How to get rid of the Firefox banner redirect in v101?
Generic Firefox 101 in Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 is installed in the /opt folder and on opening Firefox a activates a redirect page is activated.
[url]https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/?redirect_source=firefox-com./url
How can I get rid of it?
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You can check that those pages aren't set as multiple homepages.
You can check the homepage setting in "Settings -> Home".
Firefox supports multiple homepages separated by '|' (pipe) symbols.
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You can check that those pages aren't set as multiple homepages.
You can check the homepage setting in "Settings -> Home".
Firefox supports multiple homepages separated by '|' (pipe) symbols.
Thanks for your reply. There is only one home page, but two tabs open simultaneously.
When installing in /opt, Linux Mint or Firefox does not recognize it as a proper installation. This change is the result of this spring's agreement between Firefox and Linux Mint.
I had to install in /opt because previously, one of the many modifications by Linux Mint overrode Firefox policy.json settings. I complained about it to Linux Mint on Github, and elsewhere, pointing out that Linux Mint should not be using the Firefox name, if it was modified fundamentally.
Now, I installed their version, 101.1 and hope that this agreement is for the better for the users.