Firefox behaving differently

[Karl Auer]

On Sat, 2023-09-16 at 12:24 +0200, Oliver Grawert wrote:
> or a parallel install of a "firefox-private" with completly separate
> data storage (which is exactly what this feature is designed for):
> 
> https://snapcraft.io/docs/parallel-installs

Love ya like a brother, Oliver, but that is not repeat not gonna happen
in Casa Kauer :-)

A ten-line bash script that uses absolutely standard Linux and Firefox
features to deliver as many new, clean and disposable Firefox browser
windows as you want, with no significant delay over just opening a
normal browser, and disposes of them automatically and immediately
after closing them, seems way better to me than wheeling out an entire
containerisation system.

I suppose a script that installed, ran, then discarded a parallel snap
would not be that hard to write. And to be fair, parallel snaps would
be a harder barrier between "profiles".

For maintaining separate containers over time, or as a general solution
to parallel copies of applications, maybe parallel snaps are a better
fit. But IMHO separate profiles are still a better, simpler, faster and
leaner answer to the specific case of wanting Firefox browser
separation, especially if you want throwaway browsers.

Regards, K.

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