Firefox

Firefox is Mozilla's solution to the web browser.

Aurora is the "unbranded" version of Mozilla's Firefox (

USE flags
The above list of USE flag is not comprehensive. Use equery (part of ) for a full list:

Emerge
To compile the source version of Firefox, issue:

Emerging the source version of Firefox can be a long process, a pre-compiled version exists does exist in the Portage tree, however users of the pre-built package should note the warning below. To emerge the Firefox binary, issue:

Disable percent-encoding
Problem: URL copied from address bar is percent-encoded, so if URL contains non-latin symbols (for example, cyrillic) it is unreadable for humans.

Solution: To disable percent-encoding when URL coping from address bar, set network.standard-url.escape-utf8 about:config option to false.

Possible pitfalls: Non-latin letter symbols is not supported by standard for http(s) URLs, but virtually fine for all modern browsers. Space symbol (%20) stay percent-encoding, so copied URL don’t “breaks”.

Special URLs
Firefox include a few dozen special URLs that can be helpful in determining more information about various Firefox settings. These URLs can be entered into the Super Bar to view the special pages. A few of the more significant ones include:



A full list of options can be viewed on the Mozilla Zine wiki.

Safer browsing with Add-ons
Firefox has a massive community behind it and a result many Add-ons have been created to aid with specific interests of users. Many users are concerned about their privacy (tracking, bubbling, targeting, etc) while web browsing. Installing Add-ons can aid in adding an extra level of privacy to their browsing.

The Add-on menu can be accessed by navigating the following menus:

Adblock
To block annoying ads use Adblock. Adbock does include an "acceptable ads" list, so some advertisements are still displayed. For an Add-on that blocks all ads, see Adblock Edge.

Mozilla Add-ons page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

Homepage: https://adblockplus.org/en/

Adblock Edge
Adblock Edge is a fork of Adblock. It's purpose is to follow the "keep it simple sir" philosophy by blocking all ads.

Mozilla Add-ons page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/

Homepage: http://adstomper.bitbucket.org/

NoScript
NoScript blocks JavaScript that is normally enabled by default. It can keep users safe and speed up web browsing.

Mozilla Add-ons page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/

Homepage: https://noscript.net/

External resources

 * Firefox on Mozilla's Forums
 * Firefox on Mozilla's Buglist