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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I might just be basic but the only annoying part of reinstalling for me is setting up my browser again.

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

All hail Firefox Sync!๐Ÿ™Œ

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I've used Firefox for over a decade but still wouldn't trust them to keep all my account info on their servers, Especially not nowadays.

I already started using KeypassXC to locally store my passwords, just importing bookmarks and add-ons I've left to do.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

I think you can selfhost the sync server.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I only use Sync for extensions, history and bookmarks. I use an alternative pw manager for the same reason.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I use file syncing (Syncthing) and symlinks to keep configs for some apps synced between devices. I don't for Firefox, but it might work.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm still a newbie Linux user so haven't fully delved into Symlinks...besides bricking a VM trying it once when following a guide.

Can I for instance link a folder where emulators or offline games store save data on my main SSD and have it automatically copied to a folder on my large HDD?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It doesn't copy data, no. Symlink is short for symbolic link. So it's a pointer to another location. But it might be useful for you. Taking a guess at your goal, here's a relevant example.

Say you moved all of your emulation stuff stored under /media/largehdd/retroarch. You could then symlink that directory to ~/.config/retroarch like so:

ln -s /media/largehdd/retroarch ~/.config/retroarch

That data is still stored on the large drive but will now also show under that symlinked directory.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes you can, although this might be better done with rsync - and periodically runnind the syncing command.

But syncthing does basically the same thing plus you can sync between multiple devices on the same network.

I sync my laptop config with work pc this way.

Edit: typos, damn mobile

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I should really start doing that, not sure why I've never thought of that

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mozilla are maybe the only company I'd trust with that

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. I've had 0 issues with it. Sadly they stopped development of their own password manager, so now I am using Bitwaren+Vaultwarden. The UI is better, but the app still feels cumbersome and slow, just like Mozilla's experiment. For some reason Bitwarden is also really inconsistent & slow in when it shows the Autofill Popup on my keyboard.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I didn't know they tried making their own password manager. I know that on my phone with Gboard I sometimes get an "unlock with Firefox" button in apps' login screens...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

firefox sync misses half my settings

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Then you didn't need them

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

it's all in .mozilla.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Try this, friend

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{ config, pkgs, ... }:

  let
    lock-false = {
      Value = false;
      Status = "locked";
    };
    lock-true = {
      Value = true;
      Status = "locked";
    };
  in
{
  /* 
  ** ffextid
  ** Usage: `ffextid [install_url]`
  ** Description: simple script to find the extension id from an extension's manifest
  **              using the url found by right clicking the install add-on button and 
  **              selecting "copy link"
  */
  home.packages = with pkgs; [
    (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "ffextid" ''
    #!/usr/bin/env bash 
    $(curl $1 > /tmp/ffext.xpi) 1> /dev/null
    $(unzip /tmp/ffext.xpi -d /tmp/ffext) 1> /dev/null
    
    # If ripgrep exists, use that. Otherwise default to grep
    if ! command -v rg &> /dev/null; 
    then
      rg id /tmp/ffext/manifest.json
    else
      grep id /tmp/ffext/manifest.json
    fi
    
    rm -rf /tmp/ffext*
    '')
  ]; 
  programs = {
    firefox = {
      enable = true;
      package = pkgs.wrapFirefox pkgs.firefox-unwrapped {
        extraPolicies = {
          DisableTelemetry = true;
          # add policies here...

          /* ---- EXTENSIONS ---- */
          ExtensionSettings = {
            "*".installation_mode = "blocked"; # blocks all addons except the ones specified below
            /*
            Format: 
            "[Manifest id]" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed" # will install the extension for you!
              install_url = "[url]" # found by right clicking the install button on the add-on page
            };
            */
            # uBlock Origin:
            "[email protected]" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi";
            };
            # Privacy Badger:
            "jid1-MnnxcxisBPnSXQ@jetpack" = {
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/privacy-badger17/latest.xpi";
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
            };
            # Bitwarden
            "{446900e4-71c2-419f-a6a7-df9c091e268b}" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4225453/bitwarden_password_manager-2024.1.1.xpi";
            };
            # XBrowserSync
            "{019b606a-6f61-4d01-af2a-cea528f606da}" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/3546070/xbs-1.5.2.xpi";
            };
            # Decentraleyes
            "{jid1-BoFifL9Vbdl2zQ@jetpack}" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4158232/decentraleyes-2.0.18.xpi";
            };
            # Clear URLs
            "{74145f27-f039-47ce-a470-a662b129930a}" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4064884/clearurls-1.26.1.xpi";
            };
            #Dark Reader 
            "[email protected]" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4223104/darkreader-4.9.76.xpi";
            };
            # Cookie AutoDelete
            "[email protected]" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4040738/cookie_autodelete-3.8.2.xpi";
            };
            # I don't care about cookies
            "jid1-KKzOGWgsW3Ao4Q@jetpack" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4202634/i_dont_care_about_cookies-3.5.0.xpi";
            };
            # Youtube Sponsor Block
            "[email protected]" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4229442/sponsorblock-5.5.4.xpi";
            };
            # add extensions here...
            /*
            "" = {
              installation_mode = "force_installed";
              install_url = "";
            };
            */
          };
  
          /* ---- PREFERENCES ---- */
          # Set preferences shared by all profiles.
          Preferences = {
            "browser.contentblocking.category" = { Value = "strict"; Status = "locked"; };

            ### BOOLEANS
            "extensions.pocket.enabled" = lock-false;
            "extensions.screenshots.disabled" = lock-true;
            "privacy.donottrack.heater.enable" = lock-true;
            "browser.compactmode.show" = lock-true;
            # add global preferences here...
          };
        };
      };

      /* ---- PROFILES ---- */
      # Switch profiles via about:profiles page.
      # For options that are available in Home-Manager see
      # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.html#opt-programs.firefox.profiles
      profiles ={
        sunstoned = {                 # choose a profile name; directory is /home/<user>/.mozilla/firefox/profile_0
          id = 0;               # 0 is the default profile; see also option "isDefault"
          name = "sunstoned";         # name as listed in about:profiles
          isDefault = true;     # can be omitted; true if profile ID is 0
          settings = {          # specify profile-specific preferences here; check about:config for options
            "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights" = false;
            "browser.startup.homepage" = "https://nixos.org";
            "browser.newtabpage.pinned" = [{
              title = "NixOS";
              url = "https://nixos.org";
            }];
            # add preferences for profile_0 here...
          };
        };
      # add profiles here...
      };
    };
  };
}