[NTLUG:Discuss] Firefox 43 makes for dangerous browsing

[DR]

I upgraded from OpenSuse 13.1 to Leap 42.1.  Over a short time it was a
total disaster.  Slower performance and locking up.  Today it finally
froze.  I reinstalled 13.1.  Sorry, I think it is a piece of JUNK.


On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Gilbert Morrow <gkfmorrow at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you are real worried use Tor. Or just USB stick Tails.
> On Dec 17, 2015 1:42 AM, "Ralph Green" <sirable at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Howdy,
> >   I applied all upgrades to one computer tonight.  I got Firefox 43 as
> > part of it, and this is no upgrade.  It quietly disabled all my
> > add-ons, including noscript.  Without noscript, web browsing is much
> > less pleasant and much less safe.    This was on a debian based
> > system.  Until I figure out what to do, I'd recommend running the
> > following:
> >   sudo apt-mark hold firefox
> >
> >  You do all use noscript, I hope.
> > Have a good day,
> > Ralph
> >
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