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Re: [LUG] Firefox blocking

 

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Iceweasel, insistence on using woefully out-of-date ESR versions, lack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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