From 4add74d7d546dbd309d6f139ee2553eac6ea3e90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:11:02 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020200219=20Waterfox:=20Fi?= =?UTF-8?q?refox=20Fork=20With=20Legacy=20Add-ons=20Options?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20200219 Waterfox- Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md --- ...irefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md | 110 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 110 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20200219 Waterfox- Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20200219 Waterfox- Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md b/sources/tech/20200219 Waterfox- Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8593b5a981 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20200219 Waterfox- Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options.md @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Waterfox: Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options) +[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/waterfox-browser/) +[#]: author: (Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/) + +Waterfox: Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options +====== + +_**Brief: In this week’s open source software highlight, we take a look at a Firefox-based browser that supports legacy extensions that Firefox no longer supports while potentially providing fast user experience.**_ + +When it comes to web browsers, Google Chrome leads the market share. [Mozilla Firefox is there still providing hopes for a mainstream web browser that respects your privacy][1]. + +Firefox has improved a lot lately and one of the side-effects of the improvements is removal of add-ons. If your favorite add-on disappeared in last few months/years, you have a good new in the form of Witerfox. + +Attention! + +It’s been brought to our notice that Waterfox has been acquired by System1. This company also acquired privacy focused search engine Startpage. +While System1 claims that they are providing privacy focused products because ‘there is a demand’, we cannot vouch for their claim. +In other words, it’s up to you to trust System1 and Waterfox. + +### Waterfox: A Firefox-based Browser + +![Waterfox Classic][2] + +[Waterfox][3] is a useful open-source browser built on top of Firefox that focuses on privacy and supports legacy extensions. It doesn’t pitch itself as a privacy-paranoid browser but it does respect the basics. + +You get two separate Waterfox browser versions. The current edition aims to provide a modern experience and the classic version focuses to support [NPAPI plugins][4] and [bootstrap extensions][5]. + +![Waterfox Classic][6] + +If you do not need to utilize bootstrap extensions but rely on [WebExtensions][7], Waterfox Current is the one you should go for. + +And, if you need to set up a browser that needs NPAPI plugins or bootstrap extensions extensively, Waterfox Classic version will be suitable for you. + +So, if you like Firefox, but want to try something different on the same line, this is a Firefox alternative for the job. + +### Features of Waterfox + +![Waterfox Current][8] + +Of course, technically, you should be able to do a lot of things that Mozilla Firefox supports. + +So, I’ll just highlight all the important features of Waterfox in a list here. + + * Supports NPAPI Plugins + * Supports Bootstrap Extensions + * Offers separate editions for legacy extension support and modern WebExtension support. + * Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, and macOS) + * Theme customization + * Archived Add-ons supported + + + +### Installing Waterfox on Ubuntu/Linux + +Unlike other popular browsers, you don’t get a package to install. So, you will have to download the archived package from its [official download page][9]. + +![][10] + +Depending on what edition (Current/Classic) you want – just download the file, which will be **.tar.bz2** extension file. + +Once downloaded, simply extract the file. + +Next, head on to the extracted folder and look for the “**Waterfox**” file. You can simply double-click on it to run start up the browser. + +If that doesn’t work, you can utilize the terminal and navigate to the extracted **Waterfox** folder. Once there, you can simply run it with a single command. Here’s how it looks like: + +``` +cd waterfox-classic +./waterfox +``` + +In either case, you can also head to its [GitHub page][11] and explore more options to get it installed on your system. + +[Download Waterfox][3] + +**Wrapping up** + +I fired it up on my Pop!_OS 19.10 installation and it worked really well for me. Though I don’t think I could switch from Firefox to Waterfox because I am not using any legacy add-on. It could still be an impressive option for certain users. + +You could give it a try and let me know your thoughts in the comments below. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/waterfox-browser/ + +作者：[Ankush Das][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/why-firefox/ +[2]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-classic.png?fit=800%2C423&ssl=1 +[3]: https://www.waterfox.net/ +[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPAPI +[5]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Extension_Manager:Bootstrapped_Extensions +[6]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-classic-screenshot.jpg?ssl=1 +[7]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions +[8]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-screenshot.jpg?ssl=1 +[9]: https://www.waterfox.net/download/ +[10]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-download-page.jpg?ssl=1 +[11]: https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox