On 30/01/2021, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. >
Sorry - in checking, it is 1.13.10. > 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
