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To: Bob434

you just install 56 0 2 over the new Firefox which is #57 onward. It will keep all bookmarks and settings

In Firefox options you must disable all updating

My intention is to go back to Firefox updating when they iron out some kinks plus I don’t like the new black look to it


97 posted on 12/14/2017 1:17:31 PM PST by dennisw (Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it is enemy action.)
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To: dennisw

I’m running in linux so it’s more of a hassel to figure out how to install the durn thing- I’m doing a runaround- downloaded the file, extracted it, created a shortcut link to the firefox file within the extracted folder- placed on desktop- and now I can run it but i had to link the icon to the folder first-

What a pain- still isn’t the ideal way to run it as it’s not actually installed- it’s just kidna like running it in trial mode without installing it- running basically from terminal

This is the one thing that makes linux hard for us newbies— no easy way to just download and click an executable file and install like you can in windows-

I hate the new look of firefox 57- ugly boxy- and it borks my yahoo search results- the lettering has changed- but just on yahoo search for some reason- here in freerepublic, it looks fine and i can read it fine- in yahoo- the letters are now kidna crammed together, and much harder to read- unfortunately i don’t have another browser to try really- that isn’;t somehow linked to google (ie chrome, chromium etc-) -Won’t have anything associated with google on my comp if i can help it-


99 posted on 12/14/2017 5:04:41 PM PST by Bob434
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