although the migration might be a bit involved. Since you seem to be looking for a good migration path, please consider that. Brave can be installed from an RPM, although installing and using as a sandboxed flatpack app adds a bit of additiopnal safety.
Vivaldi is nice, but it has the same problem as all Chromium-based browsers: Manifest v3.
This means that Firefox will be the only browser out there that will still support uBlock Origin. All Chromium-based browsers will also switch to Manifest v3 later this year, massively weakening the effective protection of add-ons like uBlock Origins.
Manifest V3 places restrictions on certain types of add-ons, like ad-blockers, that can render them less effective.
Better switch to LibreWolf, Mullvard Browser or antother Firefox-based browser.
When I need a chromium based browser for some reason, I use vivaldi. Not because I like vivaldi so much, as itās just the one Iām used to using, and I like the default vertical tab layout.
Performance-wise, itās not any ābetterā than any other chromium-based browser.
Honestly, just pick one, for the most part, other than Chrome itself. They all seem to be roughly equal in the stuff they support, and performance.
Screenshot showing results of Cover Your Tracks analysis of my Firefox 136.0 with uBlocker, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, and Privacy Badger plugins activated.
I use Chromium from the official openSUSE repositories when I need to use Chrome for compatibility reasons or problems loading the web page.
I tried to install Brave, but the btrfs-cleaner process is active for a long time and slows down the PC. I donāt know why installing browsers from external repositories has this effect.
Hi. It seems to me an unnecessary risk to link the firefox account to a fork derived from firefox and that raises questions like are all firefox forks trustworthy? My way of using browsers is the same as for Linux, only use main distributions, not derivatives.
