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Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons

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On 12/25/21 12:48 PM, David Christensen wrote:
> On 12/5/21 2:46 AM, Georgi Naplatanov wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 12/5/21 05:47, David Christensen wrote:
>>> debian-user:
>>>
>>> I installed debian-live-11.1.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso on a Dell Latitude
>>> E6520 today:
>>>
>>> 2021-12-04 19:28:18 dpchrist@laalaa ~
>>> $ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a ; dpkg-query -W firefox-esr
>>> 11.1
>>> Linux laalaa 5.10.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.70-1 (2021-09-30) x86_64
>>> GNU/Linux
>>> firefox-esr    78.15.0esr-1~deb11u1
>>>
>>>
>>> Firefox is not displaying icons for my add-ons in the toolbar -- HTTPS
>>> Everywhere, NoScript, and Privacy Badger.  I am unable to configure the
>>> extensions without their icons (?).
>>>
>>>
>>> Firefox on Debian 9 correctly displays icons for add-ons:
>>>
>>> 2021-12-04 19:32:16 dpchrist@tinkywinky ~
>>> $ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a ; dpkg-query -W firefox-esr
>>> 9.13
>>> Linux tinkywinky 4.9.0-16-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.272-2 (2021-07-19)
>>> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>> firefox-esr    78.15.0esr-1~deb9u1
>>>
>>>
>>> I tried customizing the toolbar, but the add-on icons are not available.
>>>
>>>
>>> I tried deleting compatibility.ini, extension-preferences.json, and
>>> extensions.json as recommended by FredMcD, but the icons are still 
>>> missing:
>>>
>>>      https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1311859
>>>
>>>
>>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> do you have reasons to use Firefox ESR?
>>
>> I have been using Mozilla's builds for Forefox and I have been happy
>> with them. On the other hand, builds form Linux distributions lack of
>> support for non-free parts of Firefox like DRM and these builds don't
>> allow users to watch protected content like video and video streams.
>>
>> So my advice is - use the builds from Mozilla.org, it seems that you use
>> AMD64 architecture which is supported architecture by Mozilla.org
> 
> 
> I downloaded and installed firefox-95.0.1.tar.bz2 from Mozilla.  The 
> Firefox extensions are working as expected, and the Firefox / Xfce 
> desktop stability problems seem to have gone away.


Unfortunately, this only seems to be true on the Dell Latitude E6520 
(Optimus graphics) with Debian 9.  On Debian 10, Amazon video locks up 
within a minute to two.  On Debian 11, Amazon video locks up within ~30 
minutes.


David

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Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-05 04:50 +0100
  Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-12-05 11:50 +0100
    Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-05 22:50 +0100
    Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-25 21:50 +0100
      Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-27 04:50 +0100
        Dell E6250 laptop lockup [WAS Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr  add-on icons] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-27 06:20 +0100
          Dell Latitude E6520 laptop lockup David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-27 06:40 +0100
            Re: Dell Latitude E6520 laptop lockup David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-28 06:10 +0100
              Re: Dell Latitude E6520 laptop lockup Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-12-28 06:50 +0100
  Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-12-05 13:20 +0100
    Re: Debian 11.1 Firefox ESR 78.15.0esr add-on icons David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-12-05 22:50 +0100
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