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[#]: collector: (lujun9972)
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[#]: subject: (Waterfox: Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options)
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[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/waterfox-browser/)
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[#]: author: (Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/)
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Waterfox: Firefox Fork With Legacy Add-ons Options
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_**Brief: In this week’s open source software highlight, we take a look at a Firefox-based browser that supports legacy extensions that Firefox no longer supports while potentially providing fast user experience.**_
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When it comes to web browsers, Google Chrome leads the market share. [Mozilla Firefox is there still providing hopes for a mainstream web browser that respects your privacy][1].
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Firefox has improved a lot lately and one of the side-effects of the improvements is removal of add-ons. If your favorite add-on disappeared in last few months/years, you have a good new in the form of Witerfox.
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Attention!
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It’s been brought to our notice that Waterfox has been acquired by System1. This company also acquired privacy focused search engine Startpage.
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While System1 claims that they are providing privacy focused products because ‘there is a demand’, we cannot vouch for their claim.
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In other words, it’s up to you to trust System1 and Waterfox.
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### Waterfox: A Firefox-based Browser
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![Waterfox Classic][2]
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[Waterfox][3] is a useful open-source browser built on top of Firefox that focuses on privacy and supports legacy extensions. It doesn’t pitch itself as a privacy-paranoid browser but it does respect the basics.
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You get two separate Waterfox browser versions. The current edition aims to provide a modern experience and the classic version focuses to support [NPAPI plugins][4] and [bootstrap extensions][5].
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![Waterfox Classic][6]
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If you do not need to utilize bootstrap extensions but rely on [WebExtensions][7], Waterfox Current is the one you should go for.
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And, if you need to set up a browser that needs NPAPI plugins or bootstrap extensions extensively, Waterfox Classic version will be suitable for you.
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So, if you like Firefox, but want to try something different on the same line, this is a Firefox alternative for the job.
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### Features of Waterfox
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![Waterfox Current][8]
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Of course, technically, you should be able to do a lot of things that Mozilla Firefox supports.
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So, I’ll just highlight all the important features of Waterfox in a list here.
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* Supports NPAPI Plugins
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* Supports Bootstrap Extensions
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* Offers separate editions for legacy extension support and modern WebExtension support.
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* Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, and macOS)
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* Theme customization
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* Archived Add-ons supported
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### Installing Waterfox on Ubuntu/Linux
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Unlike other popular browsers, you don’t get a package to install. So, you will have to download the archived package from its [official download page][9].
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![][10]
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Depending on what edition (Current/Classic) you want – just download the file, which will be **.tar.bz2** extension file.
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Once downloaded, simply extract the file.
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Next, head on to the extracted folder and look for the “**Waterfox**” file. You can simply double-click on it to run start up the browser.
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If that doesn’t work, you can utilize the terminal and navigate to the extracted **Waterfox** folder. Once there, you can simply run it with a single command. Here’s how it looks like:
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```
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cd waterfox-classic
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./waterfox
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```
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In either case, you can also head to its [GitHub page][11] and explore more options to get it installed on your system.
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[Download Waterfox][3]
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**Wrapping up**
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I fired it up on my Pop!_OS 19.10 installation and it worked really well for me. Though I don’t think I could switch from Firefox to Waterfox because I am not using any legacy add-on. It could still be an impressive option for certain users.
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You could give it a try and let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/waterfox-browser/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/why-firefox/
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[2]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-classic.png?fit=800%2C423&ssl=1
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[3]: https://www.waterfox.net/
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[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPAPI
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[5]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Extension_Manager:Bootstrapped_Extensions
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[6]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-classic-screenshot.jpg?ssl=1
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[7]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions
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[8]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-screenshot.jpg?ssl=1
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[9]: https://www.waterfox.net/download/
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[10]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waterfox-download-page.jpg?ssl=1
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[11]: https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox
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