Bret Busby wrote:
On 30/01/2021, NFN Smith <worldoff9...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
ublock origin is not found in searching in Add Ons, Extensions, or
Plug Ins for Seamonkey 2.53.6 for the build I previously specified.
If you check the Release Notes
(https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.6/), there's a
link there that resolves to
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases
Smith
Both that and the previously mentioned (by other people, I believe)
classic add-ons archive, both hosted at github, have only XPL (?)
files and source code files.
I am running Seamonkey on UbuntuMATE Linux.
I have the same setup of Seamonkey on Ubuntu, and running a MATE desktop.
These applications are not shown as having .deb packages or packages
otherwise installable on Ubuntu Linux, and, Seamonkey does not locate
them, in searching for add-ons to install.
I am not capable of building packages for installation, from source code.
So, how do I get either this version of ublock, or, the classic
add-ons thingy, installed into Seamonkey, to make it operable?
This is the difference between plug-in and extension. In a
Debian-derived environment, a plugin-is something that you install from
a .deb, and where you can remove with various APT-based tools, such as
apt-get, aptitude or dpkg.
As noted earlier in this discussion, an extension is exclusively inside
the browser. And extensions are platform-neutral, since the code is all
scripting (JavaScript, I believe). Thus, download the .XPI file, then
go to the Add-Ons Manager, click the gear icon, select "Install Add-On
from file...", and select the downloaded .XPI.
I will note that for most of the extensions that I run (including
uBlock, NoScript, Session Manager, Cookies Exterminator, Display
MailUserAgent, and several more), my habit is to download the .XPI file,
and then save a copy to my LAN. From that single download, I can
install in Seamonkey on any platform (including Windows, Linux and Mac)
and in any profile.
The key here is that a .XPI file is scripting that's expected to run in
an Mozilla application.
Unfortunately, at that level, there isn't any differentiation between
XUL and the newer WebExtensions. Thus, if you try to install a
WebExtensions extension in Seamonkey, you'll get an error, in the the
same way that current versions of Firefox and Thunderbird will reject
installation of extensions based on XUL. Thus you have to pay attention
to version numbers at the distribution site.
For uBlock Origin, the current WebExtensions version is 1.32.4, and the
most recent XUL version (and is still being updated ) is 1.16.4.28. For
Seamonkey use, you don't want version numbers that are 1.17 or later.
One other note about uBlock -- once you have it installed, it will
automatically update itself, when new versions are released. I notice
that my last downloaded copy is 1.16.4.25, but a check of Seamonkey
reveals that I'm running 1.16.4.28, and I haven't done anything specific
to update.
One other note -- when you're playing in this area, one old extension
that I find useful is Add-ons Manager - Version Number. That one will
show you the specific version that you're running, and I find that one
useful. Unfortunately, it's an XUL extension that got dropped in the
Firefox move to WebExtensions, and I think the only source for this one
now is if you have installed the Classic Add-Ons Archive.
Smith
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