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Title: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: xor on November 29, 2020, 01:35:24 AM
GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins}

( for x86_64 : )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_IceCat
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: Juanito on November 29, 2020, 06:26:18 AM
Icecat is just an old version of Firefox.
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: xor on December 01, 2020, 02:20:27 AM
Thank you.

I'm looking for a firefox alternative.

Quote from: Juanito on November 29, 2020, 06:26:18 AM
Icecat is just an old version of Firefox.
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: xor on December 01, 2020, 02:45:41 AM
Not showing up in the x86-64-bit repository! :(

Quote from: Juanito on November 29, 2020, 06:26:18 AM
Icecat is just an old version of Firefox.
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: curaga on December 01, 2020, 03:22:12 AM
That's because you didn't send it ;)
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: xor on December 06, 2020, 07:46:36 AM
:(

Quote from: curaga on December 01, 2020, 03:22:12 AM
That's because you didn't send it ;)
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: Devil999 on December 07, 2020, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Juanito on November 29, 2020, 06:26:18 AM
Icecat is just an old version of Firefox.

Apparently being "just an old version of Firefox" is its main point. That's why people use it, right, Juanito?
Title: Re: GNUzilla >> IceCat {note: firefox supports plugins} ( for x86_64 : )
Post by: Juanito on December 07, 2020, 08:55:23 AM
If I understand correctly, the point is that icecat is fully foss, whereas firefox is mostly foss, but otherwise they are identical.

I believe that the firefox_getLatest extension will fetch any version of firefox, therefore instead of compiling icecat-60.7.0 (the most recent), you can download a pre-compiled firefox-60.7.0.

..or you can use firefox-ESR (78.1.0) extension compiled on CorePure64, which uses alsa rather than pulseaudio.