Firefox

• Firefox is a Gecko-based browser
  • Unlike Webkit / Blink

History

• The project was created with the codename Phoenix (in 2002)
  • …from the ashes of Netscape
  • They had to rename the project
  • Renamed to Mozilla Firebird
    • Changed again because of the Firebird database (Borland)

Features

The ones I use and like:

• Firefox Containers: When accesssing multiple AWS accounts
• Firefox Profiles
• Firebug / DevTools

See also

• IceCat / IceWeasel
• LibreWolf
• Pale Moon
• Tor Browser
• WaterFox

Tips and Tricks

Configuration

You can use Nix (and Home Manager) to install and configure it.

Internal Pages

• about:about The page with all internal pages
• about:config The configuration page