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.

XDG integration
Ensuring Firefox being used by other applications for handling http and https links can be done using the following commands:

In order to make Firefox use XDG file associations set Content Type's Action to /usr/bin/xdg-open

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. Adblock 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