On 30/01/2021, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>
Adblock Plus v2.9.1 appears to have successfully installed. "AdBlocker Ultimate could not be installed because it is not compatible with Seamonkey 2.53.6" (for version 2.26 of AdBlocker Ultimate, from the CAA library) "AdBlocker for YouTube could not be installed because it is not compatible with SeaMonkey 2.53.6." (for version 0.2.3 of AdBlocker for YouTube from the CAA library) -- 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
