Didn't think it would make any difference as I have clean installs on other devices doing it as well but even resetting Firefox and starting from scratch isn't solving the problem with pages loading - though it has sorted most of the other issues I've had arise with the 89 update (other than the UI is still meh).
Why you SHOULD be using Firefox
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Something that has pleased me about this new version, is the fact can increased the number of rows shown in the drop down addrees bar when you click it to show you frequently visited sites.
I've increased browser.urlbar.maxRichResults to 20 and in Settings > Home > Firefox Home Content Shortcuts, changed the number of rows to 3.
I've increased browser.urlbar.maxRichResults to 20 and in Settings > Home > Firefox Home Content Shortcuts, changed the number of rows to 3.
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Edge if you still need chromium based browser or FF but the new UI is a marmite thing.
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You can alter the Firefox UI though. It's not that straight forward for people with zero coding experience but most people can follow a guide. You can even just plonk someone else's custom css into a folder if you like the modifications they have made.
That's a poor solution. No security updates, on a web browser?... What UI customisation choices do you get with, say, Chrome(ium)? I was a diehard compact mode user for years, but after a couple of weeks the new Proton UI has really grown on me, even on my 720p ancient mid-2012 MacBook Pro screen. It's sleek and helpful without getting in the way.
Addons by themselves are not going to make a web browser secure if you stay on an older version.
Pray tell, what protection do addons give you from CVEs/remote exploits/race conditions/bugs in the browser code?
Unpatched in-the-wild remote exploits and financial transactions... What could go wrong? You may as well go the whole hog and install Firefox v2 for the full retro UI experience. Enjoy, and don't forget to post screenshots.
In all seriousness, if you need to ask (or seriously think that it's a safe thing to do) then you definitely are not cognisant of the potential dangers. It's not just what sites *you* visit. By that I mean it doesn't matter how 'safe' the bank/BBC/gayporn.com is. If YOU are compromised, your whole machine is exploited - and so is your whole network. Everything you do on them (regardless of the website you visit) is compromised.
By the way, the 'safe' BBC was serving up drive-by malware in hidden iframes as recently as 2011. What you're proposing isn't just a bad idea, it's ludicrous and unintelligent. Do some reading and stay up to date.
Fatuous and trolling answers are all well and good, but unless you're sealioning you're the one talking about doing something silly. You're probably running Windows, too?...
I didn't say I had any problems - I said your plan will lead to *you* having problems. Appeal to authority (or age) is all well and good, but I'm almost as old as you and have been using and programming the web and other Unix based software for most of it. That at least lets me know that running vulnerable software in a public facing role is a terrible idea, especially something with tentacles as wide reaching and deeply embedded as a modern browser. I've been crossing the road (and driving on it) for most of my life without incident, so by your logic I'll surely never be run over or crash. So, that's good news!
Since you're so old school and educated, I assume you evaluated but for whatever discounted switching to ESR to retain the current desired feature set while still receiving security patches? Firefox v90 patched ~10 exploitable CEVs and the exploit version history shows similar time after time. Chrome(ium) browsers don't fare any better. How long before your browser is just a piece of Swiss cheese between you and your bank (read: money)? *shrug*
All that risk over a UI? Just tweak the code and make it how you like (after all those years of experience online you've surely picked up some skills by now), or switch to another browser. It's just not worth it.
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You're not just browsing BBC and your bank sites though, you're browsing here too, as well as countless other sites. Anyone that says they only browse two types of websites online is lying. How about stop risking online safety and actually stay up to date? Browser addons do not offer the same level of security as a current patched up application. If you believe they do then you're not really as clued up as you'd assume, this is a fact not just an opinion, I have no issue with pulling people up on things that are outright I have no issue with pulling people up on things that just don't make any logical sense.
Your call.... but you are on a forum where people are highly technical and in the know about security and technology. It is only normal for people to raise questions as to why this behaviour is happening.because it is not the norm and is somewhat dubious.
Your call.... but you are on a forum where people are highly technical and in the know about security and technology. It is only normal for people to raise questions as to why this behaviour is happening.because it is not the norm and is somewhat dubious.