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Firefox frustrations

The time (clock) is wrong on all sites including local sites, file modification time is wrong.

  • Change: privacy.resistFingerprinting = false

Odd things related to the install.

  • If sound fails for firefox but works for other things, check if sndio is installed and remove that.
  • Firefox from pkg also requires pango compiled with libthai option, pango pkg does not have this.

Build failure due to cargo/rust

  • Custom kernel builds must as yet include compatibility for FreeBSD 11 or cargo cannot build for rust bootstrap which firefox requires.

Clickable links fail to function.

  • An update to a dependency has broken firefox, restart firefox if the dependency is cured, or rebuild and reinstall firefox, or both.

Online things fail to function.

  • Enhanced tracking protection is enabled for the site.
  • Ublock Origin or another addon is causing problems for the site or form on the site.
  • An update to firefox was done but may not have been noticed, close and restart firefox.

Default web browser is not accurate.

  • Verify desktop file: ls /usr/local/share/applications/browsername.desktop
    Set the desired default: xdg-settings set default-web-browser browsername.desktop

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