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Tutorials focusing on Linux, programming, and open-source

Firefox - Add Different Search Using Keyword

Learn how to configure Firefox, so that you can prefix your URL bar search with a keyword, in order to search a different search engine, such as Duckduckgo, or this blog.

Firefox - Configure To Show Full URL

Learn how to configure Firefox to always show the full URL, rather than hiding things like "http://".

Firefox - Compact Mode

Enable compact density in Firefox.

Firefox - Using Multiple Profiles

Use the power of profiles in Firefox to make managing your multiple identities much easier.

Firefox - Webrender

Enable WebRender in Linux.

Debian 9 - Install Latest Firefox

Install a much later (faster) version of Firefox in Debian 9.

Ubuntu 16.04 - Install Firefox Nightly

Install and run Firefox nightly in order to see the benefits that will eventually make it into the released version.

Firefox - Change Number Of Content Processes

Firefox - Check Multiprocessing Support

Resolve Firefox Slow Startup

Discover a workaround to ensure opening up Firefox is always almost instant.

Firefox 50 - Tab Cycling

Customize Websites With Dotjs

Useful Firefox Addons

A list of some useful Firefox addons that I personally use and recommend.