How-to - Upgrading to git version of uBlock Origin Legacy
Posted: 2022-04-07, 18:11
I'm just going to put this here as a how-to, mostly for my own future reference. There have been a few git commits to uBlock origin legacy in recent months including fixing a bug preventing access to some annoyance filters, but there had not been a new release since last July. I wanted to try out the git version and see if it works well.
Build instructions are here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-f ... /README.md
I'll quote them below:
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Build instructions are here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-f ... /README.md
I'll quote them below:
After building and installing, I now have a tab for some keyboard shortcuts in the uBlock dashboard. That's the most noticeable difference from the July 2021 release.Clone uBlock and uAssets repositories in the same parent directorySet path to uBlock:Code: Select all
git clone https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy.git git clone https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets.git
The official version of uBO is in the master branchCode: Select all
cd uBlock-for-firefox-legacy
Build the plugin:Code: Select all
git checkout master
Load the result of the build into your browser:Code: Select all
./tools/make-firefox-legacy.sh all
Drag-and-drop /uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/dist/build/uBlock0.firefox-legacy.xpi into the browser. [**note - I allowed all add-ons in Preferences-Security momentarily for this step - not sure if that was necessary]
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