Iceweasel is back!

[SwirlyPenguin]

I didn't like the switch from "Iceweasel" to "Firefox", so I downloaded a package from the squeeze repositories and replaced some of my icons and installed this extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/iceweasel-branding/. Now I am happy again but I only want the package to provide the Iceweasel branding in the repos.

[Innovate]

Not bad idea.

[stevepusser]

I can't see the point, myself.

"A rose by any other name..."

[dilberts_left_nut]

But ... firefox IS iceweasel ...

[vicshrike]

It is after all the name that really counts.

[stevepusser]

Weasely Mcweaselface is my browser's name.

[SwirlyPenguin]

Weasely Mcweaselface is my browser's name.

Well, I prefer the name, and I have found another way, not sure if that is a good idea, though to add 3rd party repos. Uninstall Firefox first, if you have it and want Iceweasel.

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sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb-src http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia-updates main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb-src http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia-updates main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia-security main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
echo deb-src http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense ucclia-security main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnewsense.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnewsense-archive-keyring
sudo apt-get install iceweasel -t ucclia
sudo apt-mark hold iceweasel


[cronoik]

A debian package is also avaiable now https://packages.debian.org/stretch/xul ... l-branding

[SwirlyPenguin]

A debian package is also avaiable now https://packages.debian.org/stretch/xul ... l-branding

Great! Gonna install this first thing after I install stretch when it comes out. Thank you guys. The script I wrote does suit me for the time being.

[woteb]

Download the package and run it with gdebi or dpkg -i and it runs also with Jessie.

[SwirlyPenguin]

Try and download a package from here:
http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense/ ... iceweasel/

[jymm]

But ... firefox IS iceweasel ...

There are some differences between Iceweasel and Firefox. I use the addon "click and clean", which used to work on Firefox, but no longer works. When you try to set permissions it gives you a blank page that says it cannot find the address. Yet "click and clean" works on Iceweasel. Not sure what the differences are under the hood, but they are there and I continue to use Iceweasel myself.