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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/476611

What if we got to easily choose our web browser, and didn’t have to rely on complex operating system settings to change the pre-installed default?

Do you keep the default browser on your Linux distro, or do you change it? If yes, why?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone who considered switching to LibreWolf, what are some examples of conveniences found on Firefox that are not available on LibreWolf? I'm mainly sticking to Firefox since I want to sync my bookmarks between devices.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Librewolf is able to do that by turning sync on in the librewolf settings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh thank, you maybe I'll finally use it for a while.

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 1 year ago

Firefox is my password manager. Also syncing bookmarks and passwords between devices.