Is there a way to have one installation of “locked down” librewolf for private browsing, and then a second one with compatibility settings for web-apps where you are logged in, etc? Coexisting on the same system?
Is there a way to have one installation of “locked down” librewolf for private browsing, and then a second one with compatibility settings for web-apps where you are logged in, etc? Coexisting on the same system?
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 days ago
The most compartmentalized setup would be to run
librewolf --ProfileManageras a command to start the profile manager, you can set up multiple profiles, and it will either prompt you at startup, or you can create shortcuts for each profile withlibrewolf -P <profilename>. Each one is basically a completely different instance, with different settings, different history, and different addons.Personally, I think that’s overkill, but it may suit you.
The approach I’d recommend, is to leave the default settings on, and once you spend enough time setting up your exceptions and umatrix configuration for the sites you do want to be logged in at or buy stuff with, you can get the best of both worlds in one profile, but admittedly that takes a little more know-how and work, and it sometimes feels like it never ends, but it does get much better once you’ve got 95% of your typical stuff sorted out.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
There are some things I couldn’t figuRe out how to turn off on a site by site basis, namely Resist Fingerprinting. And some sites I needed weren’t working with it on.
I’ll try the profiles
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 days ago
I believe this works but I agree there should be a UI for it (preferably under the “enhanced tracking protection” shield to the left of the URL), and I have to admit I run with RFP disabled too. It’s close, but I think it still needs a little more work to be practical, for most people at least.