I then download and install firefox24 via synaptic package manager and install it. This is the one I shall use the most. Note: If I try to open firefox24 via the shortcut on my desktop at the same time as having firefox21 open, I get another version of firefox21 open in a different window. IE I can run one OR the other and that suites me. Close question pl. Search Support Search. Learn More. Chosen solution You will have to add the -no-remote command line switch to start the second version of Firefox that you only want to use occasionally.
Yes you can do that but before you do that I recomend to you do the folowing: First update your Firefox to the latest version it's 24 Clear your cookies and cache Check and see if your problem still exist Installing multiple different versions of Firefox. Opening a new instance of your Mozilla application with another profile Using multiple profiles - Firefox. To run 2 different version of Firefox at the same time follow those steps. You say that you are using 21 so lets download Download it from here www.
Open a terminal and run firefox -p -no-remote. Profile manager will open. Press Create new profile to the new window that will open click Next then give a name to your new firefox profile and click Finish and press Exit to close profile manager.
Now lets start new firefox 24 with the new profile. I hope this helps you. You could install a virtualized Firefox version and have a different version running in your physical OS. In the last year or two Mozilla has repeatedly shown total disregard for what the end users actually want and just made whatever changes they they felt were best for us. This is the reason I quit using other browsers and migrated to Firefox in the first place. I want my programs on my computer to look and function the way I want them too.
Not how someone else thinks they should. I do appreciate all the hard work they put into Firefox but I'm not at all happy with the slowly eroding ability to customize it.
Also make sure to use separate profiles, of course. Make sure to use the proper order for the arguments - I think putting -no-remote at the end will cause it to be ignored. If you would rather update 54 to 55 first and this is about bit and bit only, there is no issue with migrated profiles. I would like to install a second version of Firefox on Linux Mint without losing the first one. Has anyone done this? Basically you need to get the firefox direct from them with the tar.
You then manually create a launcher on desktop and use the firefox command with the -P -no-remote switch in the launcher. Or you could just go to the folder you created "firefox57" first and run it, see if it opens. The above links give differing approaches, but all are basically the same thing other than where you extract the files. Once it's working for you, go here to discover how to use CSS to make changes to fit the way you want it to look, since Classic Theme Restorer add-on will not work in it like earlier versions.
Theres a few threads on Firefox Quantum at forums. I am Spearmint2 there. Can someone explain the below part of the solution. It is looking like I will have to run a few versions earlier of the bit browser after upgrading and switching to the bit browser.
Seems like Mozilla and developers have somewhat abandoned the browser with the very limited plug-ins. Using only firefox. And that can only be done with the "Main" version the most recently installed version. The "other" version will also use the "Default" Profile, which will cause problems with incompatible addons or can result lost data. Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information.
This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help. My wife has both Firefox She continues to experience tab crashes and other problems when playing casino games on Facebook. I don't know if the fact that 2 versions are installed is causing the problems, but I only have The problem is, I tried to remove
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