Then you don’t really need it.
Thanks!
Is this something specific to Librewolf and how it deals with containers and tabs or would this also be true if I was using Firefox?
Is it Total Cookie Protection that makes using containers in this situation unnecessary? I am assuming TCP isolates cookies to a single tab.
Pretty impressive that this thread has ~43 thousand views eh!?!
Firefox behaves the same with Total Cookie Protection.
Not per tab but rather per top-level site you visit. Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By Default
“making Firefox the most private and secure major browser” ![]()
Just wanted to add to this Librewolf monster thread…
To counter the narrative that Librewolf is slow to add upstream updates…at least on my system with Firefox 149, Librewolf beat Fedora (packages) with their update!
Librewolf just updated to 149 for me and Firefox is still 148.x.x.
Maybe it is a one off, maybe it is something about my system or how I have them both installed but I do not think so but I could be wrong.
Nice work @any1 and team!
Excited to see Firefox is adding an RPM format/version, that we will be able to get directly from them via their repo as far as I understand it.
Confirmed same on my Fedora Atomic Cosmic. Great work LW Team!
Would be interested in hearing why and not just pointing to this three year old topic.
Well, now I am considering switching from native Mozilla to Mullvad or LibreWolf. I think LibreWolf is more suitable for me, but I am new to this, never used it and have sensitive online accounts (banks + crypto)
Is LibreWolf trustworthy for this? As I see it is FOSS, which is actually good, but sudo apt install librewolf not working, no such package , which made me confused. If it is not available in repos, than there is some catch, right? Or I am being overparanoid?
Also, if I switch, what to do with FROST attack? Now (in native Firefox) I am using this workaround…
You have to enable the extrepo first
I honestly wouldn’t worry about this and toggling that preference causes breakage
This worked! Tnx! But now it is unsigned .deb? Or I am misunderstanding something?
Strange. I didn’t notice any issues
Why? I think malicious website can just kill SSD on purpose with so huge writes
P.S: Wait a second… Are you a DEV?! ![]()
No, it still checks the signature with the GPG key from the extrepo.
I meant in terms of fingerprinting, not a site just abusing the API.
Yes, one of the people working on it
Today I finally switched to LibreWolf fully (it took some time, because I had to rewrite various bash scripts that was tied to vanilla firefox)
And it is awesome! Now I understand why everyone recommended me exactly LibreWolf.
Separate like for included UBlockOrigin.
Settings seems a little less rich than in vanilla firefox (for example lack of toggle to enfore private (aka “incognito”) window mode only, but I toggled with about:config)
Finally! No AI, no telemetry, no google shit (safe browsing). Added following lists to UBlockOrigin to slightly compensate my decision not to enable google safe browsing: Dandelion Sprout’s Anti-Malware, Online Malicious URL Blocklist, Phishing URL Blocklist
Good luck, teem! Put my vote to add it too!
This was purposefully removed due to it being potentially fingerprintable and having other various issues associated with it. Frequently Asked Questions – LibreWolf
Hello everyone. LibreWolf really appeals to me, but so far I’ve been held back by the fact that it’s not in the official repositories of Linux distributions. Isn’t it possible to reach an agreement to get LW included? Thank you very much
There is nothing preventing LW from being included from Linux distributions other than someone going ahead and investing the time to do it.
Hi Any. Shouldn’t LW be the most vested party in having this browser available in official Linux distribution repositories? Thanks so much!
Not really, considering we already provide our own repo for rpm/deb installs. The only benefit would be that no external repo would have to be added when installing LibreWolf.
Like I said, I would not be against someone else taking the initiative and getting it into the various distro repositories, but I currently lack the time. Considering that there are now planned weekly Firefox releases + unplanned ones too, I simply lack the time to also manage even more installation methods.
Hi Any. I try to avoid adding third-party repositories to my Linux distributions. I’ll wait until that moment comes to install LW. But regardless of that, I really appreciate your work, dedication, and contributions. Thank you so much and good luck
I assume that you won’t change your mind, but I will still argue against that stance for anyone else who might come across this in the future.
You are not gaining anything by refusing to use our or, in general, a third‑party repository directly from the developers, since you are already trusting them to provide the software.
Instead, you are adding another maintainer who will possibly provide questionable builds of the software and in most cases, slower updates.
Hi Any. I understand your stance, however, by sticking to official distribution repositories I also ensure that the software is 100% compatible with the operating system, that it’s free of malware, since packages in official repos are reviewed before being made available and that I have centralized management and better control over the OS and its updates.
I hope you can see where I’m coming from and understand the benefits this brings.
That said, I’m always glad to hear other perspectives, and I really appreciate you taking the time to talk with me and explain your position.