Re: 2.53.23 is out

From	Hank Rogers <invalid@nospam.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.seamonkey
Subject	Re: 2.53.23 is out
Date	2026-01-05 06:18 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
> On 2026-01-04, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> Schugo wrote on 1/4/2026 4:13 PM:
>> 
>>> On 04.01.2026 20:41, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2026-01-04, frg <frgrahl@gmx.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I would sugtest uBlock Origin too:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy
>>>>> 
>>>>> ABP is completly outdated.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.  Unfortunately, I don't seem to have Github-fu.
>>>> I was able to add uBlock Origin to Firefox using its
>>>> "Extensions and Themes" menu entry, but when I went to
>>>> Tools->Add-ons Manager in Seamonkey I couldn't find it.
>>>> Am I not holding my tongue right?
>>> 
>>> The problem here is:
>>> 
>>> It's not available in Add-ons Manager.
>>> 
>>> When you open this page
>>> https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases
>>> 
>>> SeaMonkey can't open the Assets where the .xpi install file is hidden.
>>> 
>>> It only works with Firefox/Chrome.
>>> 
>>> Try clicking this direct link or copy/paste into a browser window:
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases/download/1.16.6.1/uBlock0_1.16.6.1.firefox-legacy.xpi
>>> 
>>> ciao..
>> 
>> I tried your link and it says addon is corrupted, etc.
>> As I posted a few hours ago ...
> 
> I was getting that error message myself.
> 
>> Use firefox,  seamonkey is still too broken to work on github
>> 
>> Go to:
>> 
>> https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases/tag/1.16.6.1
>> 
>> Scroll down to assets. The first one listed is 
>> uBlock0_1.16.6.1.firefox-legacy.xpi
>> 
>> Now, RIGHT-CLICK and select "save link as".
>> 
>> You must use "save link as", or you'll get the error message.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
> 
> Perfect!  I successfully downloaded the file with Firefox.
> Then all I had to do was figure out how to install it, which
> turned out to be nothing more than selecting File->Open File
> from Seamonkey's main menu.
> 
> I now have uBlock Origin running on both my laptop and desktop
> machines, under both Seamonkey and Firefox.
> 
> Thanks for all the help, everyone!
> 

You’re welcome,  glad you got it working.  I’ve been looking for this for
ages, so was really grateful that FRG posted the basic git hub link.

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    Re: 2.53.23 is out Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-02 02:18 +0000
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                uBO ext. (was Re: 2.53.23 is out) ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-04 19:12 +0000
                Re: 2.53.23 is out Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-01-04 13:36 -0600
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                Re: 2.53.23 is out Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-05 05:57 +0000
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