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Re: [LUG] Firefox blocking
- To: DCLUG ML <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [LUG] Firefox blocking
- From: Brad Rogers <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:23:31 +0100
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:34:46 +0100
bad apple <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello bad,
>But it is also annoying that Firefox is a second class citizen on Debian
>of all systems, with it's stupid diversion of /usr/bin/firefox to
>Iceweasel, insistence on using woefully out-of-date ESR versions, lack
If you stick with stable/testing/sid versions, yes. I've opted for
experimental, which is much more recent. Currently v28, so not too far
off the curve. Mind you, if that's *all* one wants from experimental,
you have to be pretty careful with your apt pinning.
So, yes; Jumping through hoops. :-(
>Firefox is such a beast of a program and has a big pile of dependencies
I wouldn't consider it, TBH. I compile only two programs from source.
One is Claws Mail, the other is GPS Babel.
>Anyway, no one cares about my firefox woes, and quite rightly too.
Well, we do, but may be not quite as much as you do. ;-)
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