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Asked: 2010-07-29 15:58:59 +0800 CST

What does the Ubuntu Firefox Modifications extension to firefox do?

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I'm presently running Firefox 3.6.8 on Ubuntu 9.04. My Firefox extensions include Ubuntu Firefox Modifications 0.9rc2. I've upgraded Firefox on this install a few times; as far as I can recall, some version of this extension was present when I initially installed Ubuntu 9.04. I have disabled it, mostly because I didn't know what it provided me, nor was I able to find out when I tried a bit.

What does the extension do?

firefox ubufox

3 Answers

  1. It came with xul-ext-ubufox Install xul-ext-ubufox:

    Ubuntu-specific configuration defaults and apt support for Firefox.

    Adds Ubuntu-specific modifications to Firefox.

    Integrates the browser with Ubuntu to:

    • Enable searching for missing plugins from Ubuntu software catalog
    • Add the following options to the Help menu:
      • Get help on-line
      • Help translating Firefox
      • Ubuntu Release Notes
    • Set homepage to Ubuntu Start Page
    • Display a restart notification after upgrading Firefox
    • Add ask.com to the search engines.

    You can uninstall this if you prefer to use a pristine Firefox install.

    Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubufox

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  2. Best Answer

    The files here show some of the changes that Ubufox provides (custom branding, search preferences, etc.)

    http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mozillateam/ubufox/trunk/view/head:/defaults/preferences/ubuntu-mods.js

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  3. It enables Firefox addons to be installed through the package manager.

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