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Iceweasel is back!

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Iceweasel is back!

#1 Post by 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/firefo ... -branding/. Now I am happy again but I only want the package to provide the Iceweasel branding in the repos.

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#3 Post by stevepusser »

I can't see the point, myself.

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#4 Post by dilberts_left_nut »

But ... firefox IS iceweasel ... :)
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#5 Post by vicshrike »

It is after all the name that really counts. :wink:

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#6 Post by stevepusser »

Weasely Mcweaselface is my browser's name.
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#7 Post by SwirlyPenguin »

stevepusser wrote: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

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#8 Post by cronoik »

A debian package is also avaiable now https://packages.debian.org/stretch/xul ... l-branding
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#9 Post by SwirlyPenguin »

cronoik wrote: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.

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#10 Post by woteb »

Download the package and run it with gdebi or dpkg -i and it runs also with Jessie.
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#11 Post by SwirlyPenguin »

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

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#12 Post by jymm »

dilberts_left_nut wrote: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.

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