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Beware of Firefox in SparkyOS..

Started by Dragonspirit, August 02, 2025, 09:27:42 AM

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Dragonspirit

Beware of Firefox in SparkyOS.. All versions called 'firefox' are hackable by expert hackers.. I was typing a note in an email account in Firefox when a blackhat hacker attacked my netbook and constantly messed-up the note while I composed it.. All Firefox browsers are porous and hackable.. Your internet connection isn't safe and secure with any Firefox browser.. Dump Firefox using Synaptic, run bleachbit, reboot, and install Librewolf in SparkyOS...

Plus I dumped UFW, and installed Portmaster Firewall.. Now the demons can't get into this OS...
I'm loving this wonderful SparkyOS.. Sparky is the best OS in the whole world right now...

One tiny problem with running Librewolf in Sparky is that the Librewolf icon set in the toolbar disappeared on every reboot, so I placed that icon in home file, but in the next SparkyOS install the icon did stay in the toolbar...
I prefer a clean quiet desktop with just the toolbar and the background pix, no animation, no noise, no clutter.. A noisy cluttered animated desktop instantly crashes writers rolls and stifles creativity... Sparky is the perfect OS for writers and inventors...

I'm trying to add Audacity, but it didn't happen with five different attempts.. I'll keep trying...
Got it:    Downloaded an old .deb Audacity.. then ran Terminal..
cp /etc/apt/sources.list ~/sources.txt
sudo apt update
sudo apt install audacity

I lost the tabs in toolbar, and couldn't find how to get them back so I reset the toolbars, pulled the icons down from the top toolbar, and deleted the top toolbar.. 
I find it's easier to add an icon to the toolbar by adding it to the desktop, then dragging it to the toolbar right where you want it placed... But in resetting the toolbars you get the old style four icon menu.. You lose the pull-down 'favorites/all' window...
I add 'force misbehaving icon, and 'shut-down' to the far right of the toolbar, and 'Librewolf' icon to the left of the clock beside 'Wifi Connection' icon...

 

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