On 30/01/2021, NFN Smith <worldoff9...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. >
That would be useful, but... see below... >> >> 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. > Now, here's the rub... The version of ublock origin at the classic add-ons archive (CAA) library package thingy that installed, showed as 1.13. Upon downloading, to "open" it with Seamonkey, the error message is "uBlock Origin/webext-hybrid could not be installed because it is not compatible with SeaMonkey 2.53.6." :( I will try the CAA versions of Adblock Plus, AdBlocker Ultimate, and AdBlocker for YouTube, and find whether they will install. > 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 > -- Bret Busby UbuntuMATE User and Advocate Clean Energy User and Advocate Human Rights Advocate UBI and Citizens Dividend Advocate Armadale West Australia (UTC+0800) .............. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
