Idea #6586: Mozilla-firefox-adblock should be replaced by Adblock Plus in Ubuntu's repos.

This idea was marked as implemented the 4 June 08. Available starting Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.

Done!

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Written by papukaija the 7 Apr 08 at 17:46. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: Implemented

Description

Mozilla-firefox-adblock (https://addons.mozilla.org/pl/firefox/addon/1865) should be replaced by Adblock Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865)in Ubuntu's repositories because the Adblock isn't developed anymore (since 2004).

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This has been implemented in 8.04

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XSP wrote on the 7 Apr 08 at 17:50

Wouldn't do much good in Hardy just yet. They've not updated it to work with beta5 yet.

planckscnst wrote on the 7 Apr 08 at 20:35

Why include Firefox extensions in the repo at all?

mattme wrote on the 7 Apr 08 at 22:29

> Why include Firefox extensions in the repo at all?
I agree. Firefox is updated regularly, with extensions compatibility lagging behind. Firefox has its own tools for keep extensions in check. [global] Installation, updates and removal.

Auzy wrote on the 8 Apr 08 at 00:36

Yeah, no firefox extensions should be in the repo, inless they are being installed by default

jiu wrote on the 8 Apr 08 at 06:15

agree, no reason to have them in the repositories... that's probably the reason why you see such an outdated version there.

unimatrix wrote on the 8 Apr 08 at 12:24

Agree, but please DON'T install this by default. It would only hurt Google, who is helping the OSS community.

thegzeus wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 01:13

Having this by default is one of the reasons I use Swiftweasel.

cardinals_fan wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 02:04

@thegzeus: Swiftweasel rocks, but installing any FF extension is really easy through the addons site. Leave the job where it belongs.

papukaija wrote on the 15 May 08 at 10:37

Just notified that mozilla-firefox-adblock package is now a transitional package to adblock-plus in Hardy. Could a moderator/adminstrator mark this idea as done?

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