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=== Alternatives === | === Alternatives === | ||
The Alpine packages | The Alpine packages do not disable most telemetry and similar tracking shipped by upstream. Consider using {{Pkg|librewolf}}, a privacy-centric fork which disables Mozilla's first-party spyware and analytics: | ||
{{Cmd|# apk add librewolf}} | {{Cmd|# apk add librewolf}} | ||
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== DRM content using Widevine workaround == | == DRM content using Widevine workaround == | ||
As per {{Issue|16783}}, to play DRM content using Widevine(i.e Spotify and other streaming websites) you will have to manually configure it up. Install the necessary packages: {{Cmd|# apk add {{Pkg|gcompat}} {{Pkg|patchelf}}}} | |||
{{Cmd| | GMP sandbox needs to be disabled on launch: {{Cmd|$ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX{{=}}1 firefox}} | ||
Now open <code>about:config</code> and enable <code>media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled</code> and <code>media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible</code>. | |||
{{ | Open a [https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm DRM Stream test] to load the plugin then patch the library: {{cmd|$ patchelf --add-needed libgcompat.so.0 ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/gmp-widevinecdm/*/libwidevinecdm.so}} | ||
Finally, reload the page and it should be working. | |||
{{ | Once the above steps are carried out once, use the command {{ic|$ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX{{=}}1 firefox}} to launch Firefox whenever DRM content needs to played. | ||
{{Warning|Use the command {{ic|$ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX{{=}}1 firefox}} only when playing content from trusted sites.}} | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 23:01, 7 September 2025
Firefox is a popular, open-source web browser.
Installation
To install Firefox, firstly enable the Community repository, then type in the terminal:
For the Extended Support Release (ESR) (firefox-esr):
# apk add firefox-esr
For the current release (firefox):
# apk add firefox
Alternatives
The Alpine packages do not disable most telemetry and similar tracking shipped by upstream. Consider using librewolf, a privacy-centric fork which disables Mozilla's first-party spyware and analytics:
# apk add librewolf
Stability
If tabs crash, then try disabling hardware acceleration, in the Preferences - Performance menu.
Notifications
For Firefox to use native notifications (e.g.: via a notification daemon) the libnotify package is required.
DRM content using Widevine workaround
As per #16783, to play DRM content using Widevine(i.e Spotify and other streaming websites) you will have to manually configure it up. Install the necessary packages:
GMP sandbox needs to be disabled on launch:
$ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1 firefox
Now open about:config and enable media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled and media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible.
Open a DRM Stream test to load the plugin then patch the library:
$ patchelf --add-needed libgcompat.so.0 ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/gmp-widevinecdm/*/libwidevinecdm.so
Finally, reload the page and it should be working.
Once the above steps are carried out once, use the command $ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1 firefox to launch Firefox whenever DRM content needs to played.
$ MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1 firefox only when playing content from trusted sites.