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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wherever I setup a new VM/PC and install FF, I always have to reset so many things:

Standard search SearXNG/DDG
New tab = blank page (privacy, no 3rd party request on new tab opening)
Delete Amazon, Google, etc ( out of spite)
Opt-out of analytics and studies
Change theme to dark
Add shortcut for other searches
Install ublock origin and ublock matrix (apparently redundant now, but I like visiting websites and blocking everything by default. Looking at you google analytics/fonts/etc.)
delete cookies on Exit
HYTPS only enable
add DNS (if not inside my network where it is handled on router level)

Still my favorite browser

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why not avoid most of this and use LibreWolf instead?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Didn‘t had that on my radar, thank you <3

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

FYI you can just copy over the settings directory to port all your config/passwords/bookmarks/profiles/history. On Linux it's in the ~/.mozilla directory, on Windows it's somewhere in the user directory, AppData specifically IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm so confused by this thread.
Standard search, sure, okay. Not a big deal. But I never had sponsored links appear, it also does not come with Amazon or Google "installed"? What does that even mean? Search bars? Plugins? The theme also gets switched depending on my system settings, as it is set to auto by default.
Is this like a Windows exclusive thing? Or geolocated US / outside EU thing?